The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - Should a stock market downturn occur, income tax revenues would fall considerably. These risks are severe enough that not incorporating them into this year ’s budget, as the Governor proposes, would put the state on precarious footing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

Congressional districts in California. [Ballot]

Dec 29, 2025 - Accordingly, if the measure were approved by voters in November 2026, it likely would result in minimal costs to counties of less than a few hundred thousand dollars statewide to revert back to the Commission ’s 2021 Congressional maps.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-031

Rideshare companies. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - According to a 2023 report by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, rideshare companies reported that a couple hundred million rides took place in California annually between September 2019 and August 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-028

Rideshare companies. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - According to a 2023 report by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, rideshare companies reported that a couple hundred million rides took place in California between September 2019 and August 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-029

Artificial intelligence (AI) and child safety. [Ballot]

Dec 12, 2025 - Recent state law requires the governing boards of school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education, to adopt a policy limiting or prohibiting the use of smartphones on school sites by July 1, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-025

New tax on the wealth of billionaires. [Ballot]

Dec 11, 2025 - While there would be money from the wealth tax to pay for some of these things, like health car e, that money would be temporary. State Costs to Administer the Wealth Tax. The state would have costs to determine how much wealth tax is owed and to collect tax payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-024

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - The state pays for apportionments using Proposition  98 funding, which consists of state General Fund and local property tax revenue. Since 2018 ‑19, the state has allocated apportionments to districts using the Student Centered Funding Formula (SCFF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

Time limits, environmental reviews, and judicial reviews for certain types of infrastructure projects. [Ballot]

Dec 10, 2025 - Additionally, if the measure results in more essential projects being completed overall than otherwise would be without the measure, it could lead to an increase in tax revenues, such as property tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - Figure 2 Statutorily Required GGRF Appropriations Pursuant to SB 840 a Program Annual Amount Starting in 2026 ‑27 b Starting in 2026 ‑27, funding will be allocated first to the following programs: Manufacturing tax exemption State Responsibility Area fee backfill CalFire Then second, to the following programs: High ‑speed rail project Unspecified programs subject to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - Accordingly, the statutorily required GGRF allocations for the SRA fee backfill and manufacturing tax exemption still are scheduled  to end January 1, 2031 and July  30,  2030,  respectively. Adds a Few New Statutory Allocations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097