The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - Modify Proposed Budget Bill Language Authorizing Transfer of Unrestricted TCTF Monies to General Fund. We recommend the Legislature modify the proposed budget bill language authorizing the transfer of unrestricted TCTF fund balance monies to the General Fund in two key ways to increase legislative oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - State law also authorizes DOJ to administratively increase some of these fees to account for inflation as long as the fee does not exceed DOJ ’s regulatory and enforcement costs. State law authorizes revenues deposited into each of these special funds to be used for various purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

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

Feb 19, 2025 - Chapter  231 authorized a $2.4  million General Fund loan to CDTFA, which was supposed to be prioritized for repayment with the new excise tax revenues. It also required CDTFA ’s administrative costs be addressed first prior to any other allocations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970