The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Federal Light ‑Duty Incentive Program Expired in Late September 2025. In recent years, the federal government has offered financial incentives to encourage ZEV purchases. Most recently, the federal Inflation Reduction Act included a tax credit of up to $7,500 per vehicle for the purchase of new light ‑duty ZEVs and up to $4,000 per vehicle for the purchase of used light ‑duty ZEVs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - The budget proposes $200  million on a one ‑time basis ($115  million from GGRF and $85  million from the Air Pollution Control Fund [APCF]) to create a new incentive program for light ‑duty vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2026 - In this piece, we review the Governor's proposal to provide $200 million to create a new point-of-sale incentive program for light-duty zero-emission vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5140

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Proposes $115  million to create a new light ‑duty ZEV incentive program . (The Governor also proposes providing $85 million from the Air Pollution Control Fund—similarly freed up from undoing the previously‑approved MVA fund transfer—to support this new ZEV program, for a total of $200 million.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission’s Implementation of AB 1207

Feb 10, 2026 - In light of the state ’s budget condition —and as we discuss in greater detail in our recent publication, The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget —we recommend the Legislature apply a very high bar to its review of new proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - In light of these concerns, we recommend the Legislature reject the Governor ’s proposed tax credit. Background Aircraft Produce Relatively Small Share of GHG Emissions … Aircraft are not among the largest contributors to GHG emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - By holding SWRCB accountable to the Bay ‑Delta Plan ’s objectives and shining a light on the successes, challenges, and unintended consequences of the VA program, the Legislature can help ensure the state achieves its environmental and water management goals for this important watershed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163