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

May 30, 2025 - CSM has identified four new state-reimbursable mandates since enactment of the 2024-25 Budget Act . All four concern municipal stormwater permits issued by regional water quality control boards and costs incurred by local governments prior to 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

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

May 5, 2025 - Maintains Mandate From January 1, 2018 Forward. Because the Governor ’s proposed suspension would only concern the historic time period in question, the permit requirements would remain in effect as of January 1, 2018 and until the regional board adopts a new permit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2018-19 Budget: County Assessor Funding

Feb 15, 2018 - In recognition of concerns about the adequacy of funding for county assessors, the 2014 ‑15 Budget Act established a three-year pilot program, known as the State-County Assessors ’ Partnership Agreement Program (SCAPAP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3756

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

Oct 22, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget Act appropriates $100  million one-time General Fund for Round 5 of the ERF initiative —consistent with an agreement between the Legislature and Governor as part of June 2024 negotiations over the final 2024-25 Budget Act .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

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

May 5, 2025 - In this budget post, we discuss a municipal stormwater mandate issued by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board in 2009 for local governments in Orange County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5039

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

May 12, 2021 - Moreover, depending on the amount of eligible costs subm itted by all state and local entities for reimbursement, the federal government may need to further increase the appropriation to DRF if it is to ensure that all affected governments receive full reimbursement for all eligible costs, as it did with the passage of the CARES Act.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - Allows local governments to use Mental Health Services Act and other local funds to provide financing for the development of permanent supportive rental housing that includes units dedicated for individuals with serious mental illness, and their families, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - Senate Bill  450 allows 14 specific counties to implement the vote center model in 2018. Currently, five counties are on track to implement the new model for the 2018 election. The remaining counties may implement the model for the 2020 election.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for Governor's Proposals to Address Homelessness

Feb 21, 2019 - Voter approval of Proposition   2 i n 2018 authorized the use of funds from the Mental Health Services Act, which taxes income above $ 1  m illion, for No Place Like Home (NPLH). The Legislature created NPLH in 2016 t o build and rehabilitate permanent supportive housing for those with mental illness who are homeless or at ‑risk of becoming homeless.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Beginning in 2018, Chapter  681 of 2017 (SB  395, Lara) required that arrested youths age 15 and younger be provided a consultation with legal counsel before they may waive their Miranda rights or be interrogated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910