The government plan of California. [Ballot]

Mar 31, 2026 - File 26-0002 (which would create a new process for adopting constitutional revisions). The changes would encompass changes to the justice system, elections, education, safety-net programs, and others.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-003

Revising the State Constitution. [Ballot]

Mar 24, 2026 - File 26-0002). Generally, constitutional revisions change a large number of provisions or entail far reaching changes to the fundamental government plan of the state. Only the Legislature can pro pose constitutional revisions to voters.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-002

Elections and the initiative process. [Ballot]

Mar 23, 2026 - File No. 26-0001). Background Citizen Initiatives. The State Constitution allows voters to propose laws and amendments to the Constitution through the citizen initiative process. Before an initiative can go to a statewide vote, supporters of citizen initiatives must collect a specified number of signatures to qualify the proposal for the ballot.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-001

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update (2025 Q4) [EconTax Blog]

Feb 26, 2026 - Preliminary revenues tend to differ modestly from actual revenues for various reasons, such as delays in filing or payment. Current LAO Estimate for 2025-26: $648 Million. We currently project cannabis tax revenues of $648 million in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/851

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update (2025 Q4) [EconTax Blog]

Feb 26, 2026 - Preliminary revenues tend to differ modestly from actual revenues for various reasons, such as delays in filing or payment. Current LAO Estimate for 2025-26: $648 Million. We currently project cannabis tax revenues of $648 million in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/851

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - While State Attorney General Bonta subsequently filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the congressional revocation of this federal waiver, the state’s ability to pursue its ZEV adoption goals through ACC II requirements remains limited, at least until the lawsuit is resolved or federal policies change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, when taxpayers file returns, CDTFA must process every return. We often call these tasks workload. Proactive enforcement activities —such as field inspections —are different. There is no fixed number of inspections that must be conducted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - In court filings, CDCR indicated to the Coleman court that it planned to deactivate 249 inpatient beds because “from September 2024 to present, between 40  percent and 48  percent of inpatient beds have been empty and unused. ” CDCR informed the court that closing such beds would still provide a sufficient buffer to accommodate fluctuations in the inpatient mental health population in the near term.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - Newsom , was filed in federal court alleging that the state violated the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment by providing inadequate mental health care in the state ’s prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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

Feb 19, 2026 - Property owners seeking tax relief under Proposition  19 must file a claim with the county in which the new (replacement) residence is located. After Proposition  19 went into effect, a backlog of claims developed, and some tax bills were sent to property owners that had not been updated to reflect the lower amounts they were entitled to pay under the terms of Proposition  19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5130