The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - At the bottom of the figure, we display the total reserves planned for the end of 2020 ‑21 under the administration ’s estimates and assumptions. Under the Governor ’s proposed budget, the state would end 2020 ‑21 with $20. 5  b illion in total reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - As of January 2020, there were 27. 3  m illion licensed drivers and 35. 8  m illion registered vehicles in the state. The Governor ’s budget includes $1. 4  b illion for DMV in 2020 ‑21, which is $ 28  m illion (about 2  p ercent) lower than the estimated level of spending in the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - (In addition, the Constitution requires the state to set aside $11  billion for reserves and debt payments. We also describe those below.) One-Time Spending The Governor proposes spending $25  billion of General Fund surplus monies on a one-time or temporary basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - On May 8, 2020, DMV began to re-open field offices limited to transactions that require an in-person visit, and all field offices reopened by June 11, 2020. As of September 2020, DMV field offices are serving customers that had scheduled their ap pointments prior to the field office closures and those that need to complete a transaction that requires an in-person visit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues

Sep 17, 2020 - The 2020 ‑21 Budget Act estimates that STA funding will be $414  million in 2020 ‑21, which is a $265  million (39  percent) year-over-year reduction. STA reductions are among the many revenue losses transit agencies will be facing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4268

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 5, 2020 - The budget package includes statutory changes that (1)  delay the deadline for HSRA to submit its business plan to the Legislature from May 1, 2020 to December 15, 2020 and (2)  eliminate the requirement that HSRA provide a project update report to the Legislature on or before March  1, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4272

The 2020-21 Budget: Effect of Lower Cap-and-Trade Revenues on the High-Speed Rail Project

Jun 4, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Effect of Lower Cap-and-Trade Revenues on the High-Speed Rail Project The 2020-21 Budget Effect of Lower Cap-and-Trade Revenues on the High-Speed Rail Project The final quarterly cap-and-trade auction in 2019 ‑20 —which was held in May 2020 —generated very little revenue compared to recent auctions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4252

Overview of the 2017 Transportation Funding Package

Jun 8, 2017 - Figure 1 Tax and Fee Rate Increases Current Rates $100 July 1, 2020 a Adjusted for inflation starting July 1, 2020 for the gasoline and diesel excise taxes, January 1, 2020 for the Transportation Improvement Fee, and January 1, 2021 for the ZEV registration fee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3688

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - California Highway Patrol The budget provides $2.8  billion to fund CHP, an increase of $346  million (14  percent) compared to 2020 ‑21 revised spending estimates. The increase mainly is due to short-term employee compensation reductions enacted in 2020 ‑21 and several one-time capital outlay expenditures in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - These solutions yielded General Fund savings of $11  billion through 2025 ‑26. The Governor ’s budget reduces this amount by $1.3  billion through 2025 ‑26. The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951