The 2026-27 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission’s Implementation of AB 1207

Feb 10, 2026 - CPUC indicates it believes this more complicated approach is required by the statute ’s direction “to maximize customer affordability. ” CPUC ’s Proposed Approach to AB  1207 Implementation Raises Important Policy Choices … Assembly Bill 1207 does not make it clear how, if at all, the Legislature would like the California Climate Credit to vary based on factors such as geography or income, nor
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Accordingly, Chapter  110 (SB  156, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) appropriated an additional $372  million General Fund to CalPERS as a supplemental pension payment to satisfy the Proposition  2 requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - The payments would be calculated by CPUC and the California Energy Commission. Payments Would Be in Addition to Existing Integrated Resource Planning Enforcement Penalties. The proposed new payments would be in addition to existing enforcement protocols.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

Addressing California’s Convenience Zone Recycling Center Closures

May 16, 2016 - Processing Payments Make Adjustments to BCRF Payment Formulas in Statute. Currently, statute requires that processing payments be adjusted no more than quarterly. Changing statute to allow for monthly adjustments would allow the payments to reflect more recent market changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3466

Lessons From Other States to Address California’s Redemption Center Closures

Apr 10, 2017 - This payment structure has meant that California recyclers, which are heavily dependent on processing payments to stay profitable, have seen significant losses when scrap values declined significantly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3649

The 2024-25 Budget: Sustainable Funding for the Department of Pesticide Regulation

Mar 5, 2024 - DPR indicates that this change would address payment responsibility issues related to online retail and align the mill assessment with how the state collects other fees and taxes. Extends Statute of Limitations for Mill Assessment Payment Violations Found in Audits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4873

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - In comparison, providing tax refunds to vehicle owners would require several additional steps that could delay payments and increase administrative costs. Such steps would include collecting the necessary data from the Department of Motor Vehicles and selecting an entity to distribute payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The Governor ’s estimate includes constitutionally required spending on schools and community colleges, reserves, and debt payments. We do not consider these spending amounts part of the surplus because they must be allocated to specified purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The supplemental payments were intended to accelerate the recovery from this drop, with payments growing from $2.3  billion in 2021 ‑22 to more than $6  billion by 2024 ‑25. Due to the strong rebound in the minimum guarantee, the Governor proposes to eliminate these payments after 2021 ‑22 —effectively making the $2.3  billion included in the 2021 ‑22 budget a one-time payment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951