The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - The budget includes (1)  $11. 1  m illion (Ammunition and Safety Enforcement Special Fund) for the regulation of ammunition and firearms and (2)  $ 10  m illion one time (General Fund) to implement a tier ‑based sex offender registry as required by Chapter   541  o f 2017 (S B  384 , Wiener and Anderson).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/11

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The budget includes $2  billion from the General Fund for inmate medical care to comply with the federal court in the Plata v. Brown case, an increase of $46  million, or 2  percent, above the revised 2016 ‑17 level of spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/11

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision Appendix 1: General Fund Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2025-26 May Revision
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044/1

Reserves, Proposition 2, and the Budget Stabilization Account (Panel 1) [Publication Details]

May 7, 2025 - Reserves, Proposition 2, and the Budget Stabilization Account (Panel 1) [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5040

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - This method also accounts for the fact that, due mainly to other constitutional spending requirements, revenue losses do not result in deficits on a 1:1 basis. This is in particular due to Proposition  98 (1988), in which required spending on schools and community colleges tends to fall when revenues decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - In addition, the administration includes roughly 70 other proposals, each with an estimated cost of less than $100  million. ( Appendix 1 provides a full listing of these items.) All Other Changes Improve Budget Bottom Line by $2   Billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

The 2025-26 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2025 - As shown in Figure  1, our estimates are broadly consistent with those of the administration. Both our office and the Department of Finance (DOF) project operating deficits ranging from $10  billion to $20  billion over the multiyear period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5052

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - The budget includes $2  billion from the General Fund for inmate medical care to comply with the federal court in the Plata v. Brown case, an increase of $54  million, or 3  percent, above the revised 2015 –16 level of spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/10

The 2019-20 May Revision: LAO Revenue Outlook

May 12, 2019 - Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. , which gives states new opportunities to improve compliance with the use tax on Internet sales. .  .  .  But Softened by Economic Factors. Our SUT projections are based, in part, on several parts of our economic outlook —particularly our projections for California personal income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4037

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

Jan 13, 2025 - In total, the Governor ’s budget assumes that state operations costs are reduced by $2.1  billion ($1  billion General Fund) in 2024 ‑25 and $2.6  billion ($1.4  billion General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951