The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion

Oct 9, 2017 - In 1986, voters approved Proposition   58 —a legislative constitutional amendment —which excludes certain property transfers between parents and children from reassessment. A decade later, Proposition  193 extended this exclusion to transfers between grandparents and grandchildren if the grandchildren ’s parents are deceased.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Capital Outlay Projects Governor ’s Proposal Proposes $2.3  Million General Fund for CHP Capital Outlay. The Governor proposes one-time General Fund for two capital outlay-related activities in 2026-27: CHP Field Office Planning and Site Identification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - As shown in Figure  1 , reported state contract dollars received by DVBEs generally increased between 2018 ‑19 and 2022 ‑23. Notably, reported state contract dollars —both going to DVBEs and overall —reversed this general trend and decreased between 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - CAC indicates that funding would be allocated to grantees representing all 58 c ounties and that it would target funds to certain communities most impacted by COVID ‑19, including historically marginalized communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337

Judicial Branch Actions Responding to COVID-19

May 6, 2020 - At the time this post was prepared, the Chief Justice also approved numerous emergency orders requested by the Supreme Court, each of the state ’s six Courts of Appeal, and 54 of 58 trial courts. These orders made various changes in the way the courts requesting them operate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4227

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - It was expected that the Next Generation 911 system would be fully implemented in 2022 and that the five ‑year cost to develop the system would be $132  million, with ongoing operational costs of $40  million annually beginning in 2022 ‑23. 2019 —Revenue Increased, Text ‑to ‑911 Required, and State Contracts Signed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - In addition to the funding shift, the budget provides $2.3  million from the CCF (generally increasing to $4  million by 2028-29 and ongoing) largely to support more routine inspections of licensees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - The administration could then submit a 2022 ‑23 BCP justifying any proposed increases relative to 2021 ‑22. Should the Legislature or the Administration Change BOE ’s Hiring Process? Our discussions with BOE and with the administration have raised a variety of potential explanations for BOE ’s struggles to fill its vacant positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - Chapter 189 of 2023 (SB 104, Skinner) appropriated this additional federal funding in 2023‑24. However, it is our understanding from the administration that the state has not yet received this funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867