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 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

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

AB1844: Fiscal Analysis [Publication Details]

May 12, 2010 - AB1844: Fiscal Analysis [Publication Details] PDF Description: We were requested by a Member of the Legislature to do a fiscal analysis of AB 1844, as amended on April 28, 2010. As is our standard practice, we also shared our response with the author of the bill, Assembly Member Nathan Fletcher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2283

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&videoId=56

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

Homeland Security [Publication Details]

Mar 1, 2005 - Presented to the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on February 28, 2005.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1291

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The  June 2024 budget package committed to a total of $28  billion in budget solutions for 2025 ‑26, which included, $12  billion in spending ‑related solutions and nearly $16  billion in all other solutions, including $5.5  billion in temporary revenue increases and a $7  billion withdrawal from the state ’s rainy day fund, the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951