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 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Nov 8, 2023 - Establishes Information Technology Unit. The budget provides $5.2  million in ongoing General Fund and 15 new positions to establish a new information technology unit within OPR. The unit is intended to support internal departmental oversight and administration of information technology needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4814

The Definition of Qualified Capital Outlay for the State Appropriations Limit

Feb 18, 2022 - In these cases, we think the relevant question is whether the group of units as a whole is the asset or each individual unit is the asset. In the case of tiny homes, there is an argument that if the tiny homes are part of a single plot of land or single development they —as a group —could be excludable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4547

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Sep 6, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan 1001 Bargaining unit agreements Note: This figure includes budget bills and trailer bills identified in Section 39.00 in the  2024 ‑25 Budget Act  that were passed by the Legislature after July 2, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4922

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - (Because these credits would not be claimed until the housing units are complete, the General Fund impact of these tax credits will occur in a few years.) As most of the recently authorized housing and homelessness budget actions have been temporary or one time in nature, most of that funding is set to expire soon.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - Appendix 4, Figure 7 Remaining Large One ‑Time and Temporary Augmentations From the 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 Budget Packages: Resources and Environment General Fund (In Millions) Emergency surge (helitanker contract component) $45 Clean Energy Reliability Investment Plan (SB 846) 100 Diablo Canyon land use planning — Coastal resilience SB 1 implementation 55 Clean Cars 4 All and other equity (ZEV
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788/4

The 2021-22 Budget: The Governor’s Suspension Proposal

Jan 29, 2021 - Legal Risks Associated With In‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Reduction Proposals Proposals to reduce or eliminate IHSS services generally are vulnerable to litigation asserting that the change violates federal Medicaid rules and/or puts recipients at risk of institutional placement, which could violate the United States Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4328

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - The Legislature ratified labor agreements with 20 o f the state ’s 21 b argaining units. There are common provisions among all of the agreements that include: Ending Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 12, 2022 - Notably, the budget package also includes approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Unit 8, which represents CalFire firefighters. As we discuss in our August analysis , this MOU could increase out‑year wildfire response costs significantly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4616