The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Other Issues)

Jun 19, 2015 - Chapter  1, Statutes of 2015 (AB  91, Committee on Budget) —the emergency drought legislation passed in March  2015 —included $660  million (primarily from Proposition  1E) for flood protection projects in urban and rural areas, as well as for grants to local governments for local flood protection activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The budget includes $8.6  million and 91  positions on an ongoing basis for workload from issuing AB  60 licenses. This level is significantly less than the resources initially provided on a temporary basis for AB  60 workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/10

The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2018 - Excluding this amount, the increase from 2017 ‑18 is $91 million (8.1 percent). b Per ‑pupil amount combines funding for K ‑12 education, preschool, and other agencies. FTE = full ‑time equivalent. Largest Ongoing K ‑12 Augmentation Is for Full Implementation of LCFF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3731

The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements

Feb 20, 2026 - Our recent revenue post suggests an improvement in revenues of around $5 billion relative to the Governor’s budget estimates. Under the state’s constitutional budget formulas, a revenue increase of this magnitude would translate, very roughly, into a $2.5 billion improvement in the budget bottom line.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5133

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - Ongoing, the Governor ’s spending ‑related solutions provide $5  billion in savings within a few years. Appendix 1 provides a list of the Governor ’s budget solutions. Generates $5.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2025‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - This is about $5  billion larger than the budget problem anticipated by the administration in June. Figure  3 provides our estimates of the General Fund condition, including our estimate of the budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - . $5  million to the judicial branch to supplement its existing contract with the California Access to Justice Commission for legal services nonprofits generally. The judicial branch and DSS are required to report to the Legislature on grant awardees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The 2025-26 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2025 - Specifically, our revenue estimates exceed the administration ’s estimates by $5  billion to $7  billion annually from 2026-27 to 2028-29 —differences we consider very minor given the size of the budget and uncertainty in revenue forecasting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5052

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

May 17, 2025 - Revenues Lower by About $5   Billion. The May Revision downgrades the administration ’s revenue estimates by $5  billion. Revenues for prior and current years are up a total of $6  billion, primarily reflecting stronger ‑than ‑expect personal income tax collections which are running $4  billion ahead of prior projections as of April.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - The increase could be phased in over time: 20  percent to take effect immediately after the next statewide election, 25  percent in 2030, and increasing by 5  percent every five years until the cap reaches a maximum of 50  percent in 2055.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028