The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

Cap-and-Trade Extension: Issues for Legislative Oversight

Dec 12, 2017 - For example, if a company uses offsets to cover 2  p ercent of its compliance obligation in 2021, can all 2  p ercent be from non ‑direct offsets (half of the 4  p ercent limit) or only 1  p ercent (half of the offsets used for compliance)?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3719

The 2018-19 Budget: Governor's Gann Limit Estimates

Apr 6, 2018 - As such, the Legislature included the cost of compliance with the mandate in the initial limit calculation. The SSP federal minimum was later modified in 1983, requiring that states maintain SSP grant levels at or above March  1983 levels —increasing the state ’s cost of compliance above the 1976 federal requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3800

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - The 2016 –17 budget includes $437  million General Fund for compliance with new federal labor regulations, an increase of $188  million (75  percent) over revised estimates for 2015 –16 . This increase reflects a full year of funding for compliance in 2016 –17 , compared to five months in 2015 –16 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/7

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Driver License and Identification Card Federal Compliance. The budget provides an increase of $23  million and 218  positions in 2017 ‑18 (and $46.6  million and 550  positions in 2018 ‑19) for the issuance of new driver licenses and identification cards that comply with federal standards for identity verification and security features.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/10

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The budget also shifts $622,000 and 3  positions related to energy efficiency compliance from ERPA to the Appliance Efficiency Enforcement Subaccount. Align Expenditure Authority With Actual Spending ($9.9  Million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/9

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - Finally, the state does not have a clear governance structure to track Opportunity Zone affordable housing investments and provide oversight and compliance monitoring. Given these limitations, it is not clear why the state should allocate new affordable housing dollars through an Opportunity Zone program as opposed to using established programs such as the state low-income housing tax credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Nov 8, 2023 - For more information on nonreporting entities’ IS compliance, refer to our March 30, 2023 report— Nonreporting Entities’ Information Security Compliance . CalVet The spending plan for the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) includes $663.6  million ($589.2  million General Fund) in 2023-24, an increase of $116.1  million ($98.5  million General Fund) relative to estimates for 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4814

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - Compliance Costs of Federally Required Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) System Uncertain. Recent federal law requires states to use an EVV system for Medicaid personal care services by January 1, 2019, and for home health care services by January 1, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3712