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

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 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $ 15  m illion from the General Fund on a one ‑time basis ($ 5  m illion in 2020 ‑21 and $ 10  m illion in 2021 ‑2 2) f or CAC to initiate the California Creative Corps pilot grant program.
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 2019-20 Budget: Department of State Hospitals

Feb 13, 2019 - We also recommend that the Legislature direct the department to report on the outcome of the pilot by January 10, 2022, as this would allow the Legislature to determine whether to approve ongoing and/or expanded funding for cognitive remedi ation therapy as part of the 2022 ‑ 23 b udget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3936

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 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Under the Governor ’s budget, the required deposits in those years increase to nearly $6.7  billion and the state makes an additional $3.1  billion deposit in 2022 ‑23. By 2022 ‑23, the cumulative balance would be more than $9.7   billion —nearly 10  percent of the total Proposition  98 funding allocated to schools and community colleges that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2020-21 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 7, 2020 - Funding would support stipends of roughly $10,000 annually for two years for each participating county (up to all 58 c ounties). Administrative Support ($500,000). Funding would support administrative costs for the two pilots described above.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4148

The 2017-18 Budget: Military Department

Feb 10, 2017 - This will bring the total cost of the project —including the $10  million for acquisition and $7  million for performance criteria —to $163  million. LAO Assessment Proposal Reflects Significant Increase in Costs, Mostly Due to Addition of ZNE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3555