The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - Th e budget package also changed state law to reduce the amount of civil assessment that could be imposed from a maximum of $300 to a maximum of $100. On net, these two changes require a $67  million backfill to maintain trial court funding levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Those departments may seek increases in compensation to ensure their pay remains competitive with CDCR —potentially adding still more costs to the state. Extending Licensing Exemptions to Out‑of‑State Licensed Providers State Licensing Policies Limit Pool of Potential Providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, Chapter  231 specifies that the first $75  million deposited in the GVPSS Fund be designated for the California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program —which provides competitive grants for violence prevention activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - However, it is unclear whether BSCC will ensure th e gun buyback program is structured  effectively. Similarly, the organized retail theft prevention grants to local law enforcement are competitive grants that can be used to support any activities that prevent retail theft or enforce theft ‑related laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - (Using force or fear in the process of stealing merchandise is still considered robbery, which is a felony, regardless of th e dollar amount involved. In addition, damaging property in the process of shoplifting is still considered vandalism, which is punishable as a felony if  the damaged property is valued at $400  or  more.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - To address these issues, other department may seek similar compensation increases to ensure their pay remains competitive with CDCR. Governor’s Proposal Reasonable As discussed above, the Receiver ’s action plan was approved by the court when appointing the Receiver and appears to be a reasonable start to addressing the key areas of noncompliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Unfair Competition Law (UCL) Fund Loan. The budget includes an up to $150  million one-time, no-interest loan from the UCL Fund to the General Fund in 2025-26 to help address the state ’s budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund

Jan 28, 2021 - For example, DOJ can determine that the monies related to a specific case could be used by the state to enfor ce both unfair competition laws and false claims laws —rather than just unfair competition laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4322

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - When and how this loan would be repaid could be considered as part of the Legislatur e ’s deliberations on how to support firearm-related workload on an ongoing basis. Such an action would ensure that existing BOF operations are maintained while the Legislature weighs its options for how to support firearm-related workload moving forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - (For more information about Control Section 19.56, please se e our “ Other Provisions ” spending plan post.) Reduction in Jail Construction Funding. The budget package includes statutory changes to decrease the lease revenue authority awarded by the state to counties for jail construction projects by $229  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460