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 Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Market Match Program. The budget includes $5  million from the General Fund for the Market Match Program. Chapter  442 of 2015 (AB  1321, Ting) created this program within the Office of Farm to Fork to award grants to certified farmers ’ markets that increase the amount of nutrition benefits available to low –income consumers when purchasing fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables grown in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/11

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

Oct 2, 2018 - The implementation date is scheduled to be June 1, 2019. We note that trailer bill legislation allows for a delayed implementation date (no later than August  1, 201 9) i f the necessary automation changes are not completed by June 1, 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/7

The 2021-22 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit

Aug 30, 2021 - Second, the budget made the Golden State Stimulus payments an emergency expenditure, which is excluded from the SA L (described below). Third, the budget shifted some capital outlay spending from federal funds (specifically, American Rescue Plan fiscal relief funds) to General Fund, increasing room under the limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4449

The 2022-23 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - The June 2021 budget plan sets forth a schedule to expand this program to all four ‑year olds over a four ‑year period, beginning in 2022 ‑23. The Legislature and Governor also agreed to adjust the guarantee to cover the associated costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4472

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

Oct 2, 2018 - The State Controller is to distribute this payment automatically on a per ‑pupil basis using a DOF ‑developed schedule unless the Legislature adopts an alternative payment plan as part of the regular state budget process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/3

The 2019-20 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - In recent years, the state share of costs has been increasing for Medi ‑Cal ’s optional expansion as a result of scheduled reductions in federal matching funds. Similarly, in the next couple of years, the state ’s share of costs for the Children ’s Health Insurance Program also will increase as the federal share declines.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3896

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

Feb 24, 2016 - Compared to the Governor’s approach, our alternative that does not require an employee match may allow the state to address this problem at a lower cost. This approach may also preserve the state’s ability to change these benefits in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3363

An Extraordinary Moment in California's Fiscal History

Apr 11, 2019 - We also recommend that the Legislature “reject ” the Governor ’s lack of a proposal in the budget to extend the package of tax changes on managed care organizations (MCOs) currently scheduled to lapse at the end of the fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4003