The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - By reducing the size of the state ’s prison population, Proposition  47 created state savings. Proposition  47 requires the Director of the Department of Finance (DOF) to annually estimate these savings and the State Controller to transfer that amount from the General Fund into a state fund created by the measure —the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund (SNSF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - . $1.5  million for the performance criteria phase of the New Nevada City Courthouse project in Nevada County. Relocation of Los Angeles Spring Street Courtrooms. The budget proposes $11  million one ‑time General Fund to relocate 24 courtrooms out of leased space in Los Angeles County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Although this will not require additional expenditures from the General Fund in the budget year, this will likely create future General Fund commitments when the mental health deposit funds are depleted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Accordingly, we provide a series of recommendations that would further increase the pool of potential mental health staff by expanding existing efforts in tele ‑mental health and reducing barriers created by licensing requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Eventually, revenue from the $5 fee created by Chapter  591 should be sufficient to allow the DROS Special Account to support these costs. In the near term, however, we recommend that the Legislature also modify the proposal to support the initial costs of Chapter  591 with a loan from the Firearms Safety and Enforcement Special Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118