The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Figure 1 Distribution Priority for Excise Tax Revenue Funding Priority Order Maximum Annual Amount (In Millions) Department $75.0 BSCC California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program which provides competitive grants for violence prevention activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2025 - In this post, we provide an update and comments on the implementation of a new firearm and ammunition tax that went into effect beginning July 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4970

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Those departments may seek increases in compensation to ensure their pay remains competitive with CDCR —potentially adding still more costs to the state. Extending Licensing Exemptions to Out‑of‑State Licensed Providers State Licensing Policies Limit Pool of Potential Providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Moreover, the current federal administration has been critical of California’s cap‑and‑invest program, including in a April 2025 executive order . Should the federal government threaten action against the state’s program, allowance prices could be affected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

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

Dec 9, 2025 - Moreover, S B  840 added two new statutory allocations for the Climate Bureau and A B  617 , signaling the Legislature ’s interest in prioritizing ongoing funding in these  areas. Modifying Prioritization Order Affects How Much Funding Programs Receive Under Lower Revenue Scenarios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]

Mar 10, 2026 - California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]     a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share of project costs. b Proposition 51 (2016) bond funds. c The performance criteria phase is the initial phase of this design-build project. d Replacement buildings listed in this category involve adding space. e Center operated
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1025

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The department stated that its budget projections for 2026 ‑27 do not incorporate any potential added costs due to the changes in H.R 1. Will the department be able to determine whether its costs increase in the future due to H.R. 1?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - In addition to restructuring foster care maintenance payments, the 2024-25 statutory changes also added two new foster care programs and corresponding rate components: (1)  Strengths Building and Child and Family Determination Program, and (2)  Immediate Needs Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The state added the doubling goal as a narrative water quality objective in the 1995 Bay ‑Delta Plan. Doubling natural production relative to the average annual 1967 ‑1991 baseline would mean nearly 900,000 naturally produced salmon annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Statute specifies which accounts (and therefore programs) should be prioritized for growth in realignment revenues and in what order. For Realignments to Work Well, Several Principles Need to Be Met.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166