The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - Proposition 2 Proposition   2 Contains Annual Debt Payment Requirement. Proposition  2 created new rules regarding: (1)  deposits into the state ’s rainy ‑day fund and (2)  accelerating payments toward certain eligible debts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

The 2021-22 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 2 Proposals

Apr 26, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 2 Proposals The Governor ’s Proposition  2 Proposals Introduction Passed by voters in 2014, Proposition  2 changed budgeting practices concerning: (1)  reserves and (2)  debt payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4418

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - All Other Changes Improve Budget Bottom Line by $2   Billion. Across the rest of the budget, the administration estimates a net improvement of $2  billion to the General Fund bottom line. The  largest component is a $1.5  billion upward revision to the entering fund balance, primarily driven by higher ‑than ‑expected reversions of unspent funds and lower required Proposition  2 (2014) debt payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Increases Revenue by Around $300   Million. The Governor ’s budget proposes to change the rules about how taxable profits are determined for financial institutions. The administration estimates this change would increase revenues on an ongoing basis by around $300  million per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - Figure 2 The State ’s New Wall of Debt (In Billions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

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

Jan 12, 2026 - Proposition  2 requires the state to make annual deposits into the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA), with amounts generally increasing when revenues —particularly those from capital gains —are higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Sep 6, 2024 - For schools, the budget also provides an increase of $300  million ($179  million ongoing and $121  million one time) to cover cost increases related to universal school meals. For community colleges, the budget also provides (1)  $50  million ongoing for caseload increases in the Student Success Completion Grant program and (2)  $25  million ongoing to increase enrollment by 0.5  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4922

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - While the fiscal impact of this reauthorization would be small in the budget window —an estimated $300  million in 2023 ‑ 24 —the effect would be much larger in future years, rising to roughly $2  billion in General Fund savings as early as 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - However, our Fiscal Outlook revenue forecast, shown in Figure  2 , reflects a smaller, temporary upgrade which reverses beginning in 2026 ‑ 27 —resulting in 2026 ‑27 revenues being in line with budget act estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - These funds will be transferred back to the SPIF for costs associated with the Capitol Annex Project over the course of 2024-25 ($300  million), 2025-26 ($250  million), and 2026-27 ($150  million). Contracting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934