The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Concerns With DROS Special Account Insolvency Led to Greater Use of General Fund … As shown in Figure  2, support for BOF followed a fee-based funding structure through 2018-19, with all BOF costs supported by special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, the 2024 ‑25 Budget Act provided $23.1  million General Fund (increasing to $46.2  million annually beginning in 2025 ‑26) to pay for increased utility costs. In addition, the 2025 ‑26 Budget Act provided $31.4  million General Fund in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing to accommodate growth in food  costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Specifically, the 2018 ‑19 budget included $1.3  billion in lease revenue bond authority backed by the General Fund —rather than the SCFCF —to finance ten previously planned projects. This commitment effectively backfilled the $1.4  billion transferred from the SCFCF to the General Fund to help address the state ’s budget condition between 2009 ‑10 and 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Historically, the dollar value of multiple acts of shoplifting could generally not be aggregated to achieve a felony theft conviction (theft of over $950) unless it is proven that the separate acts of shoplifting are motivated by a common plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - While the judicial branch eventually sought legislative input before moving ahead with implementing the restoration of the $42  million reduction in 2024 ‑25, it is concerning that it had first moved to act without legislative oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - State Bar of California Guidelines on Indigent Defense Services Delivery Systems Indigent defense providers must act zealously to provide services meeting the mandate of being a “reasonably competent attorney acting as a diligent, conscientious advocate. ” There should exist a mechanism whereby the quality of the representation provided by indigent defense providers is monitored and accurately assessed, employing uniform standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - The 2018 ‑19 budget included $3.2  million General Fund in 2018 ‑19, declining to $709,000 annually beginning in 2020 ‑21, to construct and maintain this web portal. County Law Libraries. To address declines in the amount of civil filing fee revenues available to support county law libraries, four budgets have included one-time General Fund assistance to help maintain service levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - Under state law —the Public Employees ’ Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA) —entities that contract with CalPERS to administer health benefits must provide at least a minimum level of retiree health benefits to all employees who retire with at least five years of service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

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

Oct 24, 2025 - These proposals include: $23.1  million one time for the construction of Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility improvements at various prisons. $19.8  million in 2025-26 and ongoing to establish a replacement cycle for the department ’s public safety radio communications equipment. $12.8  million one time for COVID-19 response and mitigation-related activities, such as testing and overtime for staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

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

Jan 25, 2017 - As part of the annual budget act, the state provided $1  million in additional General Fund support in 2014 ‑15, $2  million in 2015 ‑16, and $7  million in 2016 ‑17 —above the tax revenue provided through the 2011 realignment —to provide counties with funding to address increased trial court security costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3538