The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Funding to Implement Legislation Around Safe Use of Outdoor Play Spaces. The spending plan includes around $150,000 General Fund ongoing to provide CCL with resources to implement statutory changes mandated by Chapter  916 of 2022 (AB  2827, Quirk-Silva).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/8

California gaming activities. [Ballot]

Oct 1, 2021 - Separate Gaming Measure Eligible for November 2022 Ballot. At the time of this writing, a constitutional and statutory initiative related to gaming —separate from the measure reviewed in this analysis —is eligible to appear on the November 2022 ballot.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-009

^[PDF] Authorization of Online Poker in California

If the cost of playing on legal poker Web sites was greater than the cost of playing on illegal Web sites, due to taxes and fees paid by the players, there could be a fi scal disincentive to play and wager similar amounts on legal sites.  Security and Regulation.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/state_admin/2010/Online_Poker_02_09_10.pdf

^[PDF] Authorizing Online Poker in California

How Legal Poker Web Sites Could Be Implemented in California 10L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E April 23, 2014 LAO 70 YEARS OF SERVICE  Cost to Play. If the cost of playing on legal poker websites was greater than the cost of playing on illegal websites, due to taxes and fees paid by the players, there could be a fi scal
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2014/Authorizing-Online-Poker-in-California-042314.pdf

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - What role do state policy decisions about eligibility processes play in affecting the complexity of operations and increasing or reducing the error rate in each program? Are there changes in state policy the state could consider that would reduce errors?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

^[PDF] California gaming activities.

Separate Gaming Measure Eligible for November 2022 Ballot. At the time of this writing, a constitutional and statutory initiative related to gaming—separate from the measure reviewed in this analysis—is eligible to appear on the November 2022 ballot.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2021/210468.pdf

Proposition 10: How Does It Work? What Role Should the Legislature Play in Its Implementation? [Publication Details]

Jan 13, 1999 - What Role Should the Legislature Play in Its Implementation? [Publication Details] Proposition 10: How Does It Work? What Role Should the Legislature Play in Its Implementation? Format: HTML Description: Proposition 10, enacted by the voters of California in the November 1998 election, created the California Children and Families First Program, which will fund early childhood development programs from increased taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/316

The 2022-23 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - Operating Surplus of $5 Billion in 2022 ‑23. In addition to the factors described above, which are revisions to the 2021 ‑22 Budget Act , our outlook anticipates the state will have an additional $5.2 billion operating surplus in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4472

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s CalWORKs Proposals

Feb 3, 2021 - Among the most notable changes made to CalWORKs in the most recent budget are: Extended lifetime limits for adult recipients from 48 m onths to 60 m onths starting in May 2022. Offered adults increased flexibility in work participation requirements for their entire time on aid starting in May 2022 (currently, adults are allowed this increased flexibility for a total of only 24 m onths).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4341

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - Overestimates led to a large amount of unspent TANF —$767  million —estimated to be available to reduce state spending in CalWORKs in 2022-23. Similarly, $664  million in unspent TANF funds was estimated to be available in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122