The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - Additionally, because the costs of DMV ’s IT modernization efforts have exceeded initial projections, budget trailer legislation extended the sunset date for a Business Partner Automation system improvement fee from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2028.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - In order to receive funding in 2024-25, agencies must submit short-term financial plans to CalSTA by December 31, 2025. In addition, agencies must submit long-term financial plans to CalSTA by June 26, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - Governor’s Proposal The Governor proposes an increase of $31. 8  m illion in 2020 ‑21 (growing to $43. 4  m illion in 2024 ‑25 and ongoing) from the SHA to augment funding for the Litter Abatement Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - . $31   Million to Backfill Property Taxes for Local Governments Affected by Recent Wildfires. The Governor ’s budget provides $ 31  m illion from the General Fund in 2019 ‑ 20 —to be expended over a few years —to backfill wildfire ‑related property tax loses for cities, counties, and special districts associated with certain major wildfires that have occurred since 2015.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

Feb 22, 2017 - Since the implementation of AB 60 on January 1, 2015, and through January 31, 2017, DMV has issued 836,000 AB 60 licenses. Due to pent up demand, the majority of AB 60 licenses, about 605,000, were issued in the first year alone.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3575

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - Specifically, under the state’s climate strategy, we project net transportation revenues will decline by $4.4 billion (31 percent) by 2034‑35. ( The decline in fuel tax revenues highlighted above are partially but not fully offset by increases in revenues from RIF—which we discuss further below—and TIF.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

Mar 17, 2016 - In 2014, HSRA reported that the IOS South would cost about $31  billion and be completed by 2022. Initial Construction Began in the Central Valley. Construction of the IOS South began on a segment —commonly referred to as the initial construction segment (ICS) —extending 130 miles from Madera (about 30 miles south of the proposed northern terminus of IOS South in Merced) to an area north of Bakersfield.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3394

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - At least 31 states and the District of Columbia have rolled out different policies and programs aimed at encouraging greater use of online services and expanding the number of services offered online.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

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

May 17, 2021 - The funds will be transferred soon, but the state has until December 31, 2024 to use the funds. The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released detailed guidance with more detail on how these funds can be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The 2019 ‑ 20 b udget package made a number of ongoing program augmentations subject to suspension on December 31, 2021 i f the budget did not collect sufficient revenues to fund them. Our office estimated the full ‑year savings —in 2022 ‑ 23 —of suspending these expenditures was $1. 7  b illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135