Improves transparency and accountability by requiring Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to provide additional information to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to help them develop the publicly available maps of the state’s broadband network.

Declares the CA Assembly’s support for the federal Airways to Equity initiative which will provide additional funding for digital literacy and inclusion.

Codifies the state’s existing goal of carbon neutrality by 2045.

Requires a buffer zone setback around new oil and gas wells to protect vulnerable Californians.

Eliminates parking minimums near existing public transportation.

Sets interim targets on the road to meet the state’s 2045 goals to generate 100% clean energy.

Creates the Equitable Outdoor Access Act by requiring certain state agencies to incorporate outdoor access policies in future planning processes.

Provides a mechanism for legal relief to assist those whose prior convictions or sentences were based on racial, ethnic, or other forms of bias.

Modernizes the state’s process for identifying people who have been sentenced to death but should be deemed permanently incompetent and therefore not eligible for execution.

Declared August 2022 Student Loan Awareness Month and called for public employers to outreach to their employees about the various student loan repayment options.

Prevents colleges and universities from reducing the financial aid package of a student who also receives a private scholarship.

Requires universities in the DREAM Loan Program to further support AB 540 students by offering similar loan relief options as federal student loans and meeting specified annual reporting requirements.

Creates a new California Department Food and Agriculture (CDFA) grant program to increase the number of farmers’ markets across CA and expand EBT access for low-income shoppers at farmers’ markets.

Requires certain private employers to provide additional pay data to the Civil Rights Department to increase transparency and help narrow gender and racial wealth gaps.

Requires the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHSA) to provide new pathways to help increase patient access to affordable life-saving drugs, like insulin.

Declares June 19th, commonly referred to as Juneteenth, as a paid state holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.

Establishes a program to support veterans seeking to upgrade their other-than-honorable discharge status due to mental illness or sexual orientation.

Requires the California Department of Technology (CDT) to draft a state digital equity plan to access billions in federal Inflation Recovery Act funding and increase access to high-speed and affordable internet service.