The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals [Publication Details]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals California Highway Patrol Proposals Summary In this post, we review two of the Governor ’s 2026-27 budget proposals for the California Highway Patrol (CHP): a $60  million temporary augmentation from the Motor Vehicle Account (MVA) for equipment and operating costs, and a total of $2.3  million on a one-time basis from the General Fund for two capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - Cash flow adjustments from prior budget packages reverted previously awarded funds, with the intent to reappropriate those dollars in future years for the same projects when awardees are expected to need construction funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - California Highway Patrol The budget provides $3.2  billion for CHP in 2024 ‑25, which represents a reduction of $110  million (about 3  percent) relative to 2023 ‑24. Similar to last year, the budget includes a number of shifts in the funding approach for CHP capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - CHP = California Highway Patrol and DMV = Department of Motor Vehicles. Shifting $205   Million From Existing General Fund Appropriations to Lease Revenue Bonds. The Governor proposes to revert General Fund from several CHP and DMV capital outlay projects and instead fund them using lease revenue bonds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2022-23 Budget: Highway Violence Task Force

Feb 14, 2022 - More than half of the requested funding is dedicated for overtime, which is intended to increase CHP road patrol presence in areas with high incidences of shootings to deter potential criminal activity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4533

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - California Highway Patrol The budget provides $2.8  billion to fund CHP, an increase of $346  million (14  percent) compared to 2020 ‑21 revised spending estimates. The increase mainly is due to short-term employee compensation reductions enacted in 2020 ‑21 and several one-time capital outlay expenditures in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - Cash Flow Adjustments Avoid Programmatic Impacts but Create Cost Pressures in Future Years. The proposed $2.8  billion in cash flow adjustments would help alleviate cost pressures in the near term by reducing General Fund commitments in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - California Highway Patrol The budget provides $3.2  billion to fund CHP, an increase of $248  million (8  percent) compared to 2021-22 revised spending estimates. The increase mainly is due to several anticipated one-time capital outlay expenditures in 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - This somewhat unusual circumstance is the result of cash flow adjustments the state made as part of the current ‑year budget agreement. Specifically, the 2024 ‑25 budget package reverted funds appropriated for these programs in prior years —that had already been awarded to projects —with the intent of reappropriating the dollars in a future year when they are actually needed to cover planned expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961