The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - SWRCB must notify the public of proposed changes, hold public hearings, and consider and respond to written comments. The board also may hold workshops or informal meetings to gather input. Additionally, state policy (via executive orders and CEQA) directs agencies —including SWRCB —to consult with native tribes when decisions, such as updates to the Bay ‑Delta Plan, may affect tribal interests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - However, the Legislature can be proactive about monitoring these programs to ensure that they are achieving legislative goals in a cost ‑effective manner, such as through requesting information, reviewing outcomes, holding oversight hearings, and/or adjusting them as warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Although there were variations in the provisions contained in the various agreements, generally, the agreements sought to achieve budgetary savings by (1) essentially holding flat salary costs through Personal Leave Program 2025 and (2) suspending the employer and, in most cases, employee contributions to prefund retiree health benefits for at least two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

May 5, 2025 - Hold individual or regional workshops annually for specified sectors, including manufacturing, retail, construction, and landscaping industries. Create public participation opportunities when updating and implementing various plans, guidance, and fact sheets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

Key Differences Between Recent Medical Cannabis Laws and Proposition 64: A Preliminary Review

Dec 20, 2016 - Limits on a licensee holding state licenses in multiple categories Generally, may hold state licenses in no more than two license categories. May hold state licenses in multiple license categories (with certain exceptions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3517

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

May 27, 2025 - Whether making all WQCPs exempt from CEQA is the best way to get the Bay-Delta Plan revised and adopted —without risk of CEQA-related lawsuits holding it up —is not clear. Other WQCPs, including regional WQCPs, presumably are less likely to face the prolonged delays that have plagued the Bay-Delta Plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

Managing Floods in California

Mar 22, 2017 - By comparison, Florida residents held 35  percent of national NFIP policies, and Texas represented 12  percent of the nationwide total. (Data regarding the number of properties in high ‑risk areas in each state are not readily available.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3571

The 2012–13 Budget: Cap–and–Trade Auction Revenues [Publication Details]

Feb 16, 2012 - The 2012–13 Budget: Cap–and–Trade Auction Revenues [Publication Details] The 2012–13 Budget: Cap–and–Trade Auction Revenues Format: HTML Description: This report examines the Governor's budget proposal regarding the use of revenues expected to be generated from the cap-and-trade auctions that the California Air Resources Board (ARB) will hold in 2012-13.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2563

The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 20, 2024 - In  contrast, holding off on making spending commitments until it has more information about the budget situation it faces in each given fiscal year would preserve more flexibility for the Legislature to target available discretionary GGRF funds to its pressing and emerging priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4847

Resources Bonds [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - To ensure the effective and efficient implementation of the new bonds, we recommend that the Legislature set funding priorities to guide new programs created by the bonds; establish appropriate cost-sharing arrangements; ensure related programs are coordinated; and exercise oversight by holding hearings, establishing reporting requirements, and controlling administrative costs. review infrastructure Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1586