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

Feb 15, 2022 - This  required previously scheduled tests to be rescheduled and delayed, increasing wait times for both applicants with previously scheduled tests as well as applicants seeking new appointments. Disruptions in Availability of Testing Locations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget language also directs any loan or other financing options developed to (1)  ensure full repayment with an agreed-upon interest rate, (2)  follow a clearly defined repayment schedule, and (3)  include a guaranteed mechanism to secure repayment from a reliable and predictable revenue source.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - In this brief, we analyze the Governor's proposal to extend certain vehicle fees (known as "AB 8" fees) that fund clean transportation activities that are scheduled to sunset at the end of 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - This approach helped generate short ‑term General Fund savings, but leaves the Legislature with little flexibility to opt not to resume these expenditures as they are now scheduled, even if the budget condition worsens —at  least not without causing significant fiscal and logistical disruptions for projects and their local sponsors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - As shown, some of the key activities planned for the 2024 ‑25 fiscal year include analyzing the funding, benefits, costs, and schedule of the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment; evaluating HSRA ’s policies for managing contracts and overseeing consultant work and assessing compliance with those policies; and analyzing policies related to procuring contracted services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

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

Jan 13, 2022 - The current MCO tax is scheduled to expire in December 2022. By not proposing to renew the MCO tax, the Governor ’s budget would allow it to expire, raising General Fund costs in Medi ‑Cal by $1.6  billion or more annually beginning in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492