LAO 2004 Budget Analysis: Department of Motor Vehicles

The department is charged with licensing 23  million drivers and registering 27  million vehicles, as well as issuing identification cards, transferring vehicle ownership, and providing numerous other services.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2004/Transportation/trans_06_2740_anl04.htm

Proposition 39 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2026 - Creates New State-Issued Voter Identification Card. Proposition  39 requires the state to provide a voter identification card at no cost to voters who request one. The voter identification card could be used as the government-issued identification that verifies a voter ’s identify when voting.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=39&year=2026

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - Additionally, more individuals —such as those who would otherwise have renewed their licenses by mail or those whose licenses expire after the October 2020 federal deadline —are visiting field offices to obtain compliant driver licenses or ID cards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - VFO Now Provides Some Services That Previously Required an In-Person Visit. During the field office closures, DMV expanded the types of transactions available online through the Virtual Field Office (VFO) on its website.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

California gaming activities. [Ballot]

Oct 1, 2021 - For example, some individuals who wager on sports would spend less on other revenue-generating activity —such as shopping. The magnitude of the increase in state revenues is uncertain, but could reach the mid-hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-009

LAO 2007 Budget Analysis: Department of Motor Vehicles (2740)

Issuance of Real ID Compliant Cards. Under the act, all Californians who currently hold a driver license or identification card would be required to get a new Real ID compliant card. Most, if not all, of the 25 million cardholders will be required to visit a DMV field office to verify their identity and legal presence before obtaining the new cards.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2007/transportation/tran_10_2740_anl07.aspx

High-Speed Rail 2025 Project Update Report [Publication Details]

Mar 26, 2025 - High-Speed Rail 2025 Project Update Report [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/5020

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - For example, some people who wager on sports would spend less on other revenue generating activities —such as shopping. The magnitude of the increase in state revenues is highly uncertain. Revenues could reach into the tens of millions of dollars annually depending on how  the measure is interpreted and implemented given the uncertainties described above.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

LAO 2006 Budget Analysis: Department of Motor Vehicles (2740)

Similarly, California ID cards issued to senior citizens are valid for ten years. These long periods between in-per son renewals help keep down field office workload. If the federal program requires that all driver license renewals occur in a field office, DMV estimates that there will be at least 1.3 million additional office visits per year resulting from more frequent in-person renewals.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/transportation/tran_06_2740_anl06.html

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - For example, some individuals who wager on sports would spend less on other revenue generating activities —such as shopping. The magnitude of the increase in state revenues is highly uncertain. Revenues could range from the tens of millions of dollars to the mid-hundreds of millions of dollars annually d epending on how it is interpreted and implemented given the uncertainties described above.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039