The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - If the Legislature decides its budget framework cannot accommodate all of the new proposed spending, it could revise existi ng statutory requirements to downscale LCI ’s responsibilities and corresponding resource needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Much of the funding is to be awarded through competitive grants to eligible applicants includi ng local agencies, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and utilities. Remaining funding will support state ‑led activities, such as deferred maintenance and wildfire resilience activities at state parks and projects at the Salton Sea.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - The compacts were intended to provide the segments with more predictable funding levels, while also promoting certain performance goals, such as enrolling more resident undergraduates and improvi ng graduation rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

Relating to attorney fees and medical damages in motor vehicle accident cases. [Ballot]

Nov 24, 2025 - The measure also prohibits an attorney from seeking or receivi ng any compensation (such as rebate or free medical service) for such referrals. Fiscal Effects This measure could have various fiscal effects on the state and local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-022

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - A teacher is deemed to be appropriately assigned if the teacher holds a credential, permit, or waiver issued by the commission that contains an authorization to legally teach in the setti ng, in the subject area, and the pupil population associated with the assignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 Budget: CalAIM Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports Implementation Update

Mar 6, 2025 - For the same individual to receive Day Habilitation services, they must also be experiencing or at risk of experienci ng homelessness and who ’s housing stability would be improved by the service. Without comprehensive, real ‑time, administrative data, it would be difficult to estimate the number of MCP members who would be eligible for both of these services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5003

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - CARB has used its broad authority to promulgate numerous regulations, such as those that require entities to shift to ZEVs (includi ng the ZEF, ACF, and ZEAS regulations discussed elsewhere in this report) and require reductions in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels (known as the Low Carbon Fuel  Standard  program).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - The technical assistance center responsibilities include assisting inclusive college programs in meeti ng federal requirements and facilitating collaboration between schools, regional centers, and Department of Rehabilitation field offices .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Federal Fiscal Responsibility Act's Impacts on CalWORKs

Mar 5, 2024 - We recommend the Legislature begin considering the potential trade-offs of pilot participation, such as the time and effort participating may entail versus the potential short- and lo ng-term benefits for California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4877

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - In addition, while our office has recommended that the Legislature set a very high threshold for approvi ng new spending, we find that the proposed $22  million augmentation meets this threshold. This is because utilities are closely linked to maintaining the health and safety of people who live and work in CDCR facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852