Time limits, environmental reviews, and judicial reviews for certain types of infrastructure projects. [Ballot]

Dec 10, 2025 - Following initi al screening, formal tribal consultation —as required under current law —would take place. The measure would require that any agreed-upon measures to reduce or avoid an impact to a tribal cultural resource be included as an enforceable requirement of t he project.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

Considering Medi-Cal in the Midst of a Changing Fiscal and Policy Landscape

Oct 24, 2025 - These providers could have larger shortfalls in funding, as a greater share of services would come without full reimbursement (al so known as uncompensated care). The magnitude of this impact is uncertain as it depends on the number of people that lose Medi ‑Cal coverage, become uninsured, and still seek out services from safety net providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan includes additional, one-time General Fund support in 2025-26 for wraparound services for individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) ($3.5  million) and increased wastewater surveillance to monitor disease outbreaks ($3.2  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - Total discretionary Gener al Fund spending (excluding Proposition  98) in the 2025 ‑26 budget package are listed in Appendix 1. Special Session Had Notable Budgetary Implications This year, the Governor called a special session of the Legislature that had notable budgetary implications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Similarly, it may want to consult with retailers to understand how often they choose to seek crimin al protective orders under Chapter  169. If such tools are rarely being used, this could be a sign that they need to be modified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Public health laboratory directors and public health microbiologists are als o regulated occupations and make up the core of public health laboratory staff. All laboratories must also report certain diseases of public health significance to state and local public health laboratories, a list of which is laid out in California regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - (Both the state-managed SWP and the federally managed Central Valley Project export water from the Delta and deliver it via a system of aqueducts and can als to Southern California cities and Central Valley farms.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2025-26 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 13, 2025 - If the federal SSI COLA was not enough to increase tot al SSI/SSP grants to CNI-adjusted levels, then the SSP portion of the grant was increased by the remaining amount. (Despite the state statutory COLA, there were many years prior to 2011 when the COLA was not provided due to budget constraints.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4964

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - et  al.  v.  State of California ). In early 2024, the state agencies involved in the suit announced a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs. The agreement called for the Governor to propose new requirements for the LREBG.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - From follow ‑up discussions with both sets of researchers, we understand that the Wang et al. (2024) analysis includes a broader set of buprenorphine products than the CDPH dashboard. To investigate this issue, CDPH examined an alternative version of their Dashboard summary using a definition of buprenorphine much closer to the one provided by Wang et al. (2024).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945