The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Compared with the estimates in the June 2021 budget plan, the administration revises its estimates of the guarantee up $2.5  billion (2.7  percent) in 2020 ‑21 and $5.3  billion (5.7  percent) in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - This  is particularly pertinent in 2025 ‑26 given that, as we discuss in our recent publication, The 2025‑26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K‑12 Spending Plan , the required Proposition 98 funding level in the budget year is projected to exceed the amounts needed to maintain existing school programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - Workforce training grants ($15  million in 2023 ‑24, partially offset by providing $14  million in Proposition  98 General Fund and limiting eligibility for the program to community colleges). Defensible space inspections ($5  million in 2023 ‑24).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - (This action creates savings within the Proposition  98 school spending requirement.) Most of the rest of the funding shown in the figure was provided in 2024-25; as such, the budget package reverts the funds in order to achieve savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Proposition  98 Reserve Deposits Required in 2020 ‑21 and 2021 ‑22. Proposition  2 (2014) established the Proposition  98 Reserve and set forth rules requiring deposits and withdrawals under certain conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2023-24 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Revenue Estimates

Mar 2, 2023 - This includes $2.5  billion from projected budget-year auction proceeds and $298  million from other GGRF revenues (such as interest earnings, additional current-year revenues from the November 2022 auction, and utilizing the existing GGRF fund balance).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4730

The 2013-14 Budget: Analysis of Governor’s Proposition 39 Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2013 - In view of the above concerns, we recommend the Legislature exclude from the Proposition 98 calculation all Proposition 39 revenues required to be used on energy-related projects and not count spending from these revenues as Proposition 98 expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2691

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 17, 2019 - In addition, the budget provides $2.5  million (Public Utilities Commission Public Advocates Office Account) and 14 positions to the Public Advocate ’s Office for safety-related and administrative workload, such as reviewing wildfire mitigation plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4103

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 During the special session called by the Governor, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024-25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one-time from the General Fund for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2020-21 Budget: Addressing Revenue Uncertainty in the 2020-21 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Jun 4, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Addressing Revenue Uncertainty in the 2020-21 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan a Allocations based on Governor ’s estimate of $2.5 billion in 2020 ‑21. b Includes $12 million allocation in budget act. c Governor ’s estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4250