The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Feb 24, 2023 - Licensing fees generally fall into two categories: (1)  annual renewal fees (the most significant source of revenue) and (2)  application fees for new licenses, license transfers, daily licenses for events, caterer ’s permits, and other miscellaneous fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4705

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Cannabis Control—Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs

Mar 4, 2024 - State law limits the ability of those who do not hold an annual license from appealing DCC decisions. For example, those denied a provisional license renewal are not entitled to a hearing before OAH.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4869

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - Licenses and regulates businesses engaged in financial transactions, such as mortgage loan originators, finance lenders, and escrow agents, as well as residential mortgage lenders and servicers. Licensing and Supervision of Banks and Trust Companies Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

A Review of LifeLine Budget Estimates and Enrollment Process

Apr 3, 2019 - Renewal Process Relies Heavily on Mailing Documents to Enrollees. Nearly 60  p ercent of customers who do not renew are back on the program within a year. One possible explanation for this is that the current renewal process is confusing or burdensome and, thus, at least part of the reason for low renewal rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3995

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - (Only applicants and holders of annual licenses may appeal to CCAP.) Provisional Licensing Generally Ended in January 2026, First Two CCAP Cases Scheduled for Hearing in March and May. DCC has been moving cannabis licensees from provisional to annual licenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2026 - In this post we assess the Governor’s request for permanent funding for the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5119

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Moreover, the state of emergency suspended certain requirements for licensing a nd procurement. Although this allowed the administration to expedite the completion of these priority projects, the state of emergency was not addressing an active emergency event and it is reasonable to think that the Governor could have instead used existing budget or policy processes to preserve a role for the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2017-18 Budget: The Governor's Cannabis Proposals

Feb 14, 2017 - The uncertainties about the number of licensees and associated workload become even greater in out years as the share of new versus renewal applications would likely change compared to the initial years of regulation.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3556

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - The main sources of revenue to the Real Estate Fund come from examination, licensing, and other fees. Of these fees, licensing-related fees provide the most revenue —contributing about three-quarters of total DRE funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2025 - In this post, we assess key drivers of the structural imbalance of the Department of Real Estate’s primary source of funding—the state Real Estate Fund—and make recommendations to help ensure solvency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5019