The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
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 2016-17 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 18, 2015 - To illustrate this economic uncertainty, we provide projections under alternative scenarios such as a hypothetical recession that causes budget deficits to re-emerge. The more new budget commitments are made in 2016-17, the more likely it is that the state would face difficult choices—such as spending cuts and tax increases—later.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3305

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - DOJ is required to re port regularly on how these funds are used. The remaining $25  million was made available through June 2028 for grants to legal service providers as follows: $10  million to the judicial branch for indigent civil legal services for individuals likely to be impacted by potential or actual federal actions. $10  million to the Department of Social Services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The Definition of Qualified Capital Outlay for the State Appropriations Limit

Feb 18, 2022 - In this post, we provide our view on some commonly asked questions about the statutory definition of capital outlay for SAL-re lated purposes. Introduction The State Appropriations Limit. The SAL restricts how the state can use revenues that exceed a specified threshold.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4547

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - Hospital — Provides bridge funding for medically tailored meals — Provides accelerated enrollment for adult enrollees — Authorizes community health workers to provide Medi ‑Cal benefits — Establishes Medication Therapy Management program — Adds infant whole genome sequencing as a benefit — Support for free and charitable clinics — Ends rate reduction for complex rehabilitation
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448/1

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - SB  189 also adds to and revises state law to outline the State Data Center rate re-assessment process over the next three fiscal years, starting in 2022-23, and require annual legislative reporting until the process is completed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

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

Oct 16, 2023 - In total, the state re scinded $3.2  billion in one ‑time General Fund appropriations for these projects, replacing it with $240  million in ongoing General Fund augmentations for debt service. Infrastructure Legislation Intended to Expedite Infrastructure Projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788

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

Oct 2, 2018 - The Chafee Education and Training Vouchers Program provides grants of up to $5,000 a year for individuals who ( 1)  w ere in foster care at some point between the ages of 16 and 18, ( 2)  a re less than 22 years old as of July 1st of the award year, ( 3)  h ave a financial need, and ( 4)  a re attending qualifying career and technical training or college.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/7

The 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook

Dec 8, 2020 - Some cases exit because the head of household forgets to submit their redetermination or makes an error on the paperwork, and many of these families successfully re ‑file the next month. Executive Order N ‑28 ‑20 suspended CalWORKs redeterminations for the months of March, April, and May.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4306