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

Feb 7, 2022 - Specifically, (1)  filing fees pursuant to Section 12186, subsections (c), (d), (e), or (f), of the Government Code shall not be required to be paid to the Secretary of State, (2)  filing fees pursuant to Section 12188, subsections (b) or (c), of the Government Code shall not be required to be paid to the Secretary of State, and (3)  filing fees pursuant to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4516

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

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - In 2023 ‑24, 369 unique DVBEs were doing business as a prime contractor, and 220 were doing business as subcontractors, with state entities that use FI$Cal. However, the actual number of unique DVBEs with active state contracts may be higher because some departments that make significant use of DVBEs —such as the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

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

Feb 27, 2026 - How Do the Options Compare? How do different options compare on parameters such as cost, effectiveness of addressing the problems encountered to date, and length of time to decommissioning of the legacy 911 system?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - The CSU system indicates it has thousands of service-learning courses where students are able to volunteer with local organizations while receiving academi c credit. Such efforts exist at the other public higher education segments too.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - For each workstream, the contract outlines a series of deliverables or milestones that the contractor would be required to meet over the course of a 28-week period as well as the amount of payment it would receive in exchange for doing so.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 Budget: California Military Department—STARBASE Classroom Building

Feb 20, 2025 - Given the state ’s current fiscal position —with a budget that is only roughly balanced in 2025-26 and notable deficits projected in the out-years —the state does not have capacity for projects that expand services, which this proposal is designed to do.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - Figure 5 Broadband Infrastructure Spending Plan as of the Governor ’s 2024 ‑25 Budget (In Millions) $2,986 e $7,873 a Chapter 48 of 2022 (SB 189, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) included a legislative goal to appropriate $250 million in 2024 ‑25 for the middle ‑mile network. b Last ‑mile project funding amounts do not include $50 million GF in Local Agency Technical
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Feb 24, 2023 - We find that the proposed positions do not meet this criteria. Figure 1 Proposed Expenditures Would Exacerbate Potential ABC Fund Insolvency a (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4705

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Governor Can Bypass the Legislative Process Unnecessarily Under CESA, the Governor determines when a state of emergency exists and, as a result, determines when typical legislative budget and policy processes do not need to be followed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029