The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - This brief begins with background on Proposition  4, including a description of the first year of implementation funding authorized by the 2025 ‑26 budget package. It then provides an overview of the Governor ’s proposed 2026 ‑27 spending and overarching comments on the Governor ’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - The Legislature may want to learn more about potential consequences that could ensue from the administration’s proposal to not fund these planned amounts and consider them as it develops its final GGRF spending package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - Consequently, if the Legislature wishes to retain the positions as part of its final budget package, it likely will need to find a commensurate level of savings elsewhere in the budget, at least for those positions supported by the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - To that end, the 2024-25 budget package included language requiring SWRCB to submit a report to the Legislature by January 2026 on (1)  the impacts of the Sackett decision on workload, permitting, and enforcement processes; (2)  the nature of any legal challenges to state regulatory authority; and (3)  any regulatory limitations it was experiencing under current statute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - In the environment area, for example, the Legislature was able to reduce spending by scaling back one ‑time augmentations that had been provided or planned through “climate packages ” adopted when the state was benefiting from pandemic ‑era General Fund surpluses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116