On Monday, the California State Senate and Assembly passed AB 128 (Ting),representing the Legislature’s joint $267.1 billion budget package which includes significant investments in public health and health care, individual financial supports, education, and aging, and more. Legislators faced a June 15 constitutionally required deadline to pass a state budget for the upcoming fiscal year…
Read More »In what has been a relatively quiet week in Sacramento on the budget front, closed-door negotiations remain ongoing between the Newsom Administration and legislative leaders on the state’s FY 2021-22 budget. Recall, last week, the California State Senate and Assembly announced agreement between the two houses on a unified legislative budget package, setting up the…
Read More »On Tuesday, Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee Chair Nancy Skinner and Assembly Budget Committee Chair Phil Ting announced early agreement between both houses on a joint $267.1 billion budget package, which includes significant investments in public health, individual financial supports, education, and aging. According to both budget committee chairs, the Legislature’s framework builds on…
Read More »Budget activities remained in full swing this week as the Legislature approaches the June 15 constitutional deadline to pass a budget for the upcoming 2021-22 fiscal year. On Monday, the Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services (HHS) convened a hearing to review remaining proposed investments, including items within…
Read More »Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revise Budget, released last week, did not include any new, ongoing funding for investments in public health infrastructure and workforce, despite the state’s record-breaking surplus of $75.75 billion. The California Can’t Wait Coalition, comprising local health officials, local leaders, frontline workers, and health equity advocates, this week continued its budget advocacy…
Read More »This week, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) issued a report following the Governor’s release of his Administration’s May Revise Budget last week. The LAO provides the Legislature initial takeaways from the Governor’s budget and details considerations for the Legislature as they assess investment proposals over the coming weeks. Of particular note, the LAO estimates…
Read More »Today, Governor Gavin Newsom released his Administration’s May Revision, detailing new and adjusted budgetary investments based on the state’s latest revenue projections. The Governor’s May Revision represents a $267.8 billion budget of which $196.8 billion is provided by state General Fund. Notably, despite a record-breaking $75.75 billion surplus, Governor Newsom fails to propose any new,…
Read More »Today marks the deadline for non-fiscal bills to be heard and advanced to the floor by policy committees of the California State Senate and Assembly. Recall, last week, a similar deadline was passed for all legislative measures with fiscal implications to be heard and advanced by policy committees. Bills that did not meet the deadlines…
Read More »This week, Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Subcommittees resumed hearings in preparation of the Governor’s May Revise Budget that will be released next week. On Tuesday, the Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services (HHS) convened a hearing to review proposals under the purview of the Office of Statewide…
Read More »This week, California Legislative Analyst Gabriel Petek issued a post setting forth a framework for the Legislature to allocate the anticipated $26 billion to be received by California from the recently enacted federal American Rescue Plan (ARP). Notably, the Legislature will face important decisions on to allocate California’s share of fiscal recovery funds. States have…
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