Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, in court documents, CDCR estimated that the staff fill rate for ICF and APP beds in June would have been 98  percent for psychiatrists (instead of 81  percent), 73  percent for psychologists (instead of 52  percent), 105  percent for social workers (instead of 82  percent), and 127  percent for recreational therapists (instead of 101  percent) had all 249  inpatient beds been deactivated that month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - A large portion of the General Fund support is used to support the Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) enforcement teams, which seize firearms from people prohibited from owning or possessing them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

New Higher Education Reporting Requirements [EdBudget]

Nov 17, 2025 - TBL refers to trailer bill language contained in Chapter 9 of 2025 (AB 123, Committee on Budget) and Chapter 745 of 2025 (SB 148, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review). b Campuses are to submit their turnaround plans to the CSU Chancellor's Office by December 31, 2025. c Reporting requirement is included in Chapter 755 of 2025 (SB 437, Weber Pierson). d Reflects due date for report from the CCC Chancellor's Office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1033

Property tax rules for inherited property. [Ballot]

Oct 22, 2025 - The special rules for vacation homes and business properties only app lied to the first $1  million of combined property value. Proposition  19 narrowed these special rules. The rules now only apply to two types of properties: (1)  homes that a child or grandchild uses as a primary residence and (2)  farms.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-017

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

Oct 16, 2025 - Appropriations include $232  million for the Dam Safety and Climate Resilience Program, $148  million for Salton Sea projects, $123  million for the Flood Control Subventions Program, $63  million for State Plan of Flood Control projects, $30  million for groundwater management activities, and $8  million for improvement and management of stream gages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

New Higher Education Reporting Requirements [EdBudget]

Jul 21, 2025 - TBL refers to trailer bill language contained in Chapter 9 of 2025 (AB 123, Committee on Budget). b Campuses are to submit their turnaround plans to the CSU Chancellor's Office by December 31, 2025. c Reporting requirement is included in SB 437 (Weber Pierson). d Reflects due date for report from the CCC Chancellor's Office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/977

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - CDCR Also Continuing to Operate Excess APP and ICF Bed Capacity. As shown in Figure   4 , CDCR is also operating excess capacity in other types of inpatient beds, including 205 APPs, 327  ICFs at both men ’s prisons and state hospitals, 32  APP/ICF beds at women ’s prisons, and 13 APP/ICF beds for the condemned population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - Most of the General Fund is used to support the Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) enforcement teams, which seize firearms from individuals prohibited from owning or possessing them. This has been the case since 2019 ‑20 when the budget package shifted full support of these teams over to the General  Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The administration ’s estimates assume that 123 rank-and-file employees would receive this payment and 19 excluded employees would receive the payment —increasing annual state costs by about $1.8  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - The Governor ’s budget proposes reducing Proposition  98 funding for State Preschool by $446  million and non-Proposition  98 General Fund by $123  million. The administration indicates these reductions would be made on a one-time basis in 2024 ‑25 to reflect its estimate of State Preschool funds that would otherwise go unused.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894