The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - For a couple years after this fee increase, revenues generally exceeded expenditures —thereby allowing the fund balance to steadily grow. However, beginning in 2022-23, expenditures began outpacing revenues, shrinking the fund balance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - This means the state lacks the necessary revenues to sustain current expenditure levels. As such, any proposals that require new General Fund support require greater scrutiny and must meet a higher bar for approval as it would reduce General Fund spending elsewhere.
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