Time limits, environmental reviews, and judicial reviews for certain types of infrastructure projects. [Ballot]

Dec 10, 2025 - Depen ding on how these offsetting factors interact, the fiscal impacts of the measure ’s changes on state courts could range from net annual savings that could reach the tens of millions of dollars to net annual costs that could reach the low tens of millions of dol lars.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - It is also possible, however, that other factors (such as regional differences in labor markets) are lea ding some regions to see larger improvements than others on this particular performance measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

Managed care organization tax. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - These constraints could reduce options to balance General Fund revenue and spen ding. Temporary Increase in Constitutional Limit on State Spending. The California Constitution limits how much tax revenues the state can spend each year, with exceptions like spending on infrastructure and emergencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-024

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - What role do county policies and processes and the design and operation of automation and data systems play in determining the state ’s error rates in each program? Do some counties have significantly higher or lower error rates than others and are there practices or other circumstances that contribute to this  variation?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - Consequently, we do not have sufficient information to evaluate the proposal fully. For several of the proposals, the ultimate set of specific provider types that would be targeted is unclear. (For example, the proposal to provide fun ding to increase the number of behavioral health providers does not specify what share of funding would be allocated by provider type within the broad category of behavioral health providers.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - However, in many cases, the residual positions in question supported by special funds do not have a direct impact on the General Fund and thus do not factor directly into efforts to balance the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature reject the proposed equipment and operating cost augmentations, as we do not find them to be well justified. We recommend the Legislature approve the capital outlay projects, but switch their funding source from the General Fund to the MVA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Because providers delivering tele ‑mental health services do not have to be physically present at a prison, this means that some of the concerns that accompany being on ‑site are addressed. For example, people working remotely likely do not face the same level of safety concerns that workers on site may experience when walking through a prison and interacting with various incarcerated people.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - Because providers delivering tele ‑mental health services do not have to be physically present at a prison, this means that some of the concerns that accompany being on ‑site are mitigated. For example, people working remotely likely do not face the same level of safety concerns, can have more privacy, and do not need to work in dilapidated facilities that may lack air conditioning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - By contrast, dredge/fill certifications only require public notice of an application and do not require responses to comments. SWRCB indicates that the vast majority of dredge/fill projects do not receive public comments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144