The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Other major proposals include $ 51  m illion (mostly General Fund) to modernize the 9 ‑1 ‑1 system, $ 20  m illion (General Fund) for public infrastructure and local emergency response costs through the California Disaster Assistance Act, and $ 16  m illion (General Fund) to continue the implementation of the state ’s Earthquake Early Warning System. $31   Million to Backfill Property Taxes for Local Governments Affected by Recent Wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The Diaper and Wipe Distribution program received $10  million in 2018-19, $30  million in 2021-22, and $9  million in 2024-25 (all General Fund). Shifts Funding for CalFresh Minimum Nutrition Benefit Pilot to 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - State Would Benefit From Leveraging Federal 9   Percent and State Tax Credits Too. The  Governor ’s budget is in some ways incomplete in that it is silent on the treatment of federal 9   percent tax credits and state tax credits for the proposed set ‑aside pool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Between 2019 ‑20 and the Governors 2026 ‑27 budget estimate, IHSS General Fund costs are estimated to grow by about 170  percent. From approximately $4.7  billion General Fund (absent one ‑time federal funds used to offset General Fund during COVID ‑19) to $12.6  billion General Fund (absent the Governor ’s proposed 2026 ‑27 IHSS reductions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes provisional language authorizing the Department of Finance to augment State Emergency Telephone Number Account fund expenditure authority by amounts “necessary to continue implementation of the Next Generation 9-1-1 system, including transition from the legacy 9-1-1 system, ” subject to 30-day legislative notification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs The 2026‑27 Budget Food Assistance Programs Summary. In this post, we provide background on CalFresh, the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP), and other food assistance programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program [Publication Details]

Mar 3, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program [Publication Details] The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program Format: HTML Description: For 2026-27, the Governor’s budget proposes $3.6 billion from the General Fund for the state’s share of SSI/SSP—an increase of $94 million (2.7 percent) from the Governor’s revised 2025-26 budget estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5148

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Recent Congressional Action on the Children ’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Update On Friday, February 9, 2018, Congress appropriated additional funding for CHIP through FFY 2026-27 at states' traditional cost share which, in California, is 35 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - As already noted, the Governor ’s budget projects no unspent TANF available in 2026-27. Given the long history of technical adjustments in the CalWORKs budget, it is possible that there will be additional unspent TANF identified for 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - As a result, SSI/SSP costs increase from 2025-26 to 2026-27 as the Governors 2026-27 budget does not include a technical downward adjustment. However, as of this writing, this reimbursement has not materialized.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148