The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - As of July 2027, it also requires the licensed firearms dealer check that a purchaser is allowed to possess firearms and record certain information, such as the date of the purchase. It also directs DOJ require licensed firearms dealers charge a fee of up to $5 per check (not to exceed actual processing costs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Justice Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - This includes background checks when purchasing firearms and ammunition to ensure the purchaser is not a prohibited person, a ten ‑day waiting period before a dealer may give a firearm to a buyer, and requirements for the recording and reporting of firearm and ammunition  sales.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4527

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

Oct 24, 2025 - This includes $9.2  million in 2025-26 (decreasing to $8.9  million annually beginning in 2027-28) from the Fingerprint Fees Account to support increased background check workload. Of this amount, $5.2  million is an ongoing increase in reimbursement authority to pay the federal government to process such checks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - This includes conducting background checks for individuals seeking to purchase firearms and ammunition, licensing firearm and ammunition vendors, conducting vendor compliance investigations, ensuring lawful possession of firearms and ammunition, and administering various other firearm and ammunition programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Goal 3 Provide Adequate Care at Every Level and Treat Each Patient at the Appropriate Level of Care Selected Actions Evaluate the use of Resource Teams to enhance patients ’ ability and willingness to step down.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Increase Use of CDCR Tele ‑Mental Health to Maximum Court ‑Approved Levels. We recommend directing CDCR to increase the use of tele ‑mental health up to the maximum levels approved by the court. This could attract qualified professionals who might not otherwise want to work in a prison setting, as well as allow the state to recruit from areas where there are more providers available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 23, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47 Estimated State Savings From Proposition  47 Background Proposition  47 (2014) Reduced Punishment for Certain Lower-Level Drug and Property Crimes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - This means the state lacks the necessary revenues to sustain current expenditure levels. As such, any proposals that require new General Fund support require greater scrutiny and must meet a higher bar for approval as it would reduce General Fund spending elsewhere.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2026 - For over three decades, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has faced litigation for providing unconstitutional levels of prison mental health care, in part due to chronic vacancies among mental health staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5134

Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - Moreover, by excluding low ‑risk sex offenders from all Level  I facilities, these policies unnecessarily increase the number of inmates who must be housed in Level  II facilities. However, currently, Level  I facilities are populated at less than 100  p ercent of their design capacity, while Level  II facilities are populated at over 100  p ercent of their design capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023