Agency reports.

Assembly Member Tangipa's proposal to enhance legislative oversight of state agency reporting introduces annual accountability requirements for California's executive departments, establishing new mechanisms to track and enforce compliance with legislative reporting mandates.

The measure would require state agencies to submit comprehensive annual summaries by April 1 detailing any outstanding legislative reports, along with status updates and compliance plans for each delayed submission. These summaries would be provided to both legislative chambers - in printed form to the Senate Secretary and electronically to the Assembly Chief Clerk - who would then forward them to their respective budget committees. For each overdue report, agencies must explain the cause of the delay and outline specific benchmarks and timelines for completion.

The bill creates a direct link between reporting compliance and agency funding. Budget committees could require agencies with outstanding reports to appear and explain their delays. The Legislature would have explicit authority to consider agencies' reporting track records during budget deliberations and withhold appropriations from those failing to meet their obligations. These provisions would apply to all legislative reporting requirements that take effect from January 1, 2026 onward.

The Legislature's findings frame these requirements as tools for evaluating state programs and ensuring responsible use of public funds. The bill establishes regular monitoring of agency reporting obligations while providing enforcement mechanisms through the budget process to promote timely submission of mandated information to lawmakers.