The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - In addition, the legislation makes several changes to the existing emergency rental assistance program, including providing 100  percent reimbursement (up from 80  percent) for both arrearage and prospective rent payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

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

Feb 27, 2026 - It was expected that the Next Generation 911 system would be fully implemented in 2022 and that the five ‑year cost to develop the system would be $132  million, with ongoing operational costs of $40  million annually beginning in 2022 ‑23. 2019 —Revenue Increased, Text ‑to ‑911 Required, and State Contracts Signed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2022-23 Budget: Secretary of State Request to Waive Business Filing Fees

Feb 7, 2022 - This has resulted in significant sums of money being transferred from the Business Fees Fund to the General Fund. For example, between 2011 ‑12 and 2020 ‑21, the General Fund received $179  million from the special fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4516

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - Federal BEAD Program Initial Planning Funds Awarded in November 2022. NTIA awarded the state $5  million in initial planning funds from the state ’s initial allocation of $100  million in November 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Of these positions, the control section directs DOF to identify positions proposed for elimination that had been authorized to implement legislation passed in 2022 and 2023. DOF identified 116.5 positions that fall into this category.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - In the 2023-24 session, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed Chapter  849 (AB  3218, Wood) and Chapter  462 (SB  1230, Rubio). These laws require the Attorney General to establish a list of unflavored tobacco products to simplify enforcement of the flavor ban.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - As shown in Figure  1 , reported state contract dollars received by DVBEs generally increased between 2018 ‑19 and 2022 ‑23. Notably, reported state contract dollars —both going to DVBEs and overall —reversed this general trend and decreased between 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

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

Jan 13, 2022 - For 2022 ‑23, the guarantee is up $8.2  billion (8.8  percent) relative to the 2021 ‑22  enacted budget level. These increases —combined with nearly $1.6  billion freed up from the expiration of various one ‑time Proposition  98 costs —make $17.7  billion available for new commitments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - BCG is expected to develop and pilot an analytical model that could save money in Medi-Cal by detecting pre-payment fraud, reducing improper claims, and flagging areas of possible waste and abuse. Workstream 5: DHCS —Hospital Financing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - Previous budget actions allocated $360  million for use as Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAPP) bonus funds to supplement the base HHAPP grants of local entities that achieved specified outcome goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808