The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - CalOSBA will award grants to county government agencies and nonprofit organizations that provide services to microbusinesses, who then will identify and make $2,500 grants directly to eligible microbusinesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

State Fiscal Effects of California’s Minimum Wage

Nov 15, 2017 - As shown in the bottom row of the figure, the higher statewide minimum wage will affect General Fund revenues, primarily due to its effects on the personal income tax (PIT) and the sales and use tax (SUT), the two largest state revenue sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3714

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - Later in 2017, the Legislature passed two laws —A B  102 and A B  131 —that transferred most of BOE ’s programs, budget, staff, and facilities to the newly created California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) and Office of Tax Appeals (OTA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2021 - The Governor's proposed 2021-22 appropriation for the Board of Equalization (BOE) is $31.8 million, 30 percent higher than the amount spent in 2019-20. Due to vacancies, BOE spent just $24.5 million of its $31.3 million appropriation in 2019-20. This post discusses issues for the Legislature to consider as it decides how much to appropriate for BOE in the 2021-22 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4385

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - This would be the fifth consecutive year in which the budget has proposed a one-time expansion of the state ’s housing tax credit, for a total of $2.5  billion in tax credits. $100  Million One-Time Augmentation for Multifamily Housing Program (MHP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

The 2022-23 Budget: Vote by Mail Ballots: Prepaid Postage

May 13, 2022 - Counties Administer Most Elections and Pay Elections Costs. As historically has been the case across the United States, counties in California administer most local, state, and federal elections pursuant to state and federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4596

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 11, 2020 - The MHSA places a 1  p ercent tax on incomes over $ 1  m illion and dedicates the associated revenues to mental health services, the majority of which are administered by counties. The Governor has indicated that he is interested in potential changes to the MHSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4152

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - Larger Metro Regions Received More PPP ‑Related Tax Relief and State Grants. We  also examined how PPP eligible for state tax relief and SBCRG were distributed across metro area. As Figure 6 shows, per business in the area, larger metro regions tended to receive more in both types of assistance, most notably, Los Angeles, San  Francisco, and San Jose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

The 2018-19 Budget: Administration of the 2017 Housing Package

Feb 8, 2018 - The program authorizes the issuance of bonds backed by personal income tax revenues raised under the Mental Health Services Act (Proposition  63 of 2004). Before these bonds can be issued, the state must complete a validation process whereby the courts determine whether issuance of the bonds is legal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3746

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - Voting Equipment $87.3  Million General Fund to Replace County Voting Systems. The budget provides one-time funding of $87.3  million to counties for the research and development, purchase, or lease of hardware and software to replace county voting systems and technology, and county election management systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101