Overview of Major Impacts of H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Publication Details]

Aug 20, 2025 - Overview of Major Impacts of H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Complementing this, another study compared similarly scored applicants where one received a credit and the other did not and found that recipient firms subsequently increased employment and payroll in California relati ve to otherwise similar firms that narrowly missed receiving an award. 2018 Changes to Program Could Impact Employment Effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2024-25 Budget: Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development

Feb 20, 2024 - One key difference is the grant program’s focus on businesses making big investment promises, which has led it to make significantly larger awards to a smaller number of businesses. Given these differences, the grant program should be evaluated separately from the tax credit program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4846

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - To score well on this assessment, the average of the differences across years should be small. It  is also important that these differences be symmetric: a new measure should minimize the extent to which changes are consistently higher or lower than the current CNI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

The 2021-22 Budget: Business Tax Incentives

Jan 28, 2021 - Changed evaluation process to award slightly higher scores to applicants who do not qualify for partial exemption. Created a new requirement for participants to make at least 15  percent of the projected purchases within 18 months of receiving the award.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4327