The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Put another way, $12  billion  of spending in the May Revision is attributable to reserve withdrawals and borrowing from 2020 (see Figure  7). Figure 7 Governor Still Uses Budget Solutions Despite Historic Revenue Growth Budget Solutions From 2020 Maintained in 2021 May Revision (In Billions) Reserve Withdrawals Make Budget Stabilization Account withdrawal $7.8 Make Safety Net Reserve withdrawal 0.5
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Figure 7 Climate Adaptation Funding Packages Included in 2021 ‑22 Budget (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The  June 2024 budget package committed to a total of $28  billion in budget solutions for 2025 ‑26, which included, $12  billion in spending ‑related solutions and nearly $16  billion in all other solutions, including $5.5  billion in temporary revenue increases and a $7  billion withdrawal from the state ’s rainy day fund, the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - California Highway Patrol The budget provides $2.8  billion to fund CHP, an increase of $346  million (14  percent) compared to 2020 ‑21 revised spending estimates. The increase mainly is due to short-term employee compensation reductions enacted in 2020 ‑21 and several one-time capital outlay expenditures in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - For instance, Chapter  249 of 2016 (S B  32 ,  Pavley) updated the state ’s GHG reduction limit from 1990  levels by 2020 to 40  percent below 1990  levels by 2030. Chapter  337 of 2022 (A B  1279 , Muratsuchi) requires the state to achieve net ‑zero GHG emissions by 2045.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - As we discussed in previous  publications, such as our February 2020 report, The 2020‑21 Budget: Transportation , the Legislature has various options to address the condition of the MVA. For example, it could reduce spending from the fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - As  shown in Figure  7, this estimate includes about $12.5  billion in proposals that either reduce revenues or appropriations subject to the limit (thereby meeting SAL requirements). On the revenue side, the Governor ’s budget includes $5.5  billion to restore net operating losses and business credits and various other tax credits, which reduce SAL  revenues by a total of $6  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - As discussed above, the state levies an annual registration fee known as RIF on all battery ‑electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles that are model year 2020 or later. This fee was adopted in part to require that owners of ZEVs contribute to state transportation needs in lieu of fuel taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - DMV  closed or limited field office activities several times throughout 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. For example, DMV canceled all drive tests statewide on December  14,  2020 due to the surge in COVID ‑19 cases and did not resume tests until February 1, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2022-23 Budget: Highway Violence Task Force

Feb 14, 2022 - In 2020, CHP began tracking information on the associated factors of each highway shooting when such determinations can reasonably be made. From January  2020  through October 2021, CHP reported that 25  percent of the shootings with available data were associated with road rage and 8  percent were associated with gang ‑related crimes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4533