The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Of this amount, about $6.1  billion was associated with 17 projects in Los Angeles County. In April 2024, the Los Angeles Superior Court completed a reassessment of its facilities needs based on its operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - This project would replace 17 existing firearm and ammunition databases and systems. Shift in BOF Costs to General Fund. To address an anticipated insolvency in the DROS Special Account, the budget proposes to shift $8  million annually through 2028-29 in BOF costs from the DROS Special Account to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - In addition, Chapter  335 expanded the required consultation with counsel to apply to arrested youths who are age 16 or 17. Commission Determined Chapter  335 Created a State-Reimbursable Mandate. The Commission found that Chapter  335 ’s requirements to provide access to legal counsel for arrested youths age 16 and 17 created a state-reimbursable mandate by imposing new state-mandated activities and costs on local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Specifically, this includes $17  million in 2018 ‑19, $7  million in 2020 ‑21, $17  million in 2021 ‑22, and $17  million in 2022 ‑23. Shriver Program. The 2020 ‑21 budget included $11  million in ongoing funding from the TCTF to reflect the additional amount of revenue available to support the program after Chapter  217 of 2019 (AB  330,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - To help address this steady decline and to maintain the level of services provided by BFS, the state has provi ded General Fund support to backfill the reduction in criminal fine and fee revenue deposited in the DNA Identification Fund since 2016 ‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Courts and the County Office of Education General Fund Offset

Feb 16, 2017 - For example, excess property taxes collected in 2015-16 offset the state ’s General Fund support to trial courts in 2016-17. In 2015-16, preliminary estimates show that five COEs had excess taxes totaling $37 million to offset General Fund support to trial courts in 2016-17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3567

The 2016-17 Budget: Fiscal Impacts of Proposition 47

Feb 12, 2016 - Recommend Withhold Action on 2016 –17 Request for Additional Funding. Given our concerns with how the administration and judicial branch calculated Proposition  47 costs, we recommend the Legislature withhold action on the Governor ’s proposal to provide the judicial branch with $21  million in additional General Fund support in 2016 –17 pending the receipt of revised cost information.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3352

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - In this report, we (1) provide background on California’s parole hearing process, (2) identify current aspects of the process that could disadvantage certain groups, and (3) recommend steps to promote greater equity in the parole hearing process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

The 2016-17 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 22, 2016 - Governor’s Proposal The Governor ’s budget proposes $32  million (General Fund) in 2016 –17 and $34  million in 2017 –18 to expand the MCRP. The 2016 –17 appropriation includes $20  million to support existing contracts and $12  million to expand the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3359

The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Court Security Funding for Counties

Jan 25, 2017 - Of the additional funds provided, DOF allocated $713,000 in 2014 ‑15, $1.9  million in 2015 ‑16, and currently estimates the allocation of about $2.7  million to qualifying counties in 2016 ‑17. Governor ’s Proposal The Governor ’s budget for 2017 ‑18 includes $7  million in General Fund support for increased trial court security costs resulting from the construction of new courthouses —the same amount that was provided in 2016 ‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3538