The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor's California Highway Patrol budget proposals for (1) equipment and operating costs and (2) capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As shown in Figure  2, the department ’s uniformed officer vacancy rate including temporary positions, is still well above the pre-pandemic levels. Specifically, while the vacancy rate was 2.8  percent in 2019, it then rose to over 9  percent in 2021, and remained at 6.6  percent as of 2024, per the most recent data available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - IT Security ($4   Million). The budget provided a $ 4  m illion increase ($1. 8  m illion ongoing and $2. 2  m illion limited term), as well as six permanent positions, to improve the department ’s cybersecurity and prevent the reoccurrence of recent cyberattacks on the department.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Transportation

Oct 17, 2019 - This is an increase of $103  million, or 4  percent —mainly due to $87  million in increased spending for radio equipment and information technology (IT) infrastructure —compared to the revised level of spending in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4098

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - This means that funding for REAL  ID workload in 2018 ‑ 19 c urrently totals $63. 2  m illion to support 780 p ositions. Additionally, DOF has submitted a subsequent notification to the JLBC that it intends to provide DMV with an additional $40. 4  m illion to maintain existing wait times in the current year no earlier than April 30, 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The fee was first authorized in 2018 and DMV estimates it currently raises about $6.8  million annually. Other Augmentations. The budget also includes (1) $10  million from MVA on a one-time basis to design and develop a State-to-State Verification System pursuant to federal requirements, with a provision that the system shall not be activated to transmit or share data unless
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - The department ’s expenditure levels on the program have increased by $ 39  m illion ( 62  p ercent) from 2014 ‑ 15 t o 2018 ‑ 2019 —from $ 63  m illion to $ 102  m illion. Governor’s Proposal The Governor proposes an increase of $31. 8  m illion in 2020 ‑21 (growing to $43. 4  m illion in 2024 ‑25 and ongoing) from the SHA to augment funding for the Litter Abatement Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - As shown in Figure  4, the operating surplus under the Governor ’s budget is roughly $ 400  m illion in 2023 ‑24. This assumes, however, that the suspensions take effect, reducing General Fund spending by $2. 2  b illion in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - These include activities such as (1)  having a local leader sign a pledge, (2)  establishing an informal advisory board, (3)  conducting an initial litter assessment, (4)  organizing community cleanups, and (5)  creating a long ‑term plan for keeping communities clean.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - Three of the fuel tax increases went into effect on November 1, 2017 and include a (1)  12 cent per gallon increase to the gasoline excise tax, (2)  20 cent per gallon increase to the diesel fuel excise tax, and (3)  4  percent increase to the diesel sales tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142