The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Figure 4 Summary of Governor ’s Disaster ‑Related Proposals for 2019 ‑20 ( In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - 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. (The total number of authorized officer positions for the department has remained roughly the same since 2012.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - 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 specifically authorized by statute prior to July 1, 2026; (2) $4.9  million in 2025-26 (and $3.5  million in 2026-27 and ongoing) from the Truck
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - However, due to the decline in transactions in April and May 2020, the total number of transactions in 2019 ‑20 was lower than in the previous year. In 2019 ‑20, DMV processed a total of 68.3  million transactions, which was 1.9  million (3  percent) fewer than in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - (In addition, the Constitution requires the state to set aside $11  billion for reserves and debt payments. We also describe those below.) One-Time Spending The Governor proposes spending $25  billion of General Fund surplus monies on a one-time or temporary basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2018-19 Budget: Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Caltrans’ Capital Outlay Support Program

May 13, 2018 - Over the 11-month period, Caltrans hired on average 53 employees and lost 41, f or a net increase of 14 each month. Currently, Caltrans still has 137 vacant COS positions to fill (a 2  percent vacancy rate).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues

Sep 17, 2020 - Paid vehicle registrations increased in June 2020 with the number of renewals more aligned with their 2019 levels, while the number of new registrations remained down. Estimated Decreases in State Transportation Revenues Estimated Decrease of $619  Million in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4268

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals $1,958 15% Governor ’s Proposals. The Governor ’s budget for 2019 ‑20 does not propose any new major initiatives for Caltrans and includes only a few budget change proposals for the department.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Some of the major expenditure cost drivers have included (1)  increased employee compensation costs which have been driven by both increases to staffing levels and growing salary and benefit costs at CHP, (2)  workload related to the issuance of new driver licenses and ID cards that comply with federal standards (commonly referred to as “REAL IDs), ” and (3)  supplemental pension plan repayments that began in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Transportation

Oct 17, 2019 - The level of PID funding for 2019 ‑20 is an increase of $4.7  million from the 2018 ‑19 level and reflects the department ’s changing PID workload resulting from the continued implementation of SB  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4098