The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - Judicial Branch The budget provides $5.3  billion for the judicial branch in 2023- 24 —a net decrease of $228  million (4  percent) from the revised 2022-23 level. This budgeted amount includes $3.1  billion from the General Fund and $499  million from the counties, with most of the remaining balance from fine, penalty, and court fee revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

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

Jan 13, 2025 - This is a relatively small number on a net basis, but is the result of many, much larger, offsetting differences. For example, the administration’s estimate of baseline costs in Medi‑Cal, the state’s Medicaid program, is higher than our November 2024 estimate by $3.1 billion in 2025‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - (This adjustment results in a net $20  million ongoing General Fund backfill.) Facilities. The budget provides a net $4.7  million General Fund backfill for the State Court Facilities Construction Fund (SCFCF) in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - This is a decrease of $19  million (or 3.6  percent) from the revised 2025-26 General Fund amount —reflecting the net effect of a variety of technical and workload budget adjustments. The remaining support for DOJ operations comes from a number of special funds and reimbursements, including from other state departments for the provision of legal services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, under the medical Receiver in the Plata court case, state spending on prison medical care has more than doubled since the first year of the Receivership (after accounting for inflation) —reaching $3.1  billion in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - For civil cases which received self-help assistance through a workshop, the net benefit was $267 per filing. Figure 3 Summary of Judicial Council Cost ‑Benefit Analysis Findings One ‑on ‑One Assistance
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - This amount includes $439  million from the General Fund —a net increase of $23 million (6 percent). (The net increase does not reflect changes in employee compensation costs in 2022-23 because such costs are accounted for elsewhere in the budget.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

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

Jan 13, 2022 - On the revenue side, the Governor ’s budget includes $5.5  billion to restore net operating losses and business credits and various other tax credits, which reduce SAL  revenues by a total of $6  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - Governor’s Proposal Net Increase in Current ‑Year Adjustments. The Governor ’s budget for 2024 ‑25 proposes, largely from the General Fund, a net increase of $20.4  million in current ‑year adjustments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852