Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - What Are Key Questions for Legislative Oversight? Below, we identify key questions that the Legislature might want to ask as it conducts oversight of the recent changes made to address retail theft. First, we discuss questions intended to assist the Legislature in monitoring the implementation of recent law changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - …But CJC Proposal Raises Questions About Appropriate Oversight. While the CJC project is necessary, the project ’s cost has more than doubled. Specifically, prior budgets included $64.1  million for this project, which was estimated to cost a total of $70.2  million, with the county covering the remaining balance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

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: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Supreme Court Comment on Firearm Regulatory Fees Raises Questions About This Approach for Firearms and Ammunition. In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - Adding More Licensing Exemptions for Those Who Work at Prisons. Currently, providers with out ‑of ‑state licenses are required to obtain a California license to work in CDCR, though some may use their out ‑of ‑state license on a temporary basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, one potential funding option discussed in the report was to increase the specific fee added when individuals are convicted of criminal offenses which generates the revenue deposited into the DNA Identification Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change [Publication Details]

Jun 12, 2025 - In this report, we provide background on trends in retail theft over the past decade, discuss some of the possible contributors to these trends, describe recent retail theft-related law changes, and outline key questions that the Legislature may want to ask as it continues to provide oversight of this issue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5055

The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - We note that POST staff have indicated that many of the above questions cannot be answered until the program is more fully developed, which they indicate will take about 12 months. However, without answers to these questions, it is difficult for the Legislature to evaluate the merits of the  proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Interactive instructional tools and chat functions built into the system provide litigants with assistance in completing forms, addressing questions, or prompting next steps. In addition to the judicial branch, other legal stakeholders may also provide legal assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2023-24 Budget: Office of the State Public Defender

Feb 15, 2023 - Issues for Legislative Consideration We raise key questions for consideration to assist the Legislature in determining whether the Governor ’s proposal is the most effective way to improve DEI at OSPD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4680