The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - Background Bureau of Firearms (BOF) Primarily Responsible for Regulating and Enforcing State ’s Firearm and Ammunition Laws. DOJ ’s BOF is primarily responsible for the regulation and enforcement of the state ’s firearm and ammunition laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - It also required CDTFA ’s administrative costs be addressed first prior to any other allocations. As such, the Legislature intended that administration of this new tax not impact the state General Fund or CDTFA ’s existing programs and activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - Absent any state action, the SCFCF ’s insolvency halted the judicial branch ’s construction program. This led the state to shift support for the construction program to the state General Fund. The 2018 ‑19 budget included $1.3  billion in lease revenue bond authority backed by the General Fund —rather than the SCFCF —to finance ten previously planned projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Governor ’s Budget Includes Some Smaller Proposals. The Governor ’s budget includes three categories of discretionary proposals. First, some proposals provide short ‑term budget savings that create more budget capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951