California lawmakers approve Newsom’s oil bill. Here’s what you need to know

“Even when we are not experiencing a spike, we pay higher prices than in other states, even when we account for our taxes and environmental policies,” said Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks), who noted that Californians paid as much as $2.60 more per gallon than residents of other states at one point last year. “This is unacceptable.”