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

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

Jan 13, 2022 - On January 10, 2022, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492/1

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - (We also include links to Appendix tables at the end of this post and the top left of this page. These appendix tables itemize select proposals by policy area based on our understanding at this time.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - A different data source —the state Position Vacancy Report , which calculates the average annual vacancy rate across all types of staff in the department excluding temporary positions—reports an even higher vacancy rate: 13.6 percent as of 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - State Appropriations Limit (SAL) Considerations. The California Constitution limits how the state can spend revenues that exceed a specific threshold. Appropriations for capital outlay are excluded from the limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - Both programs can be used by local transit agencies to support either operations or infrastructure projects, although they have some differing requirements and restrictions on the types of projects that can be funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - Figure 2 Number and Type of Position a Inspector General a Temporary positions are proposed to be funded for three years. OIG = High ‑Speed Rail Office of the Inspector General Assessment Proposed Staffing Levels Appear Reasonable to Meet Work Plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

The 2022-23 Budget: Highway Violence Task Force

Feb 14, 2022 - CHP  reported 355 of these types of crimes in 2021. Role of CHP in Addressing Highway Violence. The primary mission of CHP is to ensure safety and enforce traffic laws on state highways and county roads in unincorporated areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4533

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - Proposed Spending Excluded From State Appropriations Limit (SAL). The California Constitution limits how the state can spend revenues that exceed a specific threshold. Appropriations for capital outlay are excluded from the limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The Governor has signaled interest in changing the state ’s reserve policy by: (1)  increasing the cap on BSA required deposits from 10  percent of General Fund taxes to 20  percent of General Fund taxes, and (2)  excluding the state ’s reserve deposits from the state appropriations limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951