The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget $3,135 $4,677 BCH = Secretary for Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; HHAPP = Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program; FHC = Family Homelessness Challenge Grants; BSCC  =  Board of State and Community Corrections; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4825/1

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

Oct 2, 2018 - The budget includes an ongoing augmentation of $4. 5  m illion from the MVA for the replacement of CHP vehicles that exceed the Department of General Services ’ recommended vehicle replacement mileage threshold of 100, 000 m iles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/10

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Driver License and Identification Card Federal Compliance. The budget provides an increase of $23  million and 218  positions in 2017 ‑18 (and $46.6  million and 550  positions in 2018 ‑19) for the issuance of new driver licenses and identification cards that comply with federal standards for identity verification and security features.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/10

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

Feb 20, 2026 - Recommend Using Windfall to Reduce Reliance on Reserves and Borrowing. Accordingly, if windfall resources are available at the May Revision, we recommend the Legislature use them to reduce the reliance on the use of reserves and borrowing in the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5133

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - LAO Recommended Approach. We put forward two recommendations to improve reserve policy: Raise the Reserve Cap to 50   Percent by 2055. We first recommend the cap on constitutional reserve deposits be raised from 10  percent to 50  percent of General Fund taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

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

May 17, 2025 - Recommend Legislature Maintain Overall May Revision Structure. We recommend the Legislature address the budget shortfall with a similar approach that the administration took, namely adopting solutions that primarily put the state on more solid fiscal footing, rather than those that delay or exacerbate future problems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy [Publication Details]

Apr 10, 2025 - In this report, we assess proposed changes by the Governor to the state’s reserve policy and put forward our own recommendations that would allow the state to save enough in reserves to be able to afford its core service level over the long-term.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5028

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget includes $ 260  m illion from the Motor Vehicle Account for DMV to process driver licenses and ID cards that comply with federal standards —commonly referred to as “REAL IDs ” —and to implement various operational improvements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4083

The 2025-26 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2025 - Either way, we recommend the Legislature maintain at least the level of ongoing solutions proposed by the Governor. This is important because, going forward, the budget problems will become more difficult to solve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5052

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - We recommend the Legislature maintain last year ’s momentum by developing a plan for addressing the budget problems on the horizon. The underlying budget dynamics today are particularly challenging for three reasons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951