The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As shown in Figure  1, the proposal includes funding for ten categories of activities, with the three largest relating to vehicles (insurance, new vehicle purchases, and fuel). Figure 1 Governor ’s Proposed CHP Equipment and Operating Costs Augmentations (In Millions) Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Discretionary Proposals The Governor ’s budget includes three categories of discretionary proposals, which are those that are not already committed to under current law or policy. First, some proposals provide short ‑term budget savings that create more budget capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - The Legislature could require the program to further prioritize these communities, such as by adding a focus on multiunit dwellings, given that existing chargers are more heavily located in affluent areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Particularly within the climate resilience funding package, some of the funding categories are targeted specifically to assist vulnerable communities. Figure 7 Climate Adaptation Funding Packages Included in 2021 ‑22 Budget (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The  key item in this category is a proposal for the state to reauthorize a tax on managed care organizations that draws down additional federal funds and offsets costs in Medi ‑Cal. While the fiscal impact of this reauthorization would be small in the budget window —an estimated $300  million in 2023 ‑ 24 —the effect would be much larger in future years, rising to roughly $2  billion in General Fund savings as early as 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - Adding additional commitments to the fund —such as the $25  million in annual debt service for current proposed projects and additional debt service for forthcoming projects —would accelerate the fund ’s anticipated insolvency and necessitate legislative action to address the fund condition somewhat sooner than would  otherwise  be  the  case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - The IG ’s proposed work plan envisions that OIG will conduct six programmatic reviews annually, as well as investigate complaints (such as from whistleblowers) and conduct ad hoc reviews. We summarize OIG ’s work plan for 2024 ‑25 in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

California's Transportation System

Jun 7, 2018 - In recent years, the state has not added much highway capacity to address congestion, as research suggests this approach only works temporarily because it ultimately attracts more drivers. Instead, the state has tried alternatives, such as creating fee ‑based express lanes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3860

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - Inflationary adjustments for all fuel excise taxes —both those previously existing and those added under SB   1 —will begin July 1, 2020. The legislation created two new vehicle fees: (1)  a transportation improvement fee and (2)  a road improvement fee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Transportation

Feb 14, 2017 - As such, the Governor ’s proposal would use provisional budget language to create an entirely new category of potential SHOPP projects. This approach is problematic because it circumvents various requirements in state law for Caltrans to plan and identify needs and priorities in SHOPP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3560