The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion

Oct 9, 2017 - By 2030, home  1 ’s bill would be one ‑third as much as home  2 ’s bill. In the absence of the inheritance exclusion, when home  1 passes to the original owner ’s child it would be reassessed. This would erase much of the difference in property tax payments between home  1 and home  2.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706

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

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2026 - This brief summarizes the history, costs, and current status of the state’s effort to deploy a Next Generation 911 system and assesses the administration’s proposal to abandon the existing regional approach in favor of a statewide model. It also offers recommendations regarding legislative oversight of this project and the long-term governance of the state’s 911 system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5145

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

Feb 27, 2026 - In November 2025, OES released an updated 2025 Next Generation 9 ‑1 ‑1 Transition Plan . Under the updated transition plan, the state will switch from the regional approach to a statewide approach with two statewide network providers —one prime network service provider and a back ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - For the purposes of the state DVBE program, a “disabled veteran ” is defined as a veteran of the U.S. military, naval, or air service, who has a service ‑connected disability rating of at least 10  percent, and resides in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

Judicial Branch Actions Responding to COVID-19

May 6, 2020 - The judicial branch consists of (1)  statewide courts (the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal), (2)  local trial courts in each of the state ’s 58 counties, and (3)  statewide entities of the judicial branch (the Judicial Council, the Judicial Council Facility Program, and the Habeas Corpus Resource Center).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4227

The 2020-21 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 7, 2020 - Disaster Preparedness ($1   Million). 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).
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

How California Governments Respond to Disasters

Jan 10, 2019 - Members of the public frequently alert a local government about a disaster incident —such as a fire or flood —through calls to the 9 ‑1 ‑1 system. Upon receiving such an alert, local first responders —such as police or fire departments —respond to the incident.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3919

The 2019-20 Budget: Department of State Hospitals

Feb 13, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Department of State Hospitals 1:10 IST = Incompetent to Stand Trial and MDO = Mentally Disordered Offender. According to the department, the proposed staffing ratios would, on average, reflect staffing packages that are already in place across the five state hospitals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3936