Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - The magnitude of the increase would depend primarily on how online sports wagering is implemented and regulated —such as the total number of entities that would be licensed to offer online sports wagering, the complexity and number of wagering options and events offered, and the level of sta te enforcement activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - The measure ’s fiscal impact would also depend on the number of tribes that offer sports wagering, the number of tribes adopting the model compact agreement, the number of tribes offering onli ne sports wagering under the state law framework, and the extent to which members of the public choose to participate in sports wagering.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - The measure ’s fiscal impact would also depend on the number of tribes that offer sports wagering and the mechanisms they use to do so, as well as the extent to which members of the public cho ose to participate in sports wagering.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

The 2021-22 Budget: Behavioral Health: Community Care Demonstration Project

Feb 19, 2021 - DSH continued to experience lower numbers of felony IST referrals until August  2020, when COVID ‑19 ‑related restrictions were lifted. In the months since then, the number of felony IST referrals has returned to roughly pre ‑pandemic levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4382

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

Sports wagering. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - At minimum, these regulations must limit wagering to (1) bets made by people age of 21 and older; (2) professional or college sporting events that do not include animals other than horses; and (3) amateu r sporting events that do not include children under the age of 18.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-031

An Update on California Competes [EconTax Blog]

Mar 10, 2023 - One potential interpretation is that the state is making high risk-high reward bets on businesses. While many of these bets do not pan out, the ones that do can be successful enough to yield overall benefits for the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/771

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Referrals and complaints of alleged DVBE program abus e can come from the public, state entities (including awarding departments), or OSDS program staff. Most commonly, reports of alleged DVBE program abuse come through state entity referrals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support

Feb 27, 2024 - The letter communicated a number of updates: Effective January 1, 2023, DSS instructs that counties shall no longer refer parents, whose children have been removed from the home and who are receiving child welfare services, to the state child support program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4861

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852