The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Specifically, while the vacancy rate was 2.8  percent in 2019, it then rose to over 9  percent in 2021, and remained at 6.6  percent as of 2024, per the most recent data available. (The total number of authorized officer positions for the department has remained roughly the same since 2012.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - The additional state staff are expected to reduce contract costs, resulting in net savings to the state of $9  million. (HSRA estimates it currently spends around $22  million for consultants to undertake this work.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - The budget includes a one-year reduction in the diesel sales tax from 13  percent to roughly 9  percent beginning October 1, 2022. This reduction is intended to provide fiscal relief from high fuel costs to drivers and businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Specifically, the administration forecasts operating deficits ranging from $4  billion to $9  billion over the multiyear period. We recommend the Legislature avoid enacting a budget that plans for future deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Jan 13, 2020 - BSA Reaches Maximum Threshold in 2021 ‑22. Under Proposition  2, the state must make deposits into the BSA until its balance reaches a threshold of 10  p ercent of General Fund taxes. Under the administration ’s estimates, the state reaches this threshold in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Significant Funding in 2021‑22 Budget Package . As summarized in Figure 7, the 2021‑22 budget package included $9.3 billion over three years—primarily from the General Fund—for a variety of activities to respond to climate impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - The 2021 ‑22 budget package provided roughly $1.1  billion from the General Fund over a three ‑year period for Clean California, a statewide program centered around supporting litter abatement and beautification projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Compared with the estimates in the June 2021 budget plan, the administration revises its estimates of the guarantee up $2.5  billion (2.7  percent) in 2020 ‑21 and $5.3  billion (5.7  percent) in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The  main differences between our estimates  include: Revenue Estimates Higher by $9   Billion. Over the budget window —2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑ 26 —the administration ’s estimates of revenues (excluding policy proposals) are higher than our November 2024 estimate by $9  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - Of this amount, $3.3  billion was budgeted for various CalSTA ($2.5  billion) and Caltrans ($800  million) programs on the condition that subsequent legislation be enacted by October 10, 2021 to allocate these funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458