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 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - In this publication we: provide an overview of the 2025 ‑26 budget package, give a brief description of how the budget process unfolded, and then highlight the major features of the budget approved by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2025 - Each year, our office publishes the California Spending Plan to summarize the annual state budget. In this publication we: provide an overview of the 2025-26 budget package, give a brief description of how the budget process unfolded, and then highlight the major features of the budget approved by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5079

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - Each year, our office publishes the California Spending Plan to summarize the annual state budget. In this publication we: provide an overview of the 2025-26 budget package, give a brief description of how the budget process unfolded, and then highlight the major features of the budget approved by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079/1

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - Each year, our office publishes the California Spending Plan to summarize the annual state budget. In this publication we: provide an overview of the 2025-26 budget package, give a brief description of how the budget process unfolded, and then highlight the major features of the budget approved by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079/2

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

Oct 27, 2021 - Below, we highlight some of the major  changes. Developmental Services. The 2021‑22 budget package lays out a five‑year plan to reform the service provider rate‑setting process in the Department of Developmental Services system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448

A Framework for Allocating Federal Recovery Funds

May 4, 2021 - As we highlighted in our recent report , the state’s present fiscal trajectory puts it on a course to exceed the constitutional state appropriations limit (SAL). We recommend a deliberative approach so that the Legislature may consider how any contemplated allocation of the federal recovery funds would interact with the anticipated budget surplus in a SAL-constrained environment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4422

The 2021-22 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 23, 2021 - This year, we also highlight the uncertainty surrounding expenditures given not only the number of new proposals, but also the proposals ’ size and the limited information from the administration about how it arrived at its estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4437

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

Oct 16, 2023 - This publication provides a preliminary overview of the 2023-24 Budget Act, gives a brief description of how the budget process unfolded, and then highlights major features of the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788