The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The legislation authorizes DOF to augment this amount by up to $20  million. All augmentations shall be authorized no sooner than 30 days after written notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Reflecting very strong cash collections in recent months, the May Revision adjusts 2020 ‑21 revenues (and transfers) up by $26.8  billion to $182  billion. This represents a 27  percent increase over 2019 ‑20, the largest single year increase in over four decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Moreover, 5 of the  20 most destructive wildfires in the state ’s history occurred in 2020 alone, with an additional two in 2021. Not only do high ‑severity wildfires take lives and level homes, businesses, and community infrastructure, they also destroy fish and wildlife habitats.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Feb 24, 2023 - For example, about 20  percent of all new cars sold in California in 2022 were ZEVs (compared to about 10  percent in 2020), and there are currently about 80,000 ZEV chargers in California. Research suggests roughly half of the households that receive an incentive to purchase a ZEV would have purchased one anyway, revealing the extent to which the ZEV market has
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - Support for Local Transit Transit ridership had been gradually declining since 2014 but dropped dramatically when the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. The decrease in ridership has reduced fare revenues for the agencies that operate locally based transit services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Specifically, these new proposals would be in addition to the more than 20 workforce items funded as part  of  the  2021 ‑22 budget. LAO Comment: How Do the Proposals Work Together to Meet Clear Goals?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - California Highway Patrol The budget provides $2.8  billion to fund CHP, an increase of $346  million (14  percent) compared to 2020 ‑21 revised spending estimates. The increase mainly is due to short-term employee compensation reductions enacted in 2020 ‑21 and several one-time capital outlay expenditures in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Some of the major expenditure cost drivers have included (1)  increased employee compensation costs which have been driven by both increases to staffing levels and growing salary and benefit costs at CHP, (2)  workload related to the issuance of new driver licenses and ID cards that comply with federal standards (commonly referred to as “REAL IDs), ” and (3)  supplemental pension plan repayments that began in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

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

Feb 27, 2023 - As we discussed in previous  publications, such as our February 2020 report, The 2020‑21 Budget: Transportation , the Legislature has various options to address the condition of the MVA. For example, it could reduce spending from the fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The Governor has signaled interest in changing the state ’s reserve policy by: (1)  increasing the cap on BSA required deposits from 10  percent of General Fund taxes to 20  percent of General Fund taxes, and (2)  excluding the state ’s reserve deposits from the state appropriations limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951