The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs

Feb 23, 2026 - Revenues from these fees go into the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Compliance Fund (hereafter, “Compliance Fund ”). In 2025, the Legislature and the Governor took a couple of actions to align the Compliance Fund more closely with projected program costs under the new flavor ban laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

The 2026-27 Budget: State Mandate—Disclosure Requirements and Deferral of Property Taxation

Feb 19, 2026 - State law tasks the Commission on State Mandates (Commission) with determining whether new state laws or regulations affecting local governments create state-reimbursable mandates. Typically, the process for determining whether a law or regulation is a state-reimbursable manda te takes several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5130