LAO Publications

In this web post, we describe the major factors that we expect to drive changes in General Fund spending in Medi‑Cal over the near term—in 2020‑21 and 2021‑22—and over the longer term through 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications?page=19&year=0&productid=17&categoryid=0

LAO Publications

In this web post, we describe the major factors that we expect to drive changes in General Fund spending in Medi‑Cal over the near term—in 2020‑21 and 2021‑22—and over the longer term through 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications?page=19&year=0&productid=17&categoryid=0

Raising taxes on certain corporations to fund zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire-related activities. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - This tax increase would end the earliest of: (1)  January 1, 2043 or (2)  beginning January 1, 2030, the January 1 following three consecutive calendar years in which statewide greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced by 80  percent below 1990 levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-038

^[PDF] Overview of Proposition 36 Fiscal Impacts and Selected Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs

Proposition 47 requires the administration to annually transfer the savings it attributes to the measure in one fiscal year from the General Fund into the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund (SNSF) in the following fiscal year to be allocated as follows: 65 percent to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for mental health and SUD
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2025/Fiscal-Impacts-of-Proposition-36-022525.pdf

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - Figure 1 California ’s Seven State Agencies Vary in Size 2024 ‑25 Enacted Budget (Dollars in Thousands) State Agency Business, Consumer Services and Housing 3,443,387 161,995 a State funds include General Fund, special funds, and bond funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

^[PDF] The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

The state received federal approval for the structure of the alternative methodology on November 8, 2024. 2023-24 Budget Funded Temporary Rate Increases as Transition to Alternative Methodology. The 2023-24 budget package adopted a two-year collectively bargained early education and parity agreement estimated to cost $2 billion across 2023-24 and 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2025/5024/Child-Care-and-State-Preschool-032825.pdf

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - A spending delay is an expenditure reduction proposed for the budget window (2021-22 through 2023-24) with an associated, offsetting cost increase in a future year of the multiyear (2024-25 through 2026-27).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

Public access to state and local government records (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - Upon the filing of a legislative records request, the measure requires the Legislature to (1)  determine whether there are disclosable records within ten calendar days or 14 calendar days for extraordinary circumstances, and (2)  provide records within 30 calendar days or on a rolling basis but no more than 90 days if there are extraordinary circumstances (such as requiring programming to extract data).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-015

^[PDF] The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

As noted, CDFA is required to provide a report to the Legislature in January 2024, in time to inform the 2024-25 budget package. Should the Legislature wish to consider providing additional funding for the program in 2023-24, it could request a status update from the department on program demand and outcomes next year.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2022/4510/food-and-agriculture-020122.pdf

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - As shown in Figure  4 , support for BOF has increased over the past decade from $30.2  million in 2015 ‑16 to $62.1  million in 2024 ‑ 25 —an increase of $31.9  million (or 106  percent). During this period, BOF also shifted from being fully supported by various special funds and began receiving General Fund support in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972