The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget also provides Caltrans with $17.6  million on a one-time basis from the State Highway Account for the Games Route Network and other related highway improvements. Additionally, SB  128 appropriates $1,000 from the State Highway Account for Caltrans to fund capital projects that support the Games Route Network.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - In order to guid e future legislative decisions, we find that it is particularly important for the state to conduct robust program evaluations to measure the extent to which new programs are meeting their core objectives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Equipment and Operating Costs Augmentations Governor ’s Proposal The Governor proposes providing a one-time augmentation of $60.3  million from the MVA for CHP to cover various equipment and operating costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions $3,235 $11,964 a Positive values reflect new proposed spending in that year due to the resumption of cash ‑flow adjustments or delays. b Includes funding from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). c Includes funding from the State Highway Account. d Includes a $1 billion delay and a $261 million fund shift from the General Fund to GGRF. e Includes funding from the Public Transportation Account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Over the past several years, the Legislature has focused on certain financial aid goals, including: ( 1)  i ncreasing living assistance (especially for students enrolled full time); ( 2)  e xpanding the number of Cal Grant competitive awards, as demand currently greatly exceeds supply; and ( 3)  s implifying the state ’s financial aid system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor proposes no additional deposits into the reserve so it remains at its 2019 e nacted level of $ 900  m illion under this budget proposal. Governor Has a $6   Billion Surplus to Allocate. We estimate the Governor had a $6  b illion surplus to allocate in the 2020 ‑ 21 b udget process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - The spending plan includes a net increase of $39.1  million from various fund sources and 143 new full-time equivalent staff for the Capital Outlay Support Program. This brings budgeted totals for the program to $2.4  billion and 11,787 full-time equivalent staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2017-18 Budget: California Highway Patrol

Feb 9, 2017 - CHP would incur e stimated lease costs beginning in 2020 ‑21 of $9.2  million and decreasing to $7.2  million in 2021 ‑22. Five-Year Plan for Replacement of CHP Offices. The administration ’s recent Five-Year Infrastructure Plan —which proposes state spending on infrastructure projects in all areas of state government through 2021 ‑22 —includes ongoing projections of the CHP ’s area office replacement needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3551

Road Charge Pilot Program Update

Sep 15, 2016 - The various options were offered in order to (1) address privacy concerns by providing som e options that do not involve electronic tracking and (2) assess the accuracy of reports of miles driven under various methods.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3499

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - For example, although the majority of vehicle registration renewals are completed outside of field offices, vehicle registration renewals still mak e up about 18  percent of all transaction completed in field offices even though all vehicle registration renewals can now be completed in other service channels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283