2018-19 Budget: Voting Equipment for Counties

Mar 16, 2018 - Testing and approving all voting equipment (counties may only purchase equipment approved by the Secretary of State, but may choose from among the approved list). Compiling the tabulation of votes from each county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3786

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - …However, Multiple Additional Stormwater-Related Test Claims Pending at the Commission. Each test claim submitted to CSM is different and has to be considered individually. However, if CSM was to determine that each of the currently pending stormwater-related test claims constituted state-reimbursable mandates for costs incurred before 2018, the state could face greater costs to reimburse local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - This includes 32 pending test claims and 4 additional claims for which CSM has already identified state-reimbursable mandated activities but has not yet developed cost estimates. Each test claim submitted to CSM is different and has to be considered individually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - In addition, trailer bill legislation creates new exemptions from CEQA requirements for various categories of projects, including specified “infill ” housing developments (such as certain projects on vacant land within an urban area), farmworker housing, rural health clinics, day care centers, food banks, broadband deployment in a right-of-way, and advanced manufacturing facilities (with each exemption type subject to various requirements and limitations).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - Multiple Additional Stormwater ‑Related Test Claims Pending at the Commission. While not directly linked to this mandate, the commission has 37 pending test claims related to other stormwater permits issued by the state water boards dating back to 2009.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate

May 27, 2016 - The commission noted in its estimate, however, that there are additional counties that alleged costs in the test claim that have not yet filed claims. Accordingly, the cost of the mandate could increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3478

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - Provides grants to communities to expand or develop emergency shelters, navigation centers, and supportive housing. Proposition  1 (2018) CalHome. Provides grants to local public agencies and nonprofits to assist first ‑time homebuyers become or remain homeowners through deferred ‑payment loans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985

An Initial Look at Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Local Government Fiscal Condition

May 12, 2021 - For example, the Department of Public Health has allocated more than $1. 5 b illion in federal funds to local public health jurisdictions to expand lab capacity; increase testing, contact tracing, surveillance, and epidemiology activities; improve data reporting; conduct targeted outreach to vulnerable communities; and manage distribution and administration of vaccinations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

Perspectives on Helping Low-Income Californians Afford Housing

Feb 9, 2016 - The current response to the state ’s housing crisis often has centered on how to improve affordable housing programs. The enormity of California ’s housing challenges, however, suggests that policy makers look for solutions beyond these programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3345