The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes a $10  million reappropriation of General Fund originally provided in 2024-25, as well as an extended encumbrance period (through June 30, 2029), for the LEMA system pilot project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 1, 2022 - Governor ’s Proposal Additional $30   Million for Farm to School Incubator Grant Program. The Governor ’s budget proposes an additional $30  million in non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund resources in 2022 ‑23 for the Farm to School Incubator Grant Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4510

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - The Legislature could require that the Governor renew each state of emergency separately at specific intervals of time, such as every 30 to 120 days, until the emergency is terminated. Alternatively, the Legislature could require that the Governor renew each state of emergency initially after a period of time, such as 30 to 120 days, with the initial renewal being required to specify when the state of emergency will be terminated or reviewed  again.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - The proposal also requests 31 new, permanent positions for CPUC to administer the program, and provisional budget bill language to (1)  encumber and expend the funds through June 30, 2031 and (2)  re-appropriate some unspent initial BEAD planning funds for encumbrance or expenditure through November 30, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - Removing 30  Percent Cap on Individual Awards Reasonable. Current rules stipulate that an applicant may not receive more than 30  percent of the grant funding available in a fiscal year. Since the Governor ’s proposal would provide $60  million for grants, compared to $120  million in prior iterations, the cap on individual awards would be $18  million, down from $36  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - Once the Governor submits the plan to the Legislature, (1)  the Little Hoover Commission has 30 days to issue a report reviewing the plan and (2)  the Legislature has 60 days to consider the proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - Governor ’s Proposed 2021 ‑22 Appropriation 30   Percent Higher Than 2019 ‑20 Spending. Due primarily to the vacancies noted above, BOE spent just $24. 5  m illion of its $31. 3  m illion General Fund appropriation in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - More than 425,000 persons in California were licensed by DRE as of June 30, 2024. Almost All DRE Funding Comes From the State Real Estate Fund. The revised 2024-25 budget includes $67  million and 384 positions for the operation of DRE, with nearly all of the funding coming from the Real Estate Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Approximately 380,000 California veterans (about 30  percent) have a service ‑connected disability, which is defined as a disability that was caused (or made worse) by military service. Of California ’s service ‑disabled veterans, nearly half (approximately 174,000) have disability ratings exceeding 70  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - Under the proposal, these funds would be available for expenditure until June 30, 2029. (Unspent funds from 2022-23 and 2023-24 have already reverted.) Assessment Administration Seeks Additional Time in Pilot Phase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982