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

Feb 25, 2025 - Licenses and regulates almost 15,000 licensees. 20,118 Departments Civil Rights Department Investigates complaints alleging unlawful discrimination and other civil rights violations in employment, housing, business establishments (such as hotels and restaurants), and other areas/programs. $67,854 338.3 Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Licenses and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Therefore, voluntary compliance shows nonreporting entities ’ willingness to follow state IS policies, procedures, and standards, but does not guarantee full compliance. Some Nonreporting Entities in Voluntary Compliance Cited a Lack of Documentation Review by CDT.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The MVA is a special fund that the state typically uses to implement motor vehicle regulations and conduct highway safety and highway law enforcement activities. The MVA ’s primary source of revenue is from vehicle registration fees, as well as —to a lesser degree —from driver ’s license and identification card fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2021-22 Budget: Peace Officer Training Mandate

Feb 4, 2021 - Funding the mandate would make local compliance with the above requirements mandatory in 2021 ‑22 and the state responsible for the costs incurred by local governments. LAO Comments Future Fiscal Effects Difficult to Estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4344

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Cannabis Control—Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs

Mar 4, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Cannabis Control—Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs Department of Cannabis Control —Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs Background Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) Regulates Cannabis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4869

The 2021-22 Budget: Transition to Safer Pest Management [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2021 - This publication discusses the Governor's 2021-22 budget proposal to create a tiered pesticide mill assessment, as well as the proposal for increased spending on regulatory activities and integrated pest management programs administered by the Department of Pesticide Regulation and California Department of Food and Agriculture.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4378

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Of the 230 investigations initiated between January 2021 and April 2025, 163 were certification compliance reviews designed to ensure vendor certification files were cu rrent, complete, and in compliance; and 67  involved cases of alleged program abuse.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - The proposal would augment CDTFA ’s appropriation from the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Compliance Fund by $3.5  million in 2025-26, bringing the total appropriation to $16.7  million. New Laws Create Ongoing Workload and Perhaps Some Revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - Chapter  792 of 2023 (AB  39, Grayson) requires DFPI to regulate crypto assets (which are sometimes referred to as cryptocurrencies, virtual currencies, or digital financial assets). Chapter  781 of 2023 (SB  401, Lim ón) requires DFPI to regulate digital financial asset transaction kiosks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

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

Feb 27, 2026 - If OES enforces compliance with technical standards more rigorously across the system, would many of the identified problems resolve themselves? Are the interface rules under the regional approach unique to California and not addressed in the NENA standa rds?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145