The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - If our estimates hold, the Legislature will face a fourth consecutive year of budget problems —all during a period of overall revenue growth . As it stands —with larger forecasted deficits and many fewer tools available to address them —California ’s budget is undeniably less prepared for downturns.
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 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - After making the $1. 3  b illion total payment, the state will have eliminated all remaining maintenance factor for the first time since 2005 ‑06. In both 2016 ‑17 and 2017 ‑18, the state is spending at the calculated minimum guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/3

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

Oct 2, 2018 - Participating counties and tribes are required to provide a dollar ‑for ‑dollar match to receive state funds. Budget ‑related legislation also requires an independent evaluation of the impacts of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/7

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 2 Debt Proposal

Feb 24, 2016 - Two of these items, repayment of the Transportation Congestion Relief Fund loan and Proposition  98 settle up, carry no interest at all. Other special fund loans carry interest at a much lower rate than retirement liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3363

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - In addition, the budget includes provisional language allowing Caltrans, upon the approval of the Department of Finance and notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, to spend up to $20  million in state funds (with up to $20  million in matching federal funds) on zero ‑emission vehicle charging stations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/10

The 2022-23 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - Enhanced Federal Match for Home ‑ and Community ‑Based Services (HCBS). The ARP also included a temporary enhanced federal match rate for HCBS funded through the Medicaid program, which reduces the state ’s share of base program costs for these services by $3 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4472

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

Jan 13, 2024 - Although caseloads under the Governor’s budget are higher than anticipated in June, economic conditions likely do not yet match what the Legislature envisioned when it created the reserve. Moreover, the administration proposes ongoing reductions to CalWORKs despite withdrawing these reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4825

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Under this program, state funding will be awarded to counties that provide county matching funds to establish or expand programs that help homeless individuals with disabilities apply for disability benefit programs, including SSI/SSP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/7

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Requires All COEs to Develop Plans for Supporting School Districts. Trailer legislation (Chapter  15) requires all COEs to develop plans specifying how they will support their school districts. In these plans, COEs, at a minimum, are to specify how they will provide support to (1)  all districts in developing their Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAPs) and (2)  any district deemed low performing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/3