The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - California Hope, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Empowerment (HOPE) for Children Trust Account Program Transfers $40  Million from Fund Providing Investment Accounts for Foster Youth to General Fund. The 2022-23 budget provided $100  million and $15  million ongoing to the California HOPE for Children Trust Account Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Jan 7, 2025 - On average, residential electricity rates in California are close to double those in the rest of the nation, mostly driven by high rates charged by the state ’s three large investor ‑owned utilities (IOUs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - Eliminating continuous appropriations also could enhance legislative oversight by creating a natural opportunity to more regularly review and revisit the allocations of cap‑and‑trade revenues through the annual budget process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - Specifically, the survey found that 23  percent of respondents earn $30,000 or less; 19  percent earn between $30,001 and $60,000; 15  percent earn between $60,001 and $90,000; and 11  percent report earning between $90,001 and $120,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Before the Legislature last extended the statutory authorization for the cap ‑and ‑trade program in 2017, revenues from GGRF began to decline due to investor uncertainty about the status of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - However, the proposal does not fully describe the links between those goals and individual spending decisions. For  example, the proposal does not set a goal for how many additional acre ‑feet of water will be recycled because of Proposition  4 investments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - Legislature Extended Cap-and-Invest Program Through 2045. Separate from the budget, in September 2025, the Legislature adopted two significant pieces of legislation related to the cap-and-trade program and GGRF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - In concept, this process can lead the board to make more informed decisions about water quality standards, compliance measures, and implementa tion plans, and it offers the public the opportunity to weigh in.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - CSM ’s Estimated Statewide Cost to Reimburse Local Governments: Between $351,870 and $557,715. Governor ’s Proposal Suspends Mandates for Time Period in Question, Does Not Reimburse Local Governments for Their Past Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - Create public participation opportunities when updating and implementing various plans, guidance, and fact sheets. Develop a pilot program to control pollutant discharges from common interest areas and areas managed by homeowner associations or management companies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039