The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - If security and privacy protections need to be upgraded or added on later, who will p ay for these improvements? Is There Sufficient Oversight of This Project? What policies and governance models are needed to ensure that the transition to Next Generation 911  is  successful?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - (The project added California State University as a mega processing department for this analysis because, although they are not a civil service state department, their payroll is processed by the current USPS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - For example, the budget subcommittees could (1)  ask questions to better understand the potential benefits of using a contractor to identify efficiencies as opposed to directing departments to develop them, (2)  ask for an update on the work with CDCR and The State Fund given that the activities will have likely progressed somewhat since February, and (3)  probe the administration to better understand the expected benefits and time line of the delayed work at DHCS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - Questions for Legislative Oversight As budget subcommittees conduct oversight over CDTFA ’s tobacco programs, they may wish to ask the following questions. What are the major ways that consumers obtain untaxed tobacco products?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - A third shortcoming is that the added value of rewarding existing activities potentially begun without state direction, funding, or reporting is  questionable. Proposed Award Initiative Lacks Focus. Though innovation award initiatives by design are problematic, the Governor ’s proposal is especially concerning given its broad scope ranging from higher education to climate change to any other area of interest to the administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - In Figure  2, we present questions that the subcommittees could use to direct the conversation through each of these categories. The overarching goals of these questions —and the discussion broadly —is to ensure that the Legislature is comfortable that the effects of the identified savings are consistent with Legislative priorities and intent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - While changes in project allocations and scope may be warranted, they also raise questions about how appropriations the Legislature is asked to approve are ultimately calculated, allocated, and spent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

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

Feb 25, 2025 - Specifically, we identify a series of key questions that we recommend the Legislature consider using when evaluating the Governor ’s reorganization proposal, which are summarized in  Figure  4  and discussed next in more detail.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - Grant recipients would be required to operate the facilities and units added by the bond for at least 30 years. The proposal is silent on the types of entities that would be eligible to receive grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 During the special session called by the Governor, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024-25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one-time from the General Fund for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081