The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - This authorizes the state to resume charging a $1 per-transaction fee on business partners who process vehicle registrations through DMV, with the revenue directed to help support the costs of the DXP project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - For example, if implementation complications led the state to only levy a tax on electricity consumed at public charging stations, the tax’s impact would be concentrated on vehicle owners who do not have access to home charging.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - Similarly, Caltrans is in the process of accepting applications from local agencies for the $100  million intended for the Clean California Local Grant Program in 2023 ‑24. While the department does not plan to make funding awards until after the next fiscal year begins, it still is having local agencies apply now for funding it does not yet have the legal authority to spend.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - ORCTFs consist of CHP officers who collaborate with local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in specified regions to support investigation and prosecution of organized retail crime. This expansion is a component of the Public Safety Package, which is discussed in further detail in the Judiciary and Criminal Justice Spending Plan post .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Under normal circumstances, the state has a limited role in determining who enrolls in training programs. (We would note that CWDB ’s flagship training program —High Roads Training Partnership —does prioritize underserved workers.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2022-23 Budget: Highway Violence Task Force

Feb 14, 2022 - When a violent crime occurs on state highways, CHP officers in the near vicinity—who generally are on road patrol duty—get called to the scene. These officers often become the primary investigators of the crime that occurred, and lead in collecting evidence, investigating criminal offenses, and submitting associated reports.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4533

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Historically, undocumented immigrants who were income ‑eligible for Medi ‑Cal only qualified for coverage for their emergency ‑ and pregnancy ‑related services. Over the last several years, and in a number of steps, the Legislature has expanded comprehensive Medi ‑Cal coverage to all income ‑eligible undocumented immigrants who are under the age of 26 or over the age of 49.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Similarly, rural communities that are at greater risk of experiencing water shortages due to droughts tend to be home to large proportions of households with residents of color and who earn lower incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575