The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Entities paying this tax are required to submit an electronic return and pay taxes quarterly, no later than the q uarter after the sales were made. As Chapter  231 went through the legislative policy process, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) preliminarily estimated that this new tax could generate $159  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2023-24 Budget: May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison

May 19, 2023 - Funding for Capital Outlay Projects at S Q. The Governor proposes funding in 2023-24 for capital outlay projects at SQ. The scope of the projects would be determined by the advisory council. The Governor proposes to complete the various projects by the end of 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - Receiverships are typically used as a last resort by courts b ecause high thresholds must be met for them to be established, such as demonstrating that there is a grave and immediate harm to the plaintiffs, that the use of less extreme remedies have been exhausted, and that a Receiver is the least intrusive means necessary to correct the violations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Chapter  168 of 2024 (A B  2943 , Zbur) expanded officers ’ authority to arrest shoplifters and Chapter  803 of 2018 (A B  1065 , Jones ‑Sawyer) added conditions under which they can be held in jail until arraignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - It is reasonable to think that S B  678 partially contributed to these reductions. For  example, data suggest that S B  678 successfully diverted thousands of people from prison in the initial years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - Chapter  827 of 2022 (S B  1008 , Becker) specifies that CDCR shall provide accessible, functional voice calls free of charge. On January 1, 2023, CDCR began implementing this requirement by paying all charges accrued for voice calls.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - How Will S B   2 Implementation Affect the Program? As discussed above, POST faces considerable S B  2 implementation challenges, including the need to roughly double its workforce by January 1, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - However, the provided funding was unallocated and subject to Judicial Council ’s discretion. b Does not include funding provided specifically for increased trial court health and retirement benefits as the state covers such costs in full.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - In analyzing the data, we identified a number of challenges with the data that make it difficult to isolate and determine the economic impact of the changes enacted by S B  443 . Data Reflect Impacts of Changes Outside of S B 443 A number of other changes occurred regarding asset forfeiture at both the federal and state level at or around the same time S B   443 b ecame effective in January 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the Governor ’s proposed budget, the state would end 2020 ‑21 with $20. 5  b illion in total reserves. This represents an increase of $1. 7  b illion from the 2019 ‑ 20 e nacted reserve level of $18. 8  b illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135