The 2023-24 Budget: Governor’s Proposals for the Department of General Services

Mar 1, 2023 - In light of the fiscal climate, we recommend that the Legislature consider funding the costs for this proposal within the existing ZEV package rather than as a new additional General Fund expenditure —though this could come at the expense of other intended ZEV expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4724

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs Organizational Improvement Office

Feb 24, 2023 - The proposed increase in expenditures would create pressure on boards ’ and bureaus ’ special funds that are structurally imbalanced. Currently, 11 boards and bureaus are projected to have special funds become insolvent in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4704

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Feb 24, 2023 - In response to the reduced revenues, ABC took several steps to reduce expenditures, including reducing hiring and various program expenditures. For example, in 2021-22, ABC reduced the Alcohol Policing Partnership grant program from $3  million to $1.5  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4705

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

Jan 13, 2023 - We define a delay as an expenditure reduction that occurs in the budget window (2021 ‑22 through 2023 ‑24), but has an associated expenditure increase in a future year of the multiyear window (2024 ‑25 through 2026 ‑27).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Sep 16, 2022 - Incentives and Support to Increase Housing Development Continues State Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. The 2022-23 budget provides HCD additional state housing tax credits. In addition to the $100  million annually that the state makes available for housing tax credits, the budget makes available an additional $500  million one time for tax credits to builders of rental housing affordable to low-income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4622

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, the costs associated with adapting the state transportation system to withstand the impacts of climate change —including using new materials, responding to more frequent maintenance needs from more extreme conditions, and modifying or relocating certain infrastructure —likely will be higher than current expenditure levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - If  demand for services is higher than anticipated, CDT can request further expenditure authority from DOF through recurring provisional budget bill language. (Recently,  CDT  also requested increased expenditure authority to cover increased demand for and expenditures on VHSS.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - To raise awareness of the Golden State Stimulus (GSS) and the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) programs, the Franchise Tax Board, in partnership with the Department of Community Services and Development (CSD), award grants to CBOs for education and outreach activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2022-23 Budget: Secretary of State Request to Waive Business Filing Fees

Feb 7, 2022 - The Business Filing Fee is a significant fund source for SOS and typically pays for more than one‑third of the department’s expenditures. Proposal Waive New Business Filing Fees for 2022 ‑23. For the fiscal year of 2022 ‑23, the administration proposes waiving the filing fee paid when a new business entity is registered with SOS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4516

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

Jan 13, 2022 - For the budget year, as the Legislature considers the Governor ’s budget proposals, those proposals that currently count as excludable expenditures —such as spending on capital outlay —for the most part can only be reallocated to other SAL ‑related purposes, such as tax reductions or an alternative excluded  expenditure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492