The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - These projects were categorized into five groups —and ranked within each group —in the following descending priority order: 18 immediate need projects ($2.3  billion), 29 critical need projects ($7.9  billion), 15 high need projects ($1.3  billion), 9 medium need projects ($1.6  billion), and 9  low need projects ($100  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - Measures approved during a legislative special session provided $15  million General Fund in 2024-25 to the judicial branch for grants to legal services providers to address federal actions that impact the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - DOF then modifies these estimates based on updated data as part of the May Revision. Some Provisions in Proposition  36 (2024) Reduce the State Savings Attributable to Proposition  47. Proposition  36, approved by the voters in November 2024, increased punishment for various drug and theft crimes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - For example, FITSM was funded by the DROS Special Account in 2023-24 and the General Fund in 2024-25. The Governor ’s budget again proposes General Fund support for FITSM in 2026-27. …Suggesting State May Want to Examine Its Regulatory Fee Structure, Particularly Given Limited General Fund Capacity for Ongoing Commitments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Feb 23, 2026 - On May 19, 2025, the administration notified the Legislature that CDCR was projected to exceed its 2024 ‑25 budget by about $358  million and requested reappropriations of previously unspent funds from prior years to address this shortfall.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - Below, we discuss those modifications and the funding that has been distributed under the modified versions of the S B  678 formula. Formula Temporarily Modified for 2013 ‑14 and 2014 ‑15. In an attempt to adjust for the effects of the 2011 public safety realignment, legislation was enacted to modify the original S B  678 formula for 2013 ‑14 and 2014
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, the action plan estimates that it will cost $25   million ongoing to increase pay by roughly 3   percent for mental health positions at CDCR. Those salary costs would directly increase the state ’s costs for benefits where the employer ’s cost is determined as a percentage of pay (often referred to as “salary ‑driven ” benefits) like employer contributions to pension benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Beginning in 2018, Chapter  681 of 2017 (SB  395, Lara) required that arrested youths age 15 and younger be provided a consultation with legal counsel before they may waive their Miranda rights or be interrogated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - The 2021 ‑22 budget included an ongoing $15  million General Fund augmentation to provide discretionary funding for the program. Additionally, the 2022 ‑23 budget included $45  million in one-time General Fund support for eviction-related matters ($30  million) and consumer debt-related issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic ($15  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - This amount included $50  million in annual funding and $15  million in temporary funding. The temporary funding of $15  million annually for ten years was first provided as part of the 2014 ‑15 budget package, which means that it is scheduled to expire at the end of  2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673