Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - For example, the Alisal Fire started on October 11, 2021, and continued until November 20, 2021. However, the Governor proclaimed a state of emergency related to the fire on July 1, 2022 —over seven months after the wildfire ended.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - Between 2021 and 2023, the Legislature also added the following three new programs to DFPI ’s suite of responsibilities: California Consumer Financial Protection Program. Chapter  157 of 2020 (AB  1864, Lim ón) —known as the California Consumer Financial Protection Law —broadened DFPI ’s authority in various ways beginning January 1, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - Since the flavor ban, however, revenues have declined much faster, from $1.84  billion in 2021-22 to $1.6  billion in 2022-23, then to $1.35  billion in 2023-24 (not including the new tax on electronic cigarettes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - The program was created in the 2021-22 Budget Act with the intention to run as a pilot. There is no authorizing legislation that sets forth basic programmatic details, including state policy objectives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - The 2021-22 Budget Act provided EDD with funds to restart the proposed BSM IT project, and the 2022-23 Budget Act funded the first year of projects in the new EDDNext portfolio. EDDNext Is a Combination of IT and Non-IT Projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - To address this, the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Budget Acts each provided one-time funding of $120  million for a grant program to supplement the tax credit. The process for evaluating applications and negotiating agreements is similar to the tax credit program, but awards are paid directly to successful applicants upon meeting the agreed milestones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018