The 2022-23 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - In considering the state ’s 2022 ‑23 SAL estimates, we anticipate the state ’s SAL position in 2023 ‑24 to be a major consideration in the budget process and enactment. Our estimates for the state ’s SAL position across the budget window are also shown in the insert in Figure 6.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4472

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The state solved a $27  billion deficit in 2023 ‑24, a $55  billion deficit in 2024 ‑25, and a $15  billion deficit in 2025 ‑26 (in addition to roughly $28  billion in proactive budget ‑balancing actions taken the year before).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version) Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/3

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version) Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/2

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version) Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/1

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - In this section, we first present our estimates of the budget problem the Legislature addressed in the 2025 ‑26 budget package, focusing on the three ‑year budget window under consideration: 2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version) ‑885 ‑1,322 Increase in Required Reserve Deposits. In  certain circumstances, the Constitution requires the state to deposit some of the available Proposition  98 funding into a statewide reserve account for schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - (Typically, each April the Board adopts final rates, which reflects the application of these supplemental payments.) The Governor proposes applying the state ’s 2023 ‑24 CalPERS payment to reduce the state ’s payments toward unfunded liabilities in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

Whether or Not to Tap Reserves to Solve Estimated Budget Problem Emerges as Key Fiscal Decision Facing California’s Legislature

Apr 19, 2023 - Whether or Not to Tap Reserves to Solve Estimated Budget Problem Emerges as Key Fiscal Decision Facing California’s Legislature April 19, 2023 Tweet Gabriel PetekLegislative Analyst Through the final months of the 2023-24 budget process, California ’s Legislature will make numerous important decisions regarding the allocation of state resources in the context of a budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4762