The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - …However, Multiple Additional Stormwater-Related Test Claims Pending at the Commission. Each test claim submitted to CSM is different and has to be considered individually. However, if CSM was to determine that each of the currently pending stormwater-related test claims constituted state-reimbursable mandates for costs incurred before 2018, the state could face greater costs to reimburse local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - This includes 32 pending test claims and 4 additional claims for which CSM has already identified state-reimbursable mandated activities but has not yet developed cost estimates. Each test claim submitted to CSM is different and has to be considered individually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - In addition, Chapter  22 of 2025 (AB  130, Committee on Budget) changes grantees ’ expenditure deadline from two fiscal years after the appropriation of funds to two fiscal years after the awarding of funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - Multiple Additional Stormwater ‑Related Test Claims Pending at the Commission. While not directly linked to this mandate, the commission has 37 pending test claims related to other stormwater permits issued by the state water boards dating back to 2009.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

The 2020-21 Budget: Local Agency Employee Organizations, Impasse Procedures II

Mar 4, 2020 - (In a prior decision, Local Agency Employee Organization: Impasse Procedures I, the commission determined that the fact-finding process established in law before Chapter   314 —a process established by Chapter  680 of 2011 [AB  646, Atkins] —did not require local governmental employers to participate in a fact-finding process.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4190

Reconsidering AB 8: Exploring Alternative Ways to Allocate Property Taxes [Publication Details]

Feb 3, 2000 - Reconsidering AB 8: Exploring Alternative Ways to Allocate Property Taxes [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/657

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - Testing and approving all voting equipment (counties may only purchase equipment approved by the Secretary of State, but may choose from among the approved list). Compiling the tabulation of votes from each county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate

May 27, 2016 - The commission noted in its estimate, however, that there are additional counties that alleged costs in the test claim that have not yet filed claims. Accordingly, the cost of the mandate could increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3478

An Initial Look at Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Local Government Fiscal Condition

May 12, 2021 - For example, the Department of Public Health has allocated more than $1. 5 b illion in federal funds to local public health jurisdictions to expand lab capacity; increase testing, contact tracing, surveillance, and epidemiology activities; improve data reporting; conduct targeted outreach to vulnerable communities; and manage distribution and administration of vaccinations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - In 1995, the state enacted Chapter 331 of 1995 (AB 1164, Hawkins), which prevented rent control for properties built after 1995 or propert ies built prior to 1995 that had not previously been subject to rent control.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345