Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - Electric utility bills often reflect a number of other state and local taxes and charges. For  example, many local jurisdictions impose utility taxes that are used to support local programs, such as fire response and parks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - A special fund is created to fund a specific purpose and is supported by taxes and fees levied on payors who receive the service supported by the fund. The administration reports that it identified $1  billion in reduced non-General Fund expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

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

Feb 24, 2025 - (This is in contrast to taxes, from which revenues can be used for a broader range of activities and which require a two ‑thirds vote of each house of the Legislature.) Legislature Has Longstanding Practice of Granting Departments Authority to Assess Specific Fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - As we discuss in our January 2025 report, The 2025‑26 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget , overall, the Governor proposes $2.2 billion in actions that would create capacity in the General Fund to support $570 million of discretionary proposals (including this proposal), $150 million of tax expenditures, and a larger discretionary reserve than the state typically plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961