The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the State Appropriations Limit Proposal

Feb 4, 2022 - For a complete list of all proposals, see: https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2022/4492/Overview‑Appendix‑011422.pdf . SAL = state appropriations limit; EDD = Employment Development Department; UI = Unemployment Insurance; BCH Agency = Secretary for Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; IT = information
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4515

Whether or Not to Tap Reserves to Solve Estimated Budget Problem Emerges as Key Fiscal Decision Facing California’s Legislature

Apr 19, 2023 - Due to its origins in the technology sector, the best analog for the current situation might be the 2001 recession. We have attributed some of the weaker-than-expected personal income withholding tax collections so far to a steep 84  percent decline in initial public offering (IPO) activity in 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4762

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - Coun ties will prioritize limited home visiting funding to provide home visits for first ‑time parents under the age of 25. (Counties could also serve other families, but only insofar as funds are available.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/7

State Funding Actions Related to COVID-19

Apr 20, 2020 - We plan to update this post periodically to reflect new information and actions, but for the most up-to-date information, visit: http://www.dof.ca.gov . State Actions to Allocate Funding to COVID-19 Response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4223

New Inflation Poses Not So New Budget Risk

Dec 15, 2022 - Whereas automation and technological advancement have contributed to economywide gains in worker productivity, such gains are more limited in labor-intensive service sectors (including health care and education).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4653

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - Visit California is responsible for marketing the state as a tourism destination and is funded through a voluntary assessment on the tourism industry. Increases Visit California Transparency. The budget package requires Visit California to prepare reports for the Legislature that identify how the public funds provided for tourism marketing were used and that measure the effectiveness of those marketing activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - Additionally, implementing the paid sick leave policy for IHSS providers and the federally required electronic visit verification system in  2018 ‑19  will likely increase IHSS costs, but the full fiscal impact of these policies is uncertain.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3712

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - For example, the legislation prohibits a facility that provided in ‑person visitation as of January  1, 2017 from converting to only video visitation. The legislation also prohibits local law enforcement agencies from entering into a new contract or expanding an existing contract with the federal government to house certain individuals involved in federal immigration hearings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/11

The 2025-26 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Other forms of pay, such as bonuses to workers in the financial sector, also tend to rise when financial markets are doing well. Early evidence suggests this has been the case in 2024 as well. Without Broader Economic Improvements, Recent Gains Are on Shaky Ground.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4939

COVID-19 and California’s Evolving Fiscal Outlook

Mar 18, 2020 - The suddenness of the pullback in activity across wide swaths of the economy —and especially the various service sectors —is particularly problematic. The abrupt and nearly across-the-board curtailment of spending that is now underway sets it apart from previous downturns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4203