The 2022-23 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - In considering the state ’s 2022 ‑23 SAL estimates, we anticipate the state ’s SAL position in 2023 ‑24 to be a major consideration in the budget process and enactment. Our estimates for the state ’s SAL position across the budget window are also shown in the insert in Figure 6.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4472

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - In this section, we first present our estimates of the budget problem the Legislature addressed in the 2025 ‑26 budget package, focusing on the three ‑year budget window under consideration: 2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The state solved a $27  billion deficit in 2023 ‑24, a $55  billion deficit in 2024 ‑25, and a $15  billion deficit in 2025 ‑26 (in addition to roughly $28  billion in proactive budget ‑balancing actions taken the year before).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2025-26 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2025 - Across the budget window (2023-24 to 2025-26), we estimate the budget condition improves by nearly $2  billion relative to the administration ’s projections. This modest improvement reflects our somewhat higher revenue estimates, partially offset by slightly higher projected spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5052

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - We define a delay as a proposal that reduces expenditures within the budget window (2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑26) but shifts those costs to a future year in the multiyear period (2026 ‑27 through 2028 ‑29).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions $4,850 $7,787 a Chapter 189 of 2023 (SB 104, Skinner) appropriated $73 million FF from the IIJA ’s Enabling Middle Mile Infrastructure program in 2023 ‑24. b Chapter 48 of 2022 (SB 189, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) included a legislative goal to appropriate $250 million GF in 2024 ‑25 for the middle
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions $4,850 $7,787 a Chapter 189 of 2023 (SB 104, Skinner) appropriated $73 million FF from the IIJA ’s Enabling Middle Mile Infrastructure program in 2023 ‑24. b Chapter 48 of 2022 (SB 189, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) included a legislative goal to appropriate $250 million GF in 2024 ‑25 for the middle
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934/governors-office-of-emergency-services

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Nov 8, 2023 - The 2023-24 spending plan also provides funding for compliance with the amended statute, including $1.5 million General Fund for OIS in 2023-24 and ongoing to offer nonreporting entities IS program audits, if requested.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4814

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - The state waived family fees in both the child care and State Preschool programs, with the fees scheduled to return July 1, 2023. Chapter  4 of 2023 (A B  110 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) provided $39  million across state and federal fund sources to waive family fees until September 30, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - Apply 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25 Proposition   2 Payments to Supplant State CalPERS Contributions in 2024 ‑25 and 2025 ‑26. Proposition  2 prevents the state from using a required debt repayment from supplanting funding that would otherwise be made available in the “fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year. ” In this case, the 2023 ‑24 Proposition  2 payment cannot supplant the state ’s payments in 2023 ‑24 or 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887