The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2025 - In this post, we provide information to support the Legislature’s oversight of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration’s (CDTFA’s) tobacco programs. In particular, we offer background information; comments on revenue trends, CDTFA’s enforcement activities, and the AB 3218 budget change proposal (BCP); and questions that budget subcommittees may wish to ask about these issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4966

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - Most relevant to AB  531, the proposals include $25  billion for home ownership and construction (SB  834 [Portantino]), $10  billion for affordable rental housing and home ownership programs (AB  1657 [Wicks]), and $5.2  billion for substance use treatment and other behavioral health programs (AB  1510 [Jones-Sawyer]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - Both U.S. citizens and California Dream Act students (sometimes referred to as AB  540 students) are able to participate in the program. (This latter group consists primarily of undocumented students.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - Figure 2 Governor ’s 2023 ‑24 Budget IT Project Proposals a (In Millions) Enterprise Data to Revenue Project 2 135.0 Statewide Correctional Video Surveillance Continuation 87.7 Electronic Adjudication Management System Modernization 21.1 Heavy ‑Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Per SB 210 14.1 Uniform Fiscal System Modernization and the Consumer Electronic Records Management System
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2022-23 Budget: Vote by Mail Ballots: Prepaid Postage

May 13, 2022 - Chapter 120 of 2018 (AB 216, Gonzalez Fletcher) requires elections officials to include on the return envelope prepaid postage so that the voter does not pay for USPS to deliver the ballot to the elections official.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4596

The 2020-21 Spending Plan — Other Provisions

Oct 7, 2020 - Specifically, Chapter  359 of 2020 (AB  3330, Calderon) increases fees and authorizes potential future fee increases for the Acupuncture Board, Board of Behavioral Sciences, and the Podiatric Medical Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4277

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - Chapter  9 of 2024 (AB  106, Gabriel) included, among other actions, adoption of: (1)  the proposed delay of $100  million General Fund in last-mile project grant funding from 2024 ‑25 and 2026 ‑27, and (2)  the proposed reduction of $250  million General Fund from the LLRF across both 2024 ‑25 ($150  million) and 2025 ‑26 ($100  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - By 2019 ‑20, the vacancy rate had grown to 32  p ercent. The most recent data available (September 1, 202 0) i ndicate that BOE has 50.6  vacant positions —a vacancy rate of 26  p ercent. LAO Comments Vacancies Have Had Negative Effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - However, the wage replacement rate increase under AB  908 was scheduled to expire December 31, 2021 and revert back to the pre-existing, lower wage replacement rates. The budget package extends the higher rates under AB  908 for two years, through January 1, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - Chapter  27 of 2021 (AB  832, Chiu) extended existing eviction protections provided to tenants that owe rent due to a COVID-19-related hardship experienced through September 20, 2021 and provides additional protections through March  31, 2022 for households applying for emergency rental assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468