The 2026-27 Budget: State Mandate—Disclosure Requirements and Deferral of Property Taxation

Feb 19, 2026 - The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local governments when (1)  new state laws or regulations mandate that they implement a new program or higher level of service and (2)  the local government does not have offsetting revenues available to fully cover the associated costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5130

The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs

Feb 23, 2026 - We recommend that the Legislature adopt a modified version of this proposal and conside r whether new provisional language is needed to prevent such problems from recurring. Background Cannabis Tax Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - New and Ongoing Efforts to Achieve Efficiencies Department of Finance (DOF) Contract to Implement Operational Improvements. The 2025-26 budget package includes up to $20  million for DOF to enter into one or more new contracts to implement operational improvements that allow the state to reduce state operations expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - First, the new measure should —to the extent feasible —minimize quantitative differences from the old measure. To assess this, we calculate each new measure using data from prior years and calculate the difference between each new measure and the CNI in prior years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax Background New Excise Tax on Firearms and Ammunition Created.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - The proposal states that ESEs whose applications were rejected in the first grant round would be considered alongside any new applications. Previous grantees would not be eligible for the new round of grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

Annual Report on Tax Exemptions for Medicinal Cannabis

Jun 24, 2025 - Chapter  837 of 2019 (SB  34, Wiener) established new tax exemptions for donations of medicinal cannabis. The law directs our office to submit an annual report containing data on three outcomes related to the exemptions: the number of medicinal cannabis patients served, the amount of medicinal cannabis products donated, and the amount of tax revenue lost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5059

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - Since the flavor ban, however, revenues have declined much faster, from $1.84  billion in 2021-22 to $1.6  billion in 2022-23, then to $1.35  billion in 2023-24 (not including the new tax on electronic cigarettes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - Version 4.0 creates new diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) requirements. Most notably, 4  percent of an applicant ’s awarded credit will be contingent on the submission and approval of several documents related to the applicant ’s efforts to set and achieve DEIA goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4970