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

Feb 10, 2026 - Most notably, because including state operations expenditures as part of Tier 1 means they receive first priority for available GGRF, adding new activities to this category can have the effect of gradually “crowding out ” other GGRF ‑funded programs and activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

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

Dec 9, 2025 - Specifically, if the General Fund continues to experience deficits, A B  102 expresses the Legislature ’s intent that GGRF cover $1.25  billion of CalFire ’s costs in 2026 ‑27, $500  million in 2027 ‑28, and $500  million in 2028 ‑29.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2022-23 Budget: Water and Drought Response Proposals

Jan 31, 2022 - Rather, we suggest the Legislature carefully consider whether making added investments is essential this year. Modify Package to Reflect Legislature ’s Highest Priorities. To the extent allocating additional funding for improving water and drought resilience is a priority for the Legislature in 2022 ‑23, we recommend it modify the Governor ’s proposals to ensure
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4509

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - Specifically, if the General Fund continues to experience deficits, the plan intends that GGRF would cover $1.25  billion of CalFire ’s costs in 2026-27, $500  million in 2027-28, and $500  million in 2028-29.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - When enacted, the budget assumed annual General Fund savings of $500  million in 2025-26 that was expected to grow to roughly $2  billion General Fund by 2028-29 across three departments —California Departments of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), Health Care Services (DHCS), and Social Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Mar 18, 2026 - VA Parties Submitted an Alternative Proposal in 2022. Water users missed the 2019 deadline to submit a VA proposal to SWRCB. In March  2022, they came forward with an initial Memorandum of Understanding detailing terms to advance a VA for the Sacramento/Delta.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - . — $0.9 a CalHeatScore implementation Support one new and one existing position to coordinate and conduct outreach on local government adoption of the new statewide extreme heat ranking system pursuant to Chapter 264 of 2022 (AB 2238, L.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - Department of Energy in November 2022 and is expected to use this award to pay back the state for loans it ultimately receives. Clean Energy Reliability Investment Plan (CERIP, $1   Billion). Senate Bill  846 also included legislative intent to provide a total of $1  billion General Fund from 2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑26 —$100  million in 2023 ‑24, $400  million in 2024 ‑25, and $500  million in 2025 ‑ 26 —to support the CERIP, which CEC recently developed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Moreover, because making the Youth Jobs Corps program permanent would have ongoing costs, this proposal would contribute to projected future budget deficits and would require finding ad ditional solutions in the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - Because the California Constitution does not require the state to reimburse local governments for costs to comply with federal law, disagreements have arisen over the years about whether all of the requirements in a given water quality permit are specifically required by federal law or whether they impose ad ditional requirements from the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039