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The 2026‑27 Budget

California Spending Plan Series

Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The flagship report of this series, Overview of the Spending Plan, is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2026-27 budget package. As the posts become available, we will add them below.


  • Overview of the Spending Plan


  • Major Areas and Features of the 2026-27 Budget Package

  • Child Care and State Preschool
  • Housing, Homelessness, and Local Government
  • Human Services
  • Judiciary and Criminal Justice
  • Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
  • Proposition 98 and K-12 Education
  • Transportation
  • Higher Education
  • Other Provisions
    • Business and Consumer Services Agency
    • California Arts Council
    • Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement
    • Department of Consumer Affairs
    • Department of General Services
    • California Department of Food and Agriculture
    • Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
    • California Military Department
    • Office of Emergency Services
    • Statewide Infrastructure
    • California Public Utilities Commission
    • November 2026 General Election


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