The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Our office estimated the full ‑year savings —in 2022 ‑ 23 —of suspending these expenditures was $1. 7  b illion. The augmentations subject to suspensions were in a variety of state programs, including In ‑Home Supportive Services, developmental services, and Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - The budget includes $3.4  million annually in 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 from the Gambling Control Fund for cardroom-related licensing workload. The budget package also prohibits BGC from collecting certain cardroom-related fees on a one-time basis between January 2020 and August 2022 (the exact period differs by fee) and generally requires the refund of payments that were made during the covered period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - However, beginning in 2022-23, expenditures began outpacing revenues, shrinking the fund balance. The Governor ’s budget estimates that the DROS Special Account will be insolvent in 2026-27 if no action is taken.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Specifically, this includes $17  million in 2018 ‑19, $7  million in 2020 ‑21, $17  million in 2021 ‑22, and $17  million in 2022 ‑23. Shriver Program. The 2020 ‑21 budget included $11  million in ongoing funding from the TCTF to reflect the additional amount of revenue available to support the program after Chapter  217 of 2019 (AB  330,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - The Commission further estimates costs of $10.8  million to $11.8  million in 2020-21, $12.1  million to $13.2  million in 2021-22, and $15.2  million to $16.5  million in 2022-23. Annual costs after 2022-23 are estimated to remain at $16.5  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - About half of this decline occurred between 2019 and 2020, suggesting that factors such as temporary stay ‑at ‑home orders and closure of nonessential retail businesses in the early part of the COVID ‑19 pandemic likely contributed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - CDCR reports that from 2020 ‑21 to 2024 ‑25, it paid about $130  million annually on average in these payments. Accordingly, the proposal would provide dedicated funding for a portion of the department ’s expected annual costs of these payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - The budget also requires DOJ submit a report assessing the program by April 2023. $2.3 million in 2022-23 (decreasing to $1.6 million annually beginning in 2023-24) for continued implementation of Chapter 326 of 2020 (AB 1506, McCarthy).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Additionally, the Commission estimates that the annual costs for the mandate could range between $19,000 and $1  million starting in 2022-23. Governor ’s Budget Governor Funds Mandate Reimbursement Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

The 2023-24 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training—Office of Administrative Hearing Costs

Feb 13, 2023 - The 2022-23 Budget Act roughly doubled POST ’s staffing to implement SB  2, and POST is still in the process of filling many of the positions responsible for reviewing and investigating misconduct cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4677