Patterson introduces bill to ease transfer of occupational licenses

FRESNO |  BUSINESS JOURNAL – Assemblymember Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) has joined a fellow legislator in introducing a bill that would make it easier to get occupational licensees to work faster. Assembly Bill 2185 would allow people occupational license holders in good standing from other states to transfer those licenses to California.

The bill would apply to people working in fields requiring state licenses, such as nurses, makeup artists and travel agents, according to a news release from Patterson’s office.