Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - Moreover, S B  840 added two new statutory allocations for the Climate Bureau and A B  617 , signaling the Legislature ’s interest in prioritizing ongoing funding in these  areas. Modifying Prioritization Order Affects How Much Funding Programs Receive Under Lower Revenue Scenarios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Since Much of GGRF Is Committed, This Approach Would Involve Revisiting Existing Commitments. As discussed above, the Legislature has already committed large portions of GGRF for specific activities in 2026 ‑27 and out ‑years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - Moreover, we find that the proposal would delegate too much legislative control and authority to the administration. Accordingly, we recommend the Legislature reject the proposed legislation. Permanent Regulatory Staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - There also are a number of other refiners in the United States that currently produce RD and could, with the purchase of some ad ditional equipment, be converted to produce SAF in addition to, or instead of, RD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - Moreover, miscalculating the amounts needed for firefighting could result in the Legislature dedicating too much or too little of the remaining state funds for its other priorities than it otherwise would choose to allocate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

The 2024-25 Budget: CalFire—Implementation of a 66-Hour Workweek

Mar 19, 2024 - The administration could come back to the Legislature sometime after the next round of MOU negotiations —such as in 2025 ‑26 or a future year —with a similar or revised implementation proposal as part of a future MOU.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4886

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Proposals at May Revision

May 19, 2025 - Moreover, if the Legislature does not use GGRF to help ad dress the state ’s budget problems, it will be faced with making even greater reductions to General Fund-supported programs or increasing revenues by a like amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5049

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - Under the plan, these water users would follow a regulatory compliance pathway (as discussed in the next section). Figure 4
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Some suppliers might issue fines if a customer uses too much water. Increasing Supplies. Suppliers might consider ways to increase supplies through banking groundwater, expanding surface storage, building desalination facilities, or importing additional water.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - To avoid adding undue reporting burdens for the administration, we recommend the Legislature be selective and focus any such requirements on the areas for which additional information would be most helpful in informing future efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958