Insurer coverage of medical procedures and medication. [Ballot]

May 15, 2025 - Probably Increased Costs for Health Care Sector Overall, but Size Uncertain. Given the above uncertainty, pinpointing the initiative ’s fiscal effects on the state ’s health care sector is difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-002

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - This report examines disproportionalities and disparities across California’s child welfare system in terms of income and race/ethnicity. The report provides background on the child welfare system, describes child welfare system disproportionalities and disparities, and lays out potential drivers of these inequities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Tourism is an important industry in the state that was impacted by the COVID ‑19 pandemic to a greater extent than many other sectors of the state ’s economy. While total consumer spending in California declined by 4  percent in 2020, Visit California estimates that direct travel ‑related spending declined by 55  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4529

Proposition 50 [Ballot]

Nov 4, 2025 - A description of the census blocks represented by each district in the proposed maps can be found at the following website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB604 Notice of Correction.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=50&year=2025

Climate change. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - Current law would require the state to make these changes eventually, but meeting the higher GHG reduction target likely would require this shift to happ en more quickly and thereby both accelerate and increase associated costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-012

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Tax Rates

Feb 11, 2022 - (We provide additional information about gasoline taxes at https://lao.ca.gov/Transportation/FAQs .) State Adjusts Fuel Excise Taxes Annually. Under current law, the state adjusts its fuel excise tax rates on July 1 every year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4528

Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Access

May 7, 2021 - Children ’s vaccinations and mental health services are down by over 10  percent, while outpatient visits (which include well-child visits, where vaccinations and developmental screenings often take place) and dental visits are down by 30  percent to 40  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4426

How Will the Changing Landscape Affect California’s Health Care System?

May 4, 2026 - Medi ‑Cal pays safety net clinics for each visit from a Medi ‑Cal beneficiary. Each clinic ’s rate is set based on its reported costs. As a budget solution, the state will reduce these rates for visits from adult Medi ‑Cal enrollees with UIS beginning in July 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5180

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - Despite the aviation sector ’s relatively small contribution to GHG emissions, policymakers have shown significant interest in addressing aircraft emissions as the sector is viewed as among the more difficult to decarbonize.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness [EconTax Blog]

Sep 30, 2025 - Industry Sectors   Healthcare and Government Sectors Have Sustained the Job Market, But Government Sector Showing Signs of Losing Momentum. The vast majority of jobs created since the pandemic have been in two large industry sectors--Healthcare and Social Assistance and Government.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/839