The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package provides a blanket exemption for settlements related to any wildfire occurring between tax years 2021 and 2029. Previously, state law provided income tax exemptions for wildfire settlements on a case-by-case basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5081

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - However, under certain circumstances, some people may require more intensive treatment provided in an inpatient bed. These inpatient beds provide intensive 24‑hour care with the goal of preparing the people to return to an outpatient program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - The administration indicates that the proposed formula would provide a total of $127.5  million in grant awards in 2025-26. This is $10.4  million (8.9  percent) more than the 2024-25 amount. Figure  2 provides an example of how a county grant award would be calculated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - In addition, $8  million of the $20  million General Fund provided in 2023-24 was repurposed to support the continuation of the Hope and Redemption Team Program with $4  million being provided each year in 2024-25 and 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

The 2025-26 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 26, 2025 - Assessment Effect of Proposition  36 on Proposition  47 Prison Population Impact Likely Overestimated … The administration did not provide detailed backup showing its methodology to estimate the impact of Proposition  36 on the prison population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - The state provided $3.5  million one ‑time funding for equipment in 2016 ‑17 and provides about $400,000 ongoing funding for DRP ‑TV, which is a closed ‑circuit platform that delivers 24/7 televised programming content.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2023-24 Budget: Financing Approaches for Capital Outlay Projects

Feb 28, 2023 - Since capital outlay projects will provide benefits for many years, future taxpayers would pay for the future bene fits (through debt service payments) rather than current taxpayers paying for the entire project (through cash financing).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709