The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - This suggests that the annual revenue loss from the flavor ban might be around $300  million to $400  million. Interpretation of Revenue Loss Unclear. Under the flavor ban, people who otherwise would consume flavored tobacco have three main options: (1)  avoid tobacco use altogether, (2)  switch to unflavored tobacco products, or (3)  obtain flavored tobacco from
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - …But Must Submit Revised Cost Documents, a Detailed Project Schedule, and Updated Project Plans to CDT. Approval of the CSPS IT project through the PAL process includes a number of conditions that require the submission of revised cost documents, a detailed project schedule, and updated project plans to CDT within a certain time frame.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - Provisional Licensing Generally Ended in January 2026, First Two CCAP Cases Scheduled for Hearing in March and May. DCC has been moving cannabis licensees from provisional to annual licenses. January 1, 2026, was the last day for most provisional licenses to be in effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - In addition, the Legislature would not necessarily be informed in a timely manner if the work falls behind schedule or savings erode further from what is estimated at the May Revision. Moreover, more regular and detailed information would give the Legislature greater insight into the work itself, which could be helpful for identifying future savings opportunities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - (An SPR is a report required for projects that deviate from their baseline cost, schedule, and scope by approximately 10  percent.) However, the IPR as introduced may compromise legislative oversight if the project cost, schedule, and scope change on an annual basis without clear measures of success.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Because the program currently is scheduled to receive state funding through 2025 ‑26, along with existing federal funds, program services would continue even without the proposed augmentation, allowing the state time to collect additional information.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Construction is scheduled to begin in November 2025 and expected to be complete by January 2028. Proposition  4 (2024). The budget package allocates funds authorized by Proposition  4, which provided $10  billion in bond funds for activities designed to increase the state ’s resilience to the impacts of climate change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Feb 7, 2022 - This module is scheduled to be completed by April 2022. The project is scheduled to be through maintenance and operations by April 2023. Once fully operational, CBC will fundamentally change SOS operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4516

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - This amount far exceeds all of the proposed and scheduled General Fund appropriations for FFA grant program awards, which total $550  million from 2024 ‑25 to 2026 ‑27. Any reductions in these proposed and scheduled appropriations could help address the immediate budget problem in 2024 ‑25 and the significant future budget deficits in 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - First, the delays (if approved) would maintain the planned schedule for spending the bulk of the federal and state funding from the original spending plan—$4.875 billion of the $6 billion—across the three programs and projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747