The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements

Feb 20, 2026 - Figure 1 The State ’s New Wall of Debt (In Billions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5133

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Sep 6, 2024 - Some Notable New Fire Response and Other Spending. Despite the budget condition, the spending plan does include some significant new spending for environment‑related activities, including from the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4922

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Nov 8, 2023 - Chapter 45 of 2023 (AB 127, Committee on Budget) also requires CDT to update the middle-mile network map on its website within 60 days of any contract to build or lease middle-mile broadband infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4814

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - Appendix 4, Figure 5 Remaining Large One ‑Time and Temporary Augmentations From the 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 Budget Packages: Other General Fund (In millions) Broadband infrastructure —last ‑mile projects $253 Broadband infrastructure —Broadband Loan Loss Reserve Fund 175 Establish new office of public outreach 65 Note: Includes augmentations above $50 million CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission and OPR = Office of Planning and Research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/4

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - Discretionary Spending Proposals New Spending Proposals of About $600 Million. The Governor’s budget includes around $600 million in new discretionary General Fund spending across the budget window. (We consider a proposal to be “discretionary” if it provides more funding for a program or a service above what is already committed under current law or policy.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - New tariffs on imports into the U.S. are creating cost pressures for businesses and consumers. And uncertainty with the federal government appears to be contributing to a general anxiety about the economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - Chapter 45 of 2022 (AB 178, Ting) includes budget bill language that requires a 45-day written notification period for the Joint Legislative Budget Committee once the project is approved through CDT’s PAL process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - As shown in Figure  2, the 2025 ‑26 spending plan includes nearly $10  billion in new borrowing, increasing total outstanding budgetary borrowing from $12  billion to  $22  billion. Figure 2 The State ’s New Wall of Debt (In Billions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The State Appropriations Limit

Apr 21, 2021 - Similar to private employers, the law requires districts to pay a tax equal to 1. 45  p ercent of payroll. We found that nearly all of the $ 650  m illion in mandated expenditures districts currently report are related to the Medicare payroll tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4416

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - California Department of Food and Agriculture The budget provides $638  million from various fund sources to support the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in 2024-25, which represents a decrease of $517  million (45  percent) when compared to the revised 2023-24 expenditure level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934