The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The MVA is the typical fund source that supports CHP ’s activities and projects, as it follows the “beneficiary pays ” principle. That is, through their vehicle fees, the state ’s vehicle and road users —rather than the general taxpayer —pay for the expenses associated with helping keep them safe on state highways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Feb 27, 2026 - First, Chapter  54 (S B  96 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) changed the structure of the fees that are deposited in SETNA, thereby increasing revenue to enable OES to pay for costs associated with planning, testing, implementing, and operating a Next Generation 911 system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - California ’s Pass-Through Entity Elective Tax (PTET) allows certain businesses to elect to pay additional corporation taxes at a rate of 9.3  percent on qualified net income. Taxpayers utilizing this option receive credits that can be claimed against their income taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: California Military Department—STARBASE Classroom Building

Feb 20, 2025 - Governor ’s Proposal Additional Funds to Pay for Working Drawings . The Governor ’s proposed budget includes $419,000 General Fund to complete the working drawings phase of the STARBASE Los Alamitos classroom building project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - These funds, which OES limits to emergency events that meet certain criteria (such as lasting more than 12 hours), may be used to pay for responding officer overtime, housing, and other specified costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - For over two decades, SCO —which is responsible for issuing pay to the state workforce —has led state efforts to plan, develop, and implement a new state payroll system. An initial effort —the 21 st Century (TFC)/MyCalPAYS IT project —started in 2004 and was suspended in 2013.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - As of January 2025, $415  million is available in 2024-25 to fund current EDDNext projects, as well as pay for services and tools that are used by all projects such as the Transformation Office. (The Transformation Office provides centralized services that support, for example, change management, project management, vendor procurement, and other functions.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - Most of these revenues pay for health care or early childhood programs. The Cigarette and Tobacco Licensing Program monitors tobacco retailers for compliance with various state laws. This fee-funded program is a key element of the Master Settlement Agreement that California and 45 other states reached with the four largest cigarette manufacturers in 1998.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - Some members receive a modest hourly stipend or annual living allowance (depending on the terms of their program) and other benefits, such as health insurance during their service and funds to help pay for college.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - One such program is the Federal Emergency Management Agency ’s Public Assistance Program, which typically pays at least 75  percent of eligible state and local government costs in responding to a disaster and repairing public facilities after a  disaster.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029