The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - The California Electronic Cigarette Excise Tax Program administers a 12.5  percent tax on retail sales of e-cigarettes. This program is small and new, so this post focuses on the other two programs. Flavor Ban.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - For example, CalFire ’s wildfire prot ection budget includes the Emergency Fund (E‑Fund). The E‑fund is an amount budgeted for emergency fire protection and is intended to enable the department to pay for the costs of responding to large wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - Th e purpose of these discussions would be to understand how the department plans to achieve the identified savings and whether the identified lower spending level is the result of efficiency gains or whether it could affect services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - Lastly, we recommend the Legislature revise th e provisional budget bill language requesting information from CPUC on (1)  how the program funds will be allocated, (2)  any conditions placed on the funding, and (3)  any changes to state-administered BEAD program processes required by the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - For example, Government Code Section 11549.3, which we describe in more detail below, requires state entities meeting the definition in Section 11546.1(e)(2) (and not defined as state agencies in paragraph [e][1]) to comply with state IS  policies, procedures, and standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - Vaults are protective shelters for network equipment that are close to the served area or household. e Bids for network electronics remain under review, so no funding is encumbered yet for these purchase orders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

The 2020-21 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 7, 2020 - The Arts Council ’s enabling legislation directs it to ( 1)  e ncourage artistic awareness and expression, ( 2)  a ssist local groups in the development of arts programs, ( 3)  p romote the employment of artists in both the public and private sectors, ( 4)  p rovide for the exhibition of artworks in public buildings, and ( 5)  e nsure the fullest expression of artistic potential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4148

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - The statutory proposal also continuously appropriates the bond proceeds, meaning the administration would not have to seek further authority from the Legislatur e to award behavioral health facility and veterans housing grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - The council ’s enabling legislation directs it to ( 1)  e ncourage artistic awareness and expression, ( 2)  a ssist local groups in the development of arts programs, ( 3)  p romote the employment of artists in both the public and private sectors, ( 4)  p rovide for the exhibition of artworks in public buildings, and ( 5)  e nsure the fullest expression of artistic potential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - Figure 2 Governor ’s 2023 ‑24 Budget IT Project Proposals a (In Millions) Enterprise Data to Revenue Project 2 135.0 Statewide Correctional Video Surveillance Continuation 87.7 Electronic Adjudication Management System Modernization 21.1 Heavy ‑Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Per SB 210 14.1 Uniform Fiscal System Modernization and the Consumer Electronic Records Management System
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746