Proposed statutory initiative related to psilocybin. [Ballot]

Nov 12, 2019 - To the extent this is not the case, the effect on criminal justice costs and tax revenue discussed below could be greatly reduced. Moreover, the tax revenue impacts discussed below could be greatly reduced to the extent that the federal government exercises its discretion to enforce federal prohibitions on psilocybin-related activities otherwise permitted by this measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-016

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services [Publication Details]

Oct 17, 2019 - Major health-related policy actions include the reauthorization of a tax on managed care organizations (which will reduce the above-noted General Fund health spending by $1 billion, pending federal approval) and over $400 million General Fund for state-funded subsidies for health insurance purchased on the individual market through Covered California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4104

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Expands Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) [Publication Details]

Oct 17, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Expands Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4099

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Conformity [Publication Details]

Oct 17, 2019 - This post describes the 2019-20 budget actions changing state individual and business tax provisions (partial tax conformity).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4100

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - Because the MCO tax is a health care-related tax imposed on Medicaid services, it must be approved by the federal government. Figure 8 Comparing the Tax Rates of the Previous and Reauthorized MCO Taxes Member Months a Tax Rate Per Member Month Previous Tax: 2018 ‑19 Rates Reauthorized Tax: 2019 ‑20 Rates Medi ‑Cal Enrollees
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 17, 2019 - Similar to 2018 ‑19, some of these allocations —specifically backfilling the State Responsibility Area (SRA) fee suspension ($76  million) and the expanded manufacturing sales tax exemption ($64  million) —are “taken off the top ” before determining continuous appropriations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4103

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

Oct 17, 2019 - In addition to lengthening the duration of leave, the spending plan also reduces the reserve requirement for the Disability Fund, which co llects payroll taxes and pays disability and paid family leave benefits, from 45  percent of disbursements to 30  percent of disbursements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 17, 2019 - The spending plan reauthorizes the MCO tax —for three and one ‑half years —under a broadly similar structure as the previous tax. As with the previous MCO tax, the reauthorized tax is a tiered, per ‑member, per month tax on the Medi ‑Cal and commercial enrollment of MCOs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4083

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget plan also assumes that BSCC will receive $26  million in cannabis tax revenue for competitive grants to local governments to assist with public health and safety programs related to cannabis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4097

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Housing and Homelessness

Oct 17, 2019 - Expanded Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. The budget package increases by $500  million the state ’s low-income housing tax credit program which provides tax credits to builders of rental housing affordable to low-income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4102