The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Chapter 857 of 2022 (SB 301, Skinner): Online Marketplaces Requires online marketplaces to require their high ‑volume third ‑party sellers report certain specific information, to verify the provided information, to suspend future sales of third ‑party sellers that do not comply with reporting and other specified conditions, and to comply with certain recordkeeping procedures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Chapter  857 of 2022 (S B  301 , Skinner) and Chapter  172 of 2024 (S B  1144 , Skinner) require online marketplaces to collect information from certain sellers and report sellers to law enforcement when there is reason to believe the seller is offering stolen goods for sale.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - Of the 8,722 hearings that were scheduled to occur in 2021, candidates waived their hearing in 1,758  (20  percent) cases and stipulated to unsuitability in 301 (3  percent) cases. We note that hearings may not occur or be completed as originally scheduled for other reasons, such as a candidate being sick on the day of the hearing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 27, 2018 - The Governor’s budget proposes a total of $17.2 billion from various fund sources for judicial and criminal justice programs in 2018‑19. This is an increase of $302 million, or 2 percent, above estimated expenditures for the current year. The budget includes General Fund support for judicial and criminal justice programs of $13.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3762