The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Currently, the fund remains insolvent and is estimated to require a General Fund backfill in the tens of millions of dollars annually through 2036 ‑37 to maintain existing facility ‑related activities and to pay the debt service for completed construction  projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - Specifically, the Governor proposes $37  million in 2026 ‑27, $36  million in 2027 ‑28, and $35  million annually beginning in 2028 ‑29. The 2025 ‑26 budget also maintains the budget bill language allowing DOF to augment the backfill amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

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

Oct 24, 2025 - The budget provides ongoing General Fund —$37  million in 2026-27, $36  million in 2027-28, and $35  million annually beginning in 2028-29 —to backfill declines in criminal fine and fee revenue used to support BFS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Courts and the County Office of Education General Fund Offset

Feb 16, 2017 - In 2015-16, preliminary estimates show that five COEs had excess taxes totaling $37 million to offset General Fund support to trial courts in 2016-17. (These counties were Placer, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, and Santa Clara.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3567

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - The General Fund amount is a net increase of $786  million (37  percent) from the revised 2020 ‑21 amount. As we discuss below, this increase is largely due to additional funding provided for the trial courts —including $280.4  million for baseline trial court operations, $140  million for programs and activities aimed at reducing pretrial detention of individuals in jail, and $90  million to address backlogs related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Other Issues)

Jun 19, 2015 - Most of this funding —$178  million —is for watershed protection and restoration projects administered by state conservancies ($103  million), the Wildlife Conservation Board ($39  million), and the Department of Fish and Wildlife ($37  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - In 2022 ‑23, the state provided districts a total of $37  million Proposition  98 General Fund for apportionments generated on behalf of CCC students incarcerated at state prisons. Incarcerated Students Typically Do Not Pay CCC Enrollment Fee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 17, 2019 - This includes: $37  million in ongoing support for grants to community-based organizations to provide reentry services, including rental assistance for individuals who were previously incarcerated in state prison. $30  million in 2019-20 ($9  million annually thereafter) for competitive grants for violence prevention work. $14.8  million on a one-time basis to assist counties
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4097

The 2022-23 Budget: Monitoring Correctional System Staff Misconduct Investigations

Feb 9, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget provides $35.6  million General Fund in 2022 ‑23 (increasing to $37  million in 2023 ‑24, and generally decreasing to $34.2  million annually in 2026 ‑27) for CDCR to align its process for handling staff misconduct allegations with the emergency regulations filed on December 28, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4520

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Justice Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - This is an increase of $37  million (or 9.5  percent) from the estimated 2021 ‑22 General  Fund amount. Figure 1 Department of Justice Budget Summary (Dollars in Millions) Ammunition Safety and Enforcement Special Fund Background Firearms and Ammunition Regulation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4527