The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget also includes (1) $10  million from MVA on a one-time basis to design and develop a State-to-State Verification System pursuant to federal requirements, with a provision that the system shall not be activated to transmit or share data unless specifically authorized by statute prior to July 1, 2026; (2) $4.9  million in 2025-26 (and $3.5  million in
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The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - (Please see our report, The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals , for more background on the MVA.) At the time of the 2025-26 budget enactment, the administration projected a $166 million shortfall in the account and therefore proposed—and the Legislature adopted—shifts from two other special funds to cover some MVA expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Introduction On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom ’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the Governor ’s budget based on our initial review as of January 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The Governor Proposes Allocating $26  Billion in Surplus Funds to Spending. Using the $38  billion surplus, the Governor proposes roughly four hundred spending-related proposals, which would cost $26  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget includes budget trailer legislation that permanently extends provisions —which had expired on January 1, 2023 —that limit the administrative indirect cost recovery rate that Caltrans can charge to self-help counties to no more than 10  percent of the department ’s direct costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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