The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4

Oct 16, 2025 - (As of this writing, the administration was still developing department-specific position and funding totals associated with administering Proposition  4 in 2025-26.) Figure 2 Budget Package Approves New Positions to Implement Proposition 4 Department
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5076

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - In September 2025, SWRCB released a scientific basis report for this VA proposal, but, as of this writing, has yet to release a staff report or propose associated plan amendments. Regardless of whether it incorporates the VA, the board will subsequently have to issue regulations or hold water rights proceedings to fully implement the plan ’s new flow requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - However, as of this writing, we do not have comparabl e data on wildfire response spending over time across all of the relevant departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 20, 2024 - (The results from February were not yet available at the time of this writing.) If  allowance prices continue to trend upward at that point, the Legislature could have some additional comfort in potentially adopting a plan that spends at a slightly higher level than the Governor ’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4847

California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: Frequently Asked Questions

Oct 24, 2023 - As of this writing, CARB was considering the possibility of linking California to Washington state ’s new program. How Are Changes Made to the Program? As noted above, in the history of the program, the state has made a number of changes to cap-and-trade through both regulations and legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - The Legislature is also considering a number of policy bills that are still pending at the time of this writing. Figure 3 Recent State Budgets Have Included Funding for Ports a (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - As of this writing, CARB has provided minimal details on how these reductions will be implemented across the department. Absent such information, the Legislature has no way to assess how these reductions will affect other existing programs or r egulations that might help the state meet its air quality standards and GHG ‑reduction goals or other key legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - We recommend that the budget bill language accompanying the allocation for this new fund specify that no augmentation to the fund be provided sooner than 30 days after JLBC receives notification (unless the JLBC waives the 30 ‑day review period in writing).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - (At the time of this writing, proponents of the referendum to repeal SB  1137 had collected and submitted signatures to the Secretary of State, and a decision about whether it has qualified for the November 2024 statewide ballot was still pending.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660