The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - The CPUC is statutorily authorized (through the end of 2032) to annually collect up to $150 million in surcharge revenues for CASF program grants. The spending plan increases CPUC’s local assistance expenditure authority for CASF program grants from $72.6 million to $136.2 million in 2024-25 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934/governors-office-of-emergency-services

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - The CPUC is statutorily authorized (through the end of 2032) to annually collect up to $150 million in surcharge revenues for CASF program grants. The spending plan increases CPUC’s local assistance expenditure authority for CASF program grants from $72.6 million to $136.2 million in 2024-25 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934

The 2023-24 Budget: CalRecycle’s Zero Waste Plan Proposal

Feb 28, 2023 - The legislation also phases in several product and recycling requirements by 2032, such as requiring that 100  percent of covered materials be recyclable or compostable. CalRecycle is charged with adopting the regulations necessary to implement the legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4719

The 2022-23 Budget: State Payments on the Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 15, 2022 - Under our high ‑cost scenario, the payoff occurs in 2032. Neither of these scenarios capture the possibility of another recession sometime this decade. Should that occur, payoff of the federal loan would extend well beyond 2032.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4543

New Higher Education Reporting Requirements [EdBudget]

Jul 21, 2025 - New Higher Education Reporting Requirements [EdBudget]     a BBL refers to budget bill language contained in the 2025-26 Budget Act, as enacted by Chapter 4 of 2025 (SB 101, Wiener) and amended by Chapter 5 of 2025 (AB 102, Gabriel).
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/977

The 2023-24 Budget: CalRecycle’s Zero Waste Plan Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2023 - In this brief, we analyze the Governor’s 2023-24 budget proposal to provide funding from various special funds for the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to develop and implement a zero waste plan. Updated (3/2/23): Date of SB 54 requirement was corrected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4719

California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending by Program [EdBudget]

Jul 23, 2025 - AB = Assembly Bill. MESA = Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement. A2MEND = African American Male Education Network and Development. LGBTQ+ = lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and plus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/982

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 23, 2023 - The program is set to sunset in January 2032. In addition to creating this program, the early action legislation enhances existing hospital financial reporting requirements to HCAI to better identify which hospitals are experiencing financial distress.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4810

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - AB 156 also requires the Department of FI$Cal to submit a new biennial report to the Legislature, beginning October 31, 2023, with the status of roadmap activities required to be completed on or before July 1, 2032 including (but not limited to) adding all remaining non-exempt departments to FI$Cal and integrating the accounting book of record into the system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - People who organize others to engage in retail theft can be charged with a felony, regardless of the dollar amount involved. ✘ ✘ Chapter 168 of 2024 (AB 2943, Zbur) Establishes “unlawful deprivation of a retail business opportunity ” as a specific crime, punishable as a felony.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055