The 2022-23 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - In considering the state ’s 2022 ‑23 SAL estimates, we anticipate the state ’s SAL position in 2023 ‑24 to be a major consideration in the budget process and enactment. Our estimates for the state ’s SAL position across the budget window are also shown in the insert in Figure 6.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4472

2025 Update: Tech Company Stock Pay Accounts for One-Quarter of Withholding Growth So Far in 2025-26 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 3, 2025 - 2025 Update: Tech Company Stock Pay Accounts for One-Quarter of Withholding Growth So Far in 2025-26 [EconTax Blog] 2025 Update: Tech Company Stock Pay Accounts for One-Quarter of Withholding Growth So Far in 2025-26 December 3, 2025 Chas Alamo As we outlined in 2023 and again in 2024 , compensation in the form of company stock at California's large technology companies has become an increasingly large contributor to state income tax withholding.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/843

2025 Update: Tech Company Stock Pay Accounts for One-Quarter of Withholding Growth So Far in 2025-26 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 3, 2025 - 2025 Update: Tech Company Stock Pay Accounts for One-Quarter of Withholding Growth So Far in 2025-26 [EconTax Blog] 2025 Update: Tech Company Stock Pay Accounts for One-Quarter of Withholding Growth So Far in 2025-26 December 3, 2025 Chas Alamo As we outlined in 2023 and again in 2024 , compensation in the form of company stock at California's large technology companies has become an increasingly large contributor to state income tax withholding.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/843

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2026 - The 2025 reorganization moved certain housing programs from the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency (BCSH) to the newly formed California Housing and Homelessness Agency. Consumer services and business programs stayed with BCSH, which was renamed BCSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5205/

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - This funding supports the addition of new positions for SUN Bucks administration, updates to some county data entry systems, updates to certain CalFresh participant forms and notices, and the development of a strategic plan on maximizing benefits to Californians eligible for CalFresh.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2024-25 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 29, 2024 - The department released the new application form for the 2024 ‑25 award year about three months later than usual (on December 30 rather than October 1, 2023). The department also is months behind schedule in sharing the resulting student records that campuses use to make financial aid offers to students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4865

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - Current Non ‑IT Projects Description Forms Redesign and Research/Analysis This project seeks to categorize, analyze, and prioritize program forms for improvement and/or re ‑design by creating a inventory of current forms for design work that is part of the proposed ICMS/IDM IT project, and making forms more usable through
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

Understanding The State’s Astonishing Cash Position

Sep 16, 2026 - While the state has used other forms of cost ‑shifting before —payroll deferrals, special fund loans, budgetary deferrals —these maneuvers are otherwise unprecedented. The state ’s large cash balance is what makes them possible: as long as there is sufficient cash in the treasury, the state can defer recognition of almost any amount of budgetary expenditure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5198

Tax Exclusion for Student Loan Forgiveness

Oct 1, 2026 - Nebraska (2023) that the HEROES Act did not authorize the large-scale loan cancellation plan. As a result, the one-time cancellation was not implemented, and no loans were canceled under the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5204

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Oct 9, 2026 - The budget provides $75  million for the Dream Resource Center Grant Program, initially authorized by Chapter  424 of 2023 (AB  278, Reyes). The competitive grant program will be administered by CDE through June 30, 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5209