Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - Chapter  312 of 2018 (SB  100, de Le ón) required that all electricity sales to end-use customers be zero-carbon by 2045, but it did not set interim targets. The state ’s existing Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) sets escalating renewable energy procurement requirements for load serving entities (which include utilities that deliver electricity to customers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

The 2020-21 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission

Feb 27, 2020 - The Legislature can reconsider providing additional outreach funding in future years —potentially as soon as next year ’s budget process —after the assessment is complete, which is expected to be sometime during the middle of 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4184

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 17, 2019 - Proposition  68 was passed by voters in June 2018, authorizing the state to sell a total of $4.1  billion in general obligation bonds for natural resources-related purposes such as parks, habitat restoration, and water projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4103

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - If the ESSRRP continues to be relatively slow to spend down its existing funds, asking ratepayers to provide the program with even more funds through the proposed capacity payments seems potentially unnecessary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

Allocating Utility Wildfire Costs: Options and Issues for Consideration

Jun 21, 2019 - One option to reduce this uncertainty might be to seek voter approval of a Constitutional change at an upcoming election. Other Legislative Considerations Addressing Challenges for Property Insurance Market.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4079

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - Also, within California, a wide variation exists in the characteristics of the territories that utilities serve. For instance, in contrast to SMUD, PG &E serves not only relatively dense, urban and suburban areas, but also vast areas that are relatively rural.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The budget includes $ 125  m illion (non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund) ongoing to provide 10,000 full ‑day preschool slots for children from low ‑income families. The funding is to be the first of three augmentations, with the intent to provide a total of 30,000 additional slots to serve all low ‑income four ‑year olds by 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - Furthermore, any such benefits would have to be weighed against the significant additional capital outlay and operational costs of providing corpsmember slots in a residential center setting compared to nonresidential slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - Figure 11 2023 ‑24 Revised Multiyear Totals 2024 ‑25 Protecting the coast from climate change SCC Adapting to sea ‑level rise SCC Adapting infrastructure to sea ‑level rise SCC Protecting the ocean from climate change OPC Adapting to sea ‑level rise in state parks Parks $17 R = Reduction, FS = Fund Shift, and D = Delay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Overall, Proposed Plan Seems Reasonable and Consistent With Bond Requirements. Based on our review, the Governor ’s proposal appears reasonable. We have not identified any proposed actions or appropriations that conflict with bond requirements, and the timing of the funding allocations generally seems to account for and align with what we know about department capacity and local demand.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115