The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

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

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The State Appropriations Limit

Apr 21, 2021 - The State Appropriations Limit Introduction In the late 1970s, voters passed Proposition  4 (1979), which added Article XIIIB to the State Constitution. Article XIIIB established an appropriations limit on the state and most types of local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4416

The Definition of Qualified Capital Outlay for the State Appropriations Limit

Feb 18, 2022 - As such, there are many types of properties that clearly meet this definition, including: buildings (such as houses, office buildings, and school buildings), land (including undeveloped land, such as parks), highways, roads, and bridges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4547

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 12, 2022 - Historically, undocumented residents were only eligible for limited Medi ‑Cal coverage. In recent years, the state has taken steps to expand eligibility for comprehensive Medi ‑Cal coverage to undocumented residents under the age of 26  as well as those over the age of 49.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4616

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the State Appropriations Limit Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 4, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the State Appropriations Limit Proposal [Publication Details] Description: This post provides our office’s initial analysis on and comments about the Governor’s proposals to address state appropriations limit (SAL) requirements in the 2022-23 Governor’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4515

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the State Appropriations Limit Proposal

Feb 4, 2022 - For example, special fund tax revenues could be higher or lower, “baseline ” exclusions (spending on exclusions under current law) could be higher or lower, and the limit itself will change in response to new data released in the spring.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4515

The State Appropriations Limit [Publication Details]

Apr 21, 2021 - The State Appropriations Limit [Publication Details] HTML Description: This report: (1) describes how appropriations limits work for the state, school districts, and local governments in California; (2) explains why the limit is a constraint for state government; and (3) concludes with a variety of short- and long-term policy options—both of which we think the Legislature will need to take—in response to the issue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4416

The 2021-22 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit

Aug 30, 2021 - Article XIIIB established an appropriations limit on the state and most types of local governments, including school and community college districts. (These limits also are referred to as “Gann limits ” in reference to one of the measure ’s coauthors, Paul Gann.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4449

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Finally, as a result of the SAL, the Legislature has limited flexibility to reallocate these proposals to other purposes. In particular, for the majority of the Governor ’s infrastructure ‑related proposals, the Legislature could only reallocate those funds to another SAL ‑related purpose, such as more spending to respond to COVID ‑19, different types of capital outlay, tax reductions or tax payments, and additional school payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492