The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - While this process will be challenging, taking the time to consider, research, and select potential options over the spring will better pre pare the Legislature to make decisions in May and June when it will not have much time to gather information and carefully consider program trade ‑offs before the budget  deadline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - While this process will be challenging —and , likely, unpleasant —taking the time to consider, research, and select potential options over the spring will better prepare the Legislature to make decisions in May and June when it will not have much time to gather information and carefully consider program trade ‑offs before the budget deadline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Business tax incentives must be carefully designed to be effective. Some past business incentives have been ineffective and provided large windfall benefits to businesses for actions they already had decided to take.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - The Legislature also will want to think about steps the state can take—and avoid taking—to ensure it does not exacerbate climate impacts, as well as how to prioritize across its various climate response priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Taking these steps would allow the state to mitigate the heightened risk of revenue shortfalls. The Legislature need not adopt the Governor ’s spending solutions, however. Recent budgets have allocated or planned tens of billions of dollars for one ‑time or temporary spending purposes in 2021 ‑22, 2022 ‑23, and 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - Given these trends, together with inflationary pressures and the exceptionally high cost of living in California, it will be important for the Legislature to carefully consider how important A B  8 revenues are to meeting the state ’s goals and whether they are worth the costs they place on households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - We suggest the Legislature take heed of these risks and avoid putting too much stock in the recent revenue rebound until it is accompanied by clear improvements in California ’s broader economy. Governor ’s Use of Reserves Remains Reasonable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - (The administration indicates it may request that the Legislature take early budget action on the current-year proposal.) As shown in Figure  1, the proposal includes funding for ten categories of activities, with the three largest relating to vehicles (insurance, new vehicle purchases, and fuel).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - Additionally, to the extent the Legislature would like to use lease revenue bonds for these projects, we recommend it carefully weigh the trade ‑offs involved in the fund sources for debt service payments on the bonds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Moreover, the General Fund does not currently have much capacity to take on new expenditur es without impacting existing commitments. Increase Revenues. The Legislature could take steps to increase MVA revenues, such as by increasing DMV fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961