Bill Text: CA AB34 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Broadband for All Act of 2022.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2021-04-15 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. [AB34 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB34-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 34

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Introduced by Assembly Members Muratsuchi, Eduardo Garcia, and Santiago
(Principal coauthor: Senator Glazer)
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Ting and Wood)

December 07, 2020

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An act relating to communications.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 34, as introduced, Muratsuchi. Communications: Broadband for All Act of 2022.

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. Existing law requires the commission to develop, implement, and administer the California Advanced Services Fund program to encourage deployment of high-quality advanced communications services to all Californians. Existing law provides that the goal of the program is to, no later than December 31, 2022, approve funding for infrastructure projects that will provide broadband access to no less than 98% of California households, as provided.

This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would enact the Broadband for All Act of 2022, to become operative only if approved by the voters at the November 8, 2022, statewide general election, to authorize the issuance of state general obligation bonds to fund increased access to broadband services to rural, urban, suburban, and tribal unserved and underserved communities.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would enact the Broadband for All Act of 2022, to become operative only if approved by the voters at the November 8, 2022, statewide general election, to authorize the issuance of state general obligation bonds to fund increased access to broadband services to rural, urban, suburban, and tribal unserved and underserved communities, including to provide funding to close the digital divide faced by too many Californians.