The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - SWRCB must notify the public of proposed changes, hold public hearings, and consider and respond to written comments. The board also may hold workshops or informal meetings to gather input. Additionally, state policy (via executive orders and CEQA) directs agencies —including SWRCB —to consult with native tribes when decisions, such as updates to the Bay ‑Delta Plan, may affect tribal interests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - However, the Legislature can be proactive about monitoring these programs to ensure that they are achieving legislative goals in a cost ‑effective manner, such as through requesting information, reviewing outcomes, holding oversight hearings, and/or adjusting them as warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Although there were variations in the provisions contained in the various agreements, generally, the agreements sought to achieve budgetary savings by (1) essentially holding flat salary costs through Personal Leave Program 2025 and (2) suspending the employer and, in most cases, employee contributions to prefund retiree health benefits for at least two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - Hold individual or regional workshops annually for specified sectors, including manufacturing, retail, construction, and landscaping industries. Create public participation opportunities when updating and implementing various plans, guidance, and fact sheets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - Whether making all WQCPs exempt from CEQA is the best way to get the Bay-Delta Plan revised and adopted —without risk of CEQA-related lawsuits holding it up —is not clear. Other WQCPs, including regional WQCPs, presumably are less likely to face the prolonged delays that have plagued the Bay-Delta Plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 20, 2024 - In  contrast, holding off on making spending commitments until it has more information about the budget situation it faces in each given fiscal year would preserve more flexibility for the Legislature to target available discretionary GGRF funds to its pressing and emerging priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4847

The 2024-25 Budget: Insolvency Risks for Environmental and Transportation Special Funds

Feb 27, 2024 - In  order to help inform these decisions, the Legislature could consider holding hearings to get more information about the nature of the fund deficits, any actions the administration is considering to address these issues, and the potential implications and trade ‑offs of options to address the fund conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

The 2024-25 Budget: Sustainable Funding for the Department of Pesticide Regulation

Mar 5, 2024 - The department indicates the exact fee increases it would implement still are uncertain and that it would plan to hold public workshops in 2024 to discuss potential changes. Despite this uncertainty, the administration estimates that the forthcoming increases would generate an add itional $8.3  million in 2024 ‑25 ($6.3  million from registration fees and $2  million from
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4873

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - Every year, SWRCB holds a public meeting by March 31 to hear a progress report on the previous year, including updates on completed projects and the amount of acreage completed, as well as plans for the coming year and funding availability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package

Jan 26, 2022 - This oversight will be important for holding the administration accountable for delivering results, learning what is effective to improve future implementation, and informing future spending decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4495