The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - The budget provides ongoing General Fund —$37  million in 2026-27, $36  million in 2027-28, and $35  million annually beginning in 2028-29 —to backfill declines in criminal fine and fee revenue used to support BFS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - The budget includes $71  million limited ‑term General Fund ($36  million in 2026 ‑27 and $35  million in 2027 ‑28) and $7.1  million SCFCF reimbursement authority ($3.6  million in 2026 ‑27 and $3.5  million in 2027 ‑28) for a previously approved facility modification project at the Orange CJC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - This decreases to $3.4  million in 2027 ‑28 and ongoing. $674,000 for equipment and software in 2026 ‑27. This increases to $893,000 in 2027 ‑28 before decreasing to $442,000 in 2028 ‑29 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - The budget proposes $1.2  million General Fund in 2026-27 (decreasing to $259,000 annually beginning in 2027-28) for the implementation of Chapter  591. Chapter  591 requires the sale or transfer of firearm barrels be completed in person by a licensed firearms dealer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - This net decrease results from a $21.8  million decrease in reimbursement authority in 2023-24 (increasing to $40.5  million by 2027-28 and ongoing) offset by a $13.4  million General Fund augmentation in 2023-24 (increasing to $28.8  million annually by 2027-28 and ongoing).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

Completing the Goals of Trial Court Realignment - Completing the Goals of Trial Court Realignment [Video]

Completing the Goals of Trial Court Realignment - Completing the Goals of Trial Court Realignment [Video] To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Completing the Goals of Trial Court Realignment September 28, 2011 In this short webcast, Senior Fiscal and Policy Analyst Drew Soderborg discusses the LAO report "Completing the Goals of Trial Court Realignment. "
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=43

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate

May 27, 2016 - Chapter  22 of 2009 (SB4X 13, Ducheny) amended state law to specifically exclude retiree health benefits for court security personnel from the costs that would be eligible for state funding beginning July 28, 2009.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3478

The 2013-14 Budget: Maximizing Federal Reimbursement for Parolee Mental Health Care [Publication Details]

May 6, 2013 - If the state took these steps, we estimate it could achieve net General Fund savings of about $6 million in 2013-14 and $28 million annually upon full implementation in 2014-15 (assuming the state implements the Medi-Cal expansion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2736

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - Specifically, the Governor proposes $37  million in 2026 ‑27, $36  million in 2027 ‑28, and $35  million annually beginning in 2028 ‑29. The 2025 ‑26 budget also maintains the budget bill language allowing DOF to augment the backfill amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Beginning July 2024, Chapter  231 of 2023 (AB  28, Gabriel) imposed a new excise tax on firearm dealers, firearm manufacturers, and ammunition vendors. Specifically, an 11  percent tax is applied to the gross retail sales of firearms, firearm precursor parts, and ammunition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970