The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - Figure 1 Administration Projects Decrease in Proposition 47 Savings Due to Proposition 36 2023 ‑24
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - This leaves $95  million (24  percent) in reserves subject to the cap. This is less than the $106  million the trial courts could have retained under the current 3  percent cap. Background Judicial Branch Has Extensive Facility Needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - For example, the 2023-24 budget package included $19.3  million in 2023-24 (decreasing to $6  million annually beginning in 2026-27) —mostly from the DROS Special Account —for the implementation of five pieces of enacted legislation, increased or new baseline workload, and the continuation of FITSM.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Most people in prison with a mental health need can be treated in an outpatient setting, meaning they live in a prison housing unit and receive regular mental health treatment but do not require 24‑hour care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - This amount consists of funds that are encumbered ($157  million), statutorily excluded ($110  million), designated for prepayments or other purposes ($108  million), or held by Judicial Council on behalf of the trial courts for specific projects ($27  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

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

Oct 24, 2025 - The budget provides Judicial Council with discretion in allocating the funding, but requires that at least half of the funding be allocated based on each trial court ’s share of 2023-24 non-traffic criminal filings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - As  shown in Figure  3 , the amount of criminal fine and fee revenue deposited into the DNA Identification Fund has steadily declined from a peak of $69  million in 2013 ‑14 to $38  million in 2023 ‑24 (a decline of 45  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - Provisional Language to Allow the Department of Finance (DOF) to Adjust 2023 ‑24 Funding Amount. The Governor proposes provisional language that would allow DOF to augment or reduce the 2023 ‑24 appropriation based on actual or estimated expenditure data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - Concerns With Legislative Oversight of LDF Prior to 2023-24. Prior to changes made in the 2023-24 budget package described below, the Legislature had concerns with the level of oversight it had of the LDF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

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

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice The 2023-24 California Spending Plan Judiciary and Criminal Justice The 2023-24 budget provides $18.6  billion from the General Fund for judicial and criminal justice programs, including support for program operations and capital outlay projects, as shown in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805