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

New Higher Education Reporting Requirements [EdBudget]

Oct 3, 2022 - TBL refers to trailer bill language contained in Chapter 53 of 2022 (AB 182, Committee on Budget), Chapter 54 of 2022 (AB 183, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), or Chapter 572 of 2022 (AB 190, Committee on Budget).
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/622

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - The spending plan also provides $10  million in 2022-23 ($8  million ongoing) and 29 positions to implement legislation enacted in 2021 related to community wildfire preparation and mitigation, including Chapter  225 (AB  9, Wood), Chapter  375 (AB  642, Friedman), and Chapter  382 (SB  63, Stern).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - Chapter  249 of 2022 (AB  179, Ting) appropriated $2  million one-time General Fund to the City of San Diego for the construction of the Beverly and Joseph Glickman Hillel Center. Though the center has been constructed, the State Library indicated the center ultimately was unable to accept the funding and withdrew its request.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - The Department of Social Services was required in statute (Chapter  46 of 2024 [AB  161, Committee on Budget]) to review the budgetary methodology used to determine annual funding for the county administration of IHSS alongside workload and administrative costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

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 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - The 2024-25 spending plan amended and added substantial new statutory language establishing the permanent rate structure —referred to as the Tiered Rate Structure —and extending the duration of the interim rate period until permanent rates can be implemented (Chapter  46 of 2024 [AB  161, Committee on Budget]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

COVID-19 and the National Guard

Apr 8, 2020 - National Guard Authorized Under Title 32 in Response to COVID-19. On March  22, 2020, President Trump authorized the National Guard in California to serve under Title 32 of the U.S. Code in order to support the state ’s COVID-19 response efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4218

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update: February 2024 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 27, 2024 - Chapter 56, Statutes of 2022 (AB 195, Committee on Budget) eliminated the cultivation tax on July 1, 2022. Preliminary Total for Fourth Quarter of 2023: $157 Million. The administration currently estimates that retail excise tax revenue was $157 million in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/799

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update: February 2024 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 27, 2024 - Chapter 56, Statutes of 2022 (AB 195, Committee on Budget) eliminated the cultivation tax on July 1, 2022. Preliminary Total for Fourth Quarter of 2023: $157 Million. The administration currently estimates that retail excise tax revenue was $157 million in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/799