Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - Creates Division of Online Sports Betting Control (DOSBC). This measure creates DOSBC within DOJ, which would have the exclusive authority to regulate online sports wagering as well as to investigate illegal wagering activities (such as “match-fixing ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

The 2021-22 Budget: School Mental Health

Feb 12, 2021 - The work group should be tasked with identifying gaps in mental health services for children, barriers to coordinating services, best practices for interagency collaboration (including the use of interagency agreements, memorandums of underst anding, and joint local task forces), sustainable revenue sources (including whether ongoing Proposition  98 funds are needed), and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4368

^[PDF] Online sports wagering.

Creates Division of Online Sports Betting Control (DOSBC). This measure creates DOSBC within DOJ, which would have the exclusive authority to regulate online sports wagering as well as to investigate illegal wagering activities (such as “match-fixing”).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2021/210494.pdf

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

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - In practice, this means the state could see continued but weakened revenue growth for some time after a correction before the outlook turns clearly negative. Revenue Impact Also Depends on the Type of Downturn.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - In practice, this means the state could see continued but weakened revenue growth for some time after a correction before the outlook turns clearly negative. Revenue Impact Also Depends on the Type of Downturn.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

^[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

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

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