The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - However, in many cases, the residual positions in question supported by special funds do not have a direct impact on the General Fund and thus do not factor directly into efforts to balance the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - To the extent this is the case, the policy would result in “shuffling, ” or replacing one lower carbon fuel with another rather than simply increasing overall use, thus limiting any net environmental benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - As shown in the figure, this was also the case for the August auction. Future quarterly revenues are subject to substantial uncertainty. However, should the recent trends continue, total 2025-26 revenues would come in slightly below —potentially by around $100  million —the 2025-26 Budget Act assumptions .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4

Oct 16, 2025 - In some cases, however, the bond-supported programs —and, therefore, the projects that ultimately will end up being funded —may differ slightly from those that might have been funded with the General Fund, so this approach does not represent a dollar-for-dollar backfill in all cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5076

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan $4,066 $4,221 a Revenue estimates assume allowances will sell at the same average premium above the price floor as has been the case for the last four quarters with fully subscribed auctions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - That is, particularly in the case of new ongoing expenditures, the state ultimately will need to “make room ” for new spending by reducing expenditures elsewhere in the budget or by raising new revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Dec 9, 2025 - If, for example, CARB allocates a relatively smaller share of allowances to utilities (and a larger share to GGRF and/or industry), utility customers would receive smaller rebates —and therefore experience higher costs —than would otherwise be the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Previously, state law provided income tax exemptions for wildfire settlements on a case-by-case basis. The administration estimates that this change will decrease revenues by a total of $56  million from fiscal years 2024-25 through 2028-29, though this amount could vary significantly due to uncertainty about damage caused by future wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

May 5, 2025 - In those cases, the suspension also makes the required activity optional for local governments to conduct for that forthcoming year. In the case of the current mandate, however, the proposal is essentially a retroactive suspensi on.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - In some cases, however, the bond-supported programs —and, therefore, the projects that ultimately will end up being funded —may differ slightly from those that might have been funded with the General Fund, so this approach does not represent a dollar-for-dollar backfill in all cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080