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

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 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 - The State Bar reports it cost $ 70  m illion from its General Fund to operate its entire disciplinary system in 2018 —approximately 84  p ercent of the total 2018 State Bar General Fund expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Chapter  168 of 2024 (A B  2943 , Zbur) expanded officers ’ authority to arrest shoplifters and Chapter  803 of 2018 (A B  1065 , Jones ‑Sawyer) added conditions under which they can be held in jail until arraignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - However, the trend in the value of assets seized and the amount distributed diverged in 2018. Specifically, as shown in Figure  7, the value of assets seized in state cases increased by 13  p ercent between 2017 and 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - Specifically, spending on district attorney offices was nearly $50 per person in 2018 ‑ 19 —an increase of about $12 per person (or 32  percent) from 2009 ‑10. In contrast, spending on indigent defense was about $27 per person in 2018 ‑ 19 —an increase of about $4 per person (or 20  percent) from 2009 ‑10.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - LAO Assessment 2018 Compensation Study Disagree That 2018 Compensation Study Is Confidential Under CPRA. We disagree with the administration ’s assertion that the 2018 compensation study and all information related to it are confidential under the CPRA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

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

Feb 23, 2026 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2026-27 budget proposals related to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - For example, the 2018 ‑ 19 b udget also included $3. 2  m illion General Fund in 2018 ‑19, declining to $709,000 annually beginning in 2020 ‑21, for the judicial branch to design, build, and maintain an e ‑services web portal for self ‑represented individuals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362