The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - While the language of H.R.  1 indicates that states should exempt individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and their family caregivers from new Medicaid eligibility requirements, the degree to which these exemptions are successfully implemented in California will depend on the administration ’s approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The MVA ’s primary source of revenue is from vehicle registration fees, as well as —to a lesser degree —from driver ’s license and identification card fees. CHP receives roughly 60  percent of the MVA revenues ($3  billion) annually, with most of the remainder supporting activities at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - Also requires a Section 401 certification. Water and transportation infrastructure (levees, highways), mining, and development fill. CWA Section 401 certification (dredge/fill certification) State and Regional Water Boards For WOTUS, issued in conjunction with Section 404 permits to ensure projects also comply with state water quality standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - In particular, OES asserts that the regional approach “requires a large degree of coordination between Next Generation 911 providers and strict adherence to a single set of interface rules which are unique to California ’s configuration and are not addressed in the National Emergency Numbers Association (NENA) standards. ” Call handling procedures in the hybrid legacy/Next Generation 911 configuration generated additional work for dispatch center  staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Additionally, without underst anding the number of incentives that will be provided, the Legislature does not know the number of purchases that could potentially be encouraged —at least to some degree —by the proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, the report should consider the extent to which outpatient populations could remain in hard ‑to ‑staff prisons but be serviced with tele ‑mental health to a greater  degree . Direct CDCR to Continue to Seek Further Alignment With Bed Need Study.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 23, 2026 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2026-27 budget proposals related to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - The self ‑certification is to be developed by the S ‑TAC. Establishes an Accreditation Process Beginning in 2033 ‑34. Beginning in 2033 ‑34, schools receiving community schools funding must successfully complete an accreditation process every seven years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131