2022-23 Fiscal Outlook Revenue Estimates [EconTax Blog]

Nov 17, 2021 - AB 85 expires after 2022. Further, the impact of the pandemic on consumption patterns and profitability likely will wane over time. As such, beginning in 2023-24 our forecast puts corporation tax revenues back in line with the long-term trend that had persisted through 2019, prior to the impacts of the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/712

Taxing very high-income taxpayers and dedicating revenues to pandemic prevention. [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2021 - The measure would establish a 0.75 percent tax on individuals with incomes over $5 million for the ten-year period of 2023 through 2032. The revenues generated by the tax would be deposited into new special funds and dedicated entirely to a newly established institute and two other allowable purposes, all related to pandemic detection, prevention, and mitigation.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-022

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2021 - Under recently enacted legislation, Chapter 312 of 2021 (AB 37, Berman), all voters in California receive a vote by mail (VBM) ballot. Voters can choose to vote by filling out and putting their VBM ballot in the mail, dropping the VBM ballot off at a ballot drop off location, or casting a ballot in person at a voting location.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-021

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

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Health

Oct 22, 2021 - The spending plan includes $768,000 General Fund in 2021 ‑22 and $789,000 General Fund in 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24 to implement Chapter  138 of 2020 (AB  1544, Gipson), the Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4465

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CCC=California Conservation Corps; N/A = not applicable; AB 617 = Chapter 136 of 2017 (AB 617, C. Garcia); SB 901 = Chapter 626 of 2018 (SB 901, Dodd); CalRecycle = Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; SB 1383 = Chapter 395 of 2016 (SB 1383, Lara); and CSD = Community Services and Development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2021 - Under recently enacted legislation, Chapter  312 of 2021 (AB  37, Berman), all voters in California receive a vote by mail (VBM) ballot. Voters can choose to vote by filling out and putting their VBM ballot in the mail, dropping the VBM ball ot off at a ballot drop off location, or casting a ballot in person at a voting location.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-012

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - This amount consists of the following: $65  million annually for five years associated with 20 administrative fees eliminated by Chapter  92 of 2020 (AB  1869, Committee on Budget) as of July 2021. These fees are generally related to arrest and booking, indigent criminal defense, and alternative to incarceration programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

Total Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

Oct 1, 2021 - COLA = cost-of-living adjustment; CENIC = Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California; MESA = Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement; HBCU = Historically Black Colleges and Universities; LGBTQ+ = lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and plus; AB = Assembly Bill; CERT = Cooperative Education Reskilling and Training. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/559

2021-22 Changes in Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

Sep 30, 2021 - AB = Assembly Bill. CENIC = Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California. MESA = Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement.  Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656 | information [at] lao.ca.gov
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/557