The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Proposition  47 Workload ($21  million). The budget provides $21  million in 2016 –17 for trial courts to process resentencing and reclassification petitions from offenders convicted of felonies that Proposition  47 (2014) reduced to misdemeanors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/10

Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - In contrast, Proposition 47 (2014) changed some crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, reducing both state and county correctional populations. Most Inmate Costs Related to Security and Health Care In 2016-17, the average annual cost to incarcerate an inmate in prison is estimated to be about $71,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3511/4

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Increase in Proposition   98 Funding. Due primarily to increases in state General Fund revenue, the budget package revises estimates of the Proposition  98 minimum guarantees for 2014 –15 and 2015 –16 upward by a combined $1.5  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/1

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Proposition  47, which was approved by voters in November 2014, reduced the penalties for certain crimes. The measure requires that the resulting state savings, as estimated by the Department of Finance (DOF), be spent on designated programs beginning in 2016 –17 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/3

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - Under two voter initiatives, the State Constitution requires the state to set aside a share of revenues for schools and community colleges (Proposition  98, 1988) and debt payments and reserve deposits (Proposition  2, 2014).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - As we discuss in greater detail below, the voters approved Proposition  2 in 2014 to establish a constitutional requirement that, among other requirements, requires the state to make specified levels of debt payments, including towards pension unfunded liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

Long-term Capacity for Debt Payments Under Proposition 2

Dec 21, 2017 - The Fiscal Outlook considers potential future requirements under Proposition 2 (2014)—including required rainy day fund deposits and payments toward certain state debts. Some have asked whether Proposition 2 debt funding payments can be used to reduce liabilities of teacher and other public employees' pension plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3727

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - This is because constitutional spending requirements under Proposition  98 (1988) and Proposition  2 (2014) almost entirely offset revenue gains. Moreover, we estimate costs in other programs to be about $6  billion higher than anticipated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - Proposition   98 “Settle Up ” ($1.9   Billion). Proposition  98 (1988) sets a minimum funding requirement for schools and community colleges based on formulas in the State Constitution. The state makes an initial estimate of this requirement when it enacts the budget, then revises this estimate over the following two years to reflect updated data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - The parole population is projected to increase slightly from about 47, 500 t o about 49, 200 p arolees by the end of 2018 ‑19. These trends are primarily due to the estimated impact of Proposition  57 (2016), which made all nonviolent offenders eligible for release consideration, expanded CDCR ’s authority to award sentencing credits to inmates, and requires that judges decide in all cases whether juveniles should be tried in adult court.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/11