The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Chapter  97 of 2025 (SB  280, Cervantes) called a statewide special election on November 4, 2025, for voters to consider Proposition 50 . Chapter 115 (SB 162, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) appropriated from the General Fund an unspecified amount to county elections officials and the Secretary of State for the “actual and reasonably necessary costs, as determined by the Director of Finance,” to conduct the election.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes $260  million —$91.5  million General Fund and $168.5  million in lease revenue bonds —for CalFire capital outlay projects in 2025-26, of which $163  million is newly approved and $97  million was approved as part of previous budget agreements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - . $97 million in 2022 ‑23 and $85 million and 455 positions ongoing thereafter to increase firefighter staffing levels. CalFire —Relief  Staffing.  $86 million ongoing starting in 2020 ‑21 to support additional firefighting positions and fire response surge capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Jan 25, 2022 - This funding —in addition to the estimated $97 million provided through continuous appropriations —would bring total funding for safe and affordable drinking water to $130 million in 2022 ‑23, consistent with past budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4496

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - Relief staffing CalFire $97 million GF in 2022 ‑23, $85 million GF ongoing, and 455 positions to increase firefighter staffing levels. Short ‑term fire protection augmentation CalFire $83 million GF on a one ‑time basis to support fire protection resources, including crews staffed by CalFire and CMD personnel, from July through December 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - Proposes $374,000 General Fund and one position to modernize the CEQA filing process and other responsibilities related to the implementation of Chapter  97 of 2021 (A B  819 , Levine). While this legislation initially was not expected to have significant implementation costs, the California Department of Technology subsequently identified additional necessary  expenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523