The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The MVA ’s primary source of revenue is from vehicle registration fees, as well as —to a lesser degree —from driver ’s license and identification card fees. CHP receives roughly 60  percent of the MVA revenues ($3  billion) annually, with most of the remainder supporting activities at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - DOF expects to ( 1)  e valuate DMV ’s current operations and efforts to address its aging IT infrastructure and ( 2)  m ake recommendations to improve DMV ’s operations and enhance its customer service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - In contrast, about 66  percent of driver ’s license renewals and 84  percent of ID card renewals occurred in field offices. Although other service channels, such as online and mail, exist for driver ’s license and ID card renewals, more than half of the customers currently need to go into the field office due to federal regulations for REAL ID.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

Feb 22, 2017 - The request also includes costs associated with producing driver license cards, printing forms and informational materials, and contracts for interpreters. LAO Assessment Proposal Assumes Future Workload Will Be Lower Than Current Level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3575

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Recommendation Reject Funding to Establish Clean California Community Cleanup and Employment Pathways Grant Program. Given the limited General Fund available and uncertain budget context, we recommend the Legislature reject this proposal to create a new local litter abatement grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Transportation

Oct 17, 2019 - The 2019 ‑20 budget includes $260.1  million from the MVA 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/4098

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - Implementing these systems is intended to improve transit agencies ’ ability to provide real time transit information to customers, as well as make it easier for customers to pay transit fares by credit and debit cards, smartphones, and other devices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

The 2016-17 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 23, 2016 - Instead, requiring CTC to perform project –level oversight, as we recommend, would allow CTC to allocate or withhold funding for specific projects and provide a more meaningful level of accountability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3366

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - Recommendations Fund Positions on a Permanent Basis. We recommend modifying the Governor ’s proposal to fund all of the requested positions, but on a permanent basis (rather than funding a portion of the positions on a limited-term basis as proposed).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

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