The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - The budget provides $2.4  million one-time General Fund for the Civil Right Department ’s California vs. Hate initiative. California vs. Hate is a non-emergency hotline and online portal that allows state residents to report hate crimes and hate incidents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

Proposed constitutional initiative related to gaming activities. [Ballot]

Aug 1, 2018 - Banking games generally involve players betting against the “house, ” who is a participant in the game with an interest in its outcome, and percentage games generally involve the house receiving a percentage of the money involved in the game.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-003

^[PDF] Proposition 27: Allows Online and Mobile Sports Wagering Outside Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

The increase would depend mostly on how sports betting is regulated—such as the number of sports betting licenses approved, the type and number of betting options and events offered, and how much state enforcement is done.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2022/Prop-27-081022.pdf

^[PDF] Proposition 26: Allows In-Person Roulette, Dice Games, Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

Increased State Regulatory Costs „ Increased state costs for state agencies (such as DOJ) to regulate in-person sports betting, possibly reaching the low tens of millions of dollars annually. These costs would depend mostly on how sports betting is regulated, such as what types of bets are not allowed. „ Some or all of these costs would be offset by CSWF revenues and tribal payments to the state that do not go into the CSWF.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2022/Proposition-26-081022.pdf

^[PDF] Higher_Education_Issue_20

Higher_Education_Issue_20 HIGHER EDUCATION: ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Issue 20: December 2011 How Will the California Dream Act Affect Higher Education Costs? The Dream Act of 2011 permits some nonresident college students—including some undocumented students—to receive nonfederal fi nancial aid.  A decade prior to the Dream Act, the
https://lao.ca.gov/sections/higher_ed/FAQs/Higher_Education_Issue_20.pdf

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility [Publication Details]

Jan 26, 2010 - Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility [Publication Details] Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility Format: HTML Description: In his January budget, the Governor proposed a state constitutional amendment that would require reductions in spending on state corrections, with corresponding increases in spending for public universities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2186

^[PDF] The 2022-23 Budget: Student Financial Aid

Students qualify for an additional $500 deposit if they are foster youth and an www.lao.ca.gov 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 B U D G E T 11 additional $500 deposit if they are homeless (for a maximum deposit of $1,500).
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2022/4548/Student-Financial-Aid-021822.pdf

^[PDF] Dream-Act-Assistance-States

Dream-Act-Assistance-States June 4, 2013 Page 1 LAO 70 YEARS OF SERVICE Figure 4 Education Agenda Page 63 Student Aid Commission Dream Act Assistance to States  Governor and Senate. No proposal.  Assembly.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/Conf_Comm/2013/Dream-Act-Assistance-States-060413.pdf

The 2022-23 Budget: Student Financial Aid

Feb 18, 2022 - Reject Redirection of Unspent Funds to Dream Loans. Given that current funding for the Dream Loan program is sufficient to meet demand, we recommend rejecting the redirection of unspent DSIG funds to Dream Loans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4548