The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Special Funds Unable to Support BOF Costs … As noted above, the DROS Special Account is estimated to be insolvent in 2026-27 absent any action. The condition of the DROS Special Account would be even worse if it also supported all firearm-workload it could statutorily support that is currently supported by the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - New Construction Supported by the General Fund. For a period, the SCFCF ’s insolvency halted the judicial branch ’s construction program. However, after the fiscal difficulties facing the state subsided, the state shifted support for the construction program to the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Add Support Staff and Equipment to Expand Tele ‑Mental Health. The Governor ’s proposal includes $8.9  million General Fund in the budget year, growing to $13.5  million in 2027 ‑28 and declining to $12.8  million in 2028 ‑29 and ongoing to add support staff and equipment to facilitate the conversion of the on ‑site positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - They may also lack the peer and supervisory support to maintain a positive morale. This can mean that vacancy rates that are already elevated due to the environment inside prisons become exacerbated, making recruitment and retention especially difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Oct 24, 2025 - (This program supports court and county costs related to conducting pretrial risk assessments, making release decisions, and supporting monitoring and other services.) This reduces the ongoing support for the program to $50  million annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice [Publication Details]

Oct 24, 2025 - The 2025-26 budget provides $17.3 billion from the General Fund for judicial and criminal justice programs, including support for program operations and capital outlay projects. This is a decrease of $569 million, or 3 percent, below the revised 2024-25 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5085

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - Howe ver, this would come at no net General Fund cost as it would correspondingly reduce the General Fund backfill needed to support  BFS. Require DOJ to Develop Plan for Calculating User Share of BFS Support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, the 2024-25 budget eliminated $9  million in General Fund support for CalVIP beginning in 2025-26 due to the anticipation of GVPSS Fund monies being available to support the program instead.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - New Construction Supported by the General Fund. Absent any state action, the SCFCF ’s insolvency halted the judicial branch ’s construction program. This led the state to shift support for the construction program to the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - The 2022 ‑23 Budget Act provided $85  million annually for three years to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to support competitive grants for local law enforcement to combat organized retail, motor vehicle, and cargo theft.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055