The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - Peace Officer Decertification Program Established by Chapter 409 of 2021 (SB 2, Bradford and Atkins). Prior to the enactment of SB 2, POST lacked the authority to suspend or revoke an officer’s basic certificate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature require CDCR to provide it with key information to inform its deliberations about whether the $91  million for separating employee leave cashout payments will be needed in 2029 ‑30 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - The cost of increasing tele ‑mental health to the maximum level allowed would be unlikely to exceed $30  million in annual ongoing costs in addition to funding for the Governor ’s proposed 2026 ‑27 tele ‑mental health expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Governor ’s Proposal The Governor ’s budget proposes $20.4  million General Fund in 2026-27 (decreasing to $259,000 ongoing beginning in 2029-30) to support DOJ firearm workload. This includes the three proposals described below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - The Governor ’s 2024-25 budget proposes budget provisional language allowing DOF to authorize an additional, up to $100  million no-interest loan from the LDF to the General Fund subject to 30-day legislative notification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - This amount includes (1) $60  million for backlogs across all case types and (2) $30  million specifically for readiness conferences to adjudicate certain criminal cases prior to trial in order to address criminal case backlogs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - This  includes 30 men ’s prisons and 2 women ’s prisons. (People who are transgender, nonbinary, or intersex are generally required to be housed in a men ’s or women ’s facility based on their preference.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget provided $19. 1  m illion General Fund annually for three years to supplement $11. 2  m illion in existing support from the TCTF ($6. 2  m illion) and IMF ($ 5  m illion). This increased the total annual direct funding for self ‑help centers to $30. 3  m illion through 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - As part of the Governor ’s January budget proposal each year, DOF (1)  estimates the state savings resulting from Proposition  47 in the current year, which is then reflected in the budget as a transfer to the SNSF in the budget year and (2)  projects the estimated state savings that will occur in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - It also includes $3.2  million annually (mainly General Fund) to maintain funding for carry concealed weapon license workload and about $2  million annually from the General Fund for increased firearms clearance workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085