Gauging Risk in Capital Gains Revenue Estimates [EconTax Blog]

Feb 12, 2019 - In any given year, there is significant risk that cap ital gains revenue could fall below budgetary expectations. (Some of this volatility is absorbed by the Proposition 2, which allocates a portion of capital gains revenues to debt repayments and reserves.)
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/346

The 2020-21 Budget: Structuring the Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2020 - California has made significant progress in recent years to make its budget more resilient. Yet the process of achieving resilience can never be considered finished. This report lays out a framework for evaluating the budget’s structure using two key tools: reserves and operating surpluses. Using this framework, we evaluate the Governor’s proposed 2020-21 budget structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4150

The 2020-21 Budget: Assessing the Governor's Reorganization Proposals

Feb 7, 2020 - The provisions of these bills are usually proposed by the Governor and negotiated as part of the budget package for each fiscal year. In recent years, several government reorganizations have been pursued through budget trailer legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4146

Chronic Dialysis Clinics [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2020 - The measure requires CDPH to adopt regulations to carry out the measure within one year after the law takes effect. Prohibits CDCs From Discriminating Against Patients Based on Who Pays for Their Treatment.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-030

Proposed statutory initiative related to psilocybin. [Ballot]

Nov 12, 2019 - For example, possession of psilocybin is generally punishable as a misdemeanor and may result in up to a one year sentence in county jail and/or a fine, while selling psilocybin is a felony and may result in a jail or state prison sentence.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-016

Proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, sale, and use of cannabis. [Ballot]

Oct 8, 2019 - (Prior to the proposition, cultivating cannabis for nonmedical purposes was a felony punishable by up to thre e years in state prison or county jail.) Authorized Resentencing and Dismissal of Prior Convictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-010

Proposed statutory initiative related to the cultivation, sale, and use of cannabis. [Ballot]

Oct 8, 2019 - (Prior to the proposition, cultivating cannabis for nonmedical purposes was a felony punishable by up to thre e years in state prison or county jail.) Authorized Resentencing and Dismissal of Prior Convictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-011

The 2020-21 May Revision: Recommend Reduction to Medi-Cal Caseload Costs

May 22, 2020 - This is because qualifying for Medi-Cal through the disabled caseload category —rather than the childless adult caseload category —comes with additional administrative burdens and can typically take over a year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4245

The 2019-20 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs

Feb 13, 2019 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $ 699  m illion from various funds for support of DCA —including the boards, bureaus, commissions, and programs it oversees —in 2019 ‑20, which is a decrease of $ 5  m illion, or less than 1  p ercent, from the current ‑year estimated expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3937

Judicial Branch Actions Responding to COVID-19

May 6, 2020 - (Existing law generally requires local rules to go into effect on January  1 or July 1 of each year and only after 45 days of public comment have occurred.) The rules must be posted prominently on the court ’s website and must be distributed to relevant stakeholders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4227