The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - Howe ver, this would come at no net General Fund cost as it would correspondingly reduce the General Fund backfill needed to support  BFS. Require DOJ to Develop Plan for Calculating User Share of BFS Support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2025 - In this brief, we analyze the Governor’s budget proposals for the Department of Justice related to (1) the Bureau of Forensic Services and (2) firearm-related workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4972

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - (This adjustment results in a net $20  million ongoing General Fund backfill.) Facilities. The budget provides a net $4.7  million General Fund backfill for the State Court Facilities Construction Fund (SCFCF) in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - This is a decrease of $19  million (or 3.6  percent) from the revised 2025-26 General Fund amount —reflecting the net effect of a variety of technical and workload budget adjustments. The remaining support for DOJ operations comes from a number of special funds and reimbursements, including from other state departments for the provision of legal services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Jan 13, 2025 - On a net basis, these items slightly improve the budget’s bottom line. Neither our November estimates nor the administration ’s estimates included any costs associated with the devastating wildfires in Southern California, as both were developed before those wildfires began.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - The General Fund amount is a net decrease of $287  million (8  percent) from the revised 2022-23 amount. This net decrease is the result of various factors, such as the expiration of limited-term funding provided in previous years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Justice Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Regardless of the alternatives (such as if a new fund source other than the General Fund is identified), we do recommend that the local ag encies provide some support in order to provide greater incentive to prioritize workload submitted to BFS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4527

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - For civil cases which received self-help assistance through a workshop, the net benefit was $267 per filing. Figure 3 Summary of Judicial Council Cost ‑Benefit Analysis Findings One ‑on ‑One Assistance
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - Governor’s Proposal Net Reductions in Current ‑ and Budget ‑Year Population Funding. The Governor ’s budget for 2023 ‑24 proposes, largely from the General Fund, a  net decrease of $112  million in the current year and a net decrease of $259  million in the budget year related to projected changes in the overall prison and parole populations and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686