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 2025-26 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2025 - While the Governor focuses solutions in Medi-Cal —constituting $11  billion of the total $16  billion in solutions —the Legislature could pursue a different mix of spending and/or revenue solutions than those proposed.
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

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

Oct 16, 2023 - Appendix 4, Figure 5 Remaining Large One ‑Time and Temporary Augmentations From the 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 Budget Packages: Other General Fund (In millions) Broadband infrastructure —last ‑mile projects $253 Broadband infrastructure —Broadband Loan Loss Reserve Fund 175 Establish new office of public outreach 65 Note: Includes augmentations above $50 million CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission and OPR = Office of Planning and Research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/4

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 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 5, 2020 - The budget projects IHSS total costs to increase from $13. 6  b illion in 2019 ‑ 20 t o $15. 2  b illion in 2020 ‑21 (11. 7  p ercent). General Fund costs are estimated to slightly increase between 2019 ‑20 ($4. 3  b illion) and 2020 ‑21 ($4. 5  b illion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4263

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - In addition, the budget makes three notable special fund augmentations: (1)  $82  million (including $18  million carried over from 2016 ‑17) in Proposition  56 funding for tobacco ‑related disease research; (2)  pursuant to Chapter  249, $11  million one time (budgeted in the Office of Planning and Research) from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for research on reducing carbon
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/5

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - The budget includes (1)  $11. 1  m illion (Ammunition and Safety Enforcement Special Fund) for the regulation of ammunition and firearms and (2)  $ 10  m illion one time (General Fund) to implement a tier ‑based sex offender registry as required by Chapter   541  o f 2017 (S B  384 , Wiener and Anderson).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/11

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 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