Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - As shown in Figure  1 , reported state contract dollars received by DVBEs generally increased between 2018 ‑19 and 2022 ‑23. Notably, reported state contract dollars —both going to DVBEs and overall —reversed this general trend and decreased between 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - It was expected that the Next Generation 911 system would be fully implemented in 2022 and that the five ‑year cost to develop the system would be $132  million, with ongoing operational costs of $40  million annually beginning in 2022 ‑23. 2019 —Revenue Increased, Text ‑to ‑911 Required, and State Contracts Signed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - In a November 2022 referendum, voters approved Chapter  34 of 2020 (SB  793, Hill), which bans most sales of flavored tobacco products. ( “Flavored ” refers to non-tobacco flavors, such as menthol cigarettes or fruit-flavored e-cigarettes.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2025 - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review [Publication Details] Description: As required by Chapter 80 of 2020 (SB 588, Archuleta), this brief reviews California’s Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5095

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

Feb 11, 2026 - Funding for CCAP was reauthorized twice (in 2020-21 and 2023-24), each time on a three-year, limited-term basis. The revised 2025-26 budget for CCAP includes $3.4  million CCF and 13 positions. Provisional Licensees Did Not Have Appeal Rights, Which Contributed to Dearth of Cases Between 2017-18 and 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - For example, previous budgets provided funding to CHP for similar purposes in 2017-18, 2022-23, and 2023-24. CHPERS Project Is Already Underway, Meets Public Safety and Radio Communications Needs. The Legislature approved the CHPERS project in 2006-07 to enhance the interoperability of CHP ’s radio communications system among public safety agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - In July 2020, the Governor formed a strike team to address the delays and in September 2020, the strike team released its assessment of the department ’s challenges in administering the UI program and its recommendations to solve them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

The 2021-22 Budget: Funding for Debt Collector Licensing and Regulation

Feb 17, 2021 - Chapter   163 o f 2020 (S B  908 , Wieckowski) requires DFPI to establish a regulatory and licensing system to oversee debt collectors. DFPI began implementing S B   908 o n January 1, 2021 and is required to allow any debt collector that applies for a license prior to January 1, 2022 t o operate pending review of the application.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4376

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 1, 2022 - The program was first established with a non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund appropriation of $8.5  million in 2020 ‑21. The 2021 ‑22 budget package committed $30  million in both 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 in non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund resources to fund additional rounds of grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4510

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Feb 24, 2023 - Specifically, the 2020-21 budget package made available up to $93  million from the General Fund through 2022-23 to backfill the ABC Fund. The budget package authorized the Department of Finance to transfer funds, as needed, to backfill the ABC Fund for revenue lost as a result of license renewal fee waivers that occurred from March  2021 through February 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4705