The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 5, 2026 - Figure 6 Proposition 4 Expenditure Plan: 2026 ‑27 Budget Package (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5207

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2026 - Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation The budget package provides $364  million for the Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) in 2026-27, which represents a roughly $300  million reduction compared to estimated 2025-26 expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5205/

Tax Exclusion for Student Loan Forgiveness [Publication Details]

Oct 1, 2026 - Tax Exclusion for Student Loan Forgiveness [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/5204

Tax Exclusion for Student Loan Forgiveness

Oct 1, 2026 - Tax Exclusion for Student Loan Forgiveness October 1, 2026 Tax Exclusion for Student Loan Forgiveness This post fulfills the requirement enacted by Chapter  5 of 2023 (AB  111, Committee on Budget) that our office estimate the number of Californians who were able to exclude student loan forgiveness from state income taxation and the total amount of loan
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5204

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Sep 28, 2026 - Provisional language authorizes the Department of Finance to augment BPPE ’s expenditure authority from its own special fund, the Private Postsecondary Education Administration Fund (BPPE Fund), to cover any additional litigation costs, upon providing ten days advance notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5202

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 22, 2026 - The program is estimated to receive about $540  million in 2026-27 from state diesel excise tax revenues and federal transportation funds. The budget package includes budget bill language that directs $15  million of 2026-27 TCEP funding to road improvement projects that serve the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5200

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness, and Local Government

Sep 18, 2026 - (As noted above, TCAC also allocates federal tax credits on behalf of the state.) The approved state tax credits do not result in any budgetary costs in 2026-27 because the credits will be claimed on future tax returns .
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5199

Understanding The State’s Astonishing Cash Position

Sep 16, 2026 - The excess arose from an unusual sequence of events: throughout 2022 ‑23, the Controller distributed funds to schools based on expenditure levels approved in June 2022 and 2023. However, a severe and unprecedented late ‑arriving decline in income tax revenues occurred at the same time, with collections down 25  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5198

Taxation of food. [Ballot]

Sep 10, 2026 - Some Other Taxes Apply to Food and Drinks. Food and drinks can be subject to other taxes besides sales taxes. Many cities, for example, have business taxes based on sales made in the city, including sales of food.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-005

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update (2026 Q2) [EconTax Blog]

Sep 2, 2026 - Proposition 64 created two excise taxes on cannabis: a 15 percent retail excise tax and a cultivation tax. Chapter 56, Statutes of 2022 (AB 195, Committee on Budget) eliminated the cultivation tax on July 1, 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/868