The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - This suggests that the annual revenue loss from the flavor ban might be around $300  million to $400  million. Interpretation of Revenue Loss Unclear. Under the flavor ban, people who otherwise would consume flavored tobacco have three main options: (1)  avoid tobacco use altogether, (2)  switch to unflavored tobacco products, or (3)  obtain
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

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

Feb 27, 2026 - In November 2025, OES released an updated 2025 Next Generation 9 ‑1 ‑1 Transition Plan . Under the updated transition plan, the state will switch from the regional approach to a statewide approach with two statewide network providers —one prime network service provider and a back ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2026 - This brief summarizes the history, costs, and current status of the state’s effort to deploy a Next Generation 911 system and assesses the administration’s proposal to abandon the existing regional approach in favor of a statewide model. It also offers recommendations regarding legislative oversight of this project and the long-term governance of the state’s 911 system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5145

The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion

Oct 9, 2017 - Apply Means Testing. Another option is to require means testing to determine eligibility for the exclusion. The Legislature could set an income threshold under which a child ’s income would have to fall to be eligible for the inheritance exclusion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706

The 2017-18 Budget: Secretary of State Spring Finance Letter

Apr 25, 2017 - The Legislature could formally require the Secretary of State to report its f indings and recommend possible improvements to SB  450 following the state ’s experience with the new voting model. How Should The State Use the Remaining 2009 Settlement Funds?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3656

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

Mar 4, 2024 - DCC licenses and regulates commercial cannabis activity, including the cultivation, manufacture, testing, sale, and transportation of cannabis goods. For example, the department oversees testing laboratories that make sure cannabis is safe for consumption, which includes reviewing license applications, conducting routine inspections, investigating complaints, taking enforcemen t actions, and conducting investigative sample analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4869

Key Differences Between Recent Medical Cannabis Laws and Proposition 64: A Preliminary Review

Dec 20, 2016 - Distribution model Cannabis must be sent to an independent distributor prior to testing. Cannabis can generally be sent to testing without going through an independent distributor. Mobile delivery Local jurisdiction may prevent delivery of cannabis from a retailer to consumer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3517

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

Feb 14, 2017 - DPH ’s Proposal Funds IT and Redirects Positions to BMC for Licensing of Testing Labs ($1   Million) . The Governor ’s budget proposes a net increase of $1  million for DPH in 2017 ‑18, an amount that would decrease in future years and be a net reduction to its budget of $172,000 beginning in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3556

Update on COVID-19 Spending in California

Nov 5, 2020 - This means that some of the state ’s plans to increase testing and expand testing sites and labs will eventually include significant payments by private insurers to cover costs. (This post and all of the figures exclude funds that private sources spend directly in response to COVID-19, for example, for medical treatment for individuals diagnosed with COVID-19.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4292

The 2017-18 Budget: California State Payroll System

Feb 28, 2017 - Pilot  1 Test. On June 11, 2012, the first major test of the state ’s new payroll system took place. The test, known as Pilot  1, produced payroll, benefits, timekeeping, and position management activities for about 1,500 SCO employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3590