The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - In contrast, the 2024-25 budget package included $16.2  million in 2024-25 (decreasing to $11.9  million annually in 2028-29) —mostly from the General Fund —for the implementation of five pieces of enacted legislation and the continuation of FITSM.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - In addition, the budget package includes legislation to modify the process for disposing of surplus CDCR properties, including deactivated prisons, to increase the likelihood that the properties can be disposed of.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Significant Changes to Solutions From June 2024 Budget Package Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax Package. Some of the largest budget solutions in the June budget package involved the MCO tax, a tax on health plans that supports the Medi ‑Cal program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - (Please see our post The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions for a summary of the related infrastructure package adopted as part of the 2023-24 budget package.) Baseline Support for Trial Court Operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

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

Feb 19, 2025 - The 2024-25 budget package required CDE to set aside up to $35  million of its 2025-26 GVPSS allocation for providing youth behavioral health training to staff who work directly with students in grades 7 through 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - The  2021 ‑22 budget package required DOJ to provide a report by March  10, 2022 that identified various options —other than the General Fund —to support BFS annually. The budget package specifically directed DOJ to consider an option that would require sharing costs with local agencies that make use of BFS services based on the specific type of forensic services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - Prior to changes made in the 2023-24 budget package described below, the Legislature had concerns with the level of oversight it had of the LDF. This is because the LDF was created to hold monies as a trust fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - The budget package requires DJJ to be permanently closed by June 30, 2023. The closure is a result of a plan adopted as part of the 2020 ‑21 budget package to shift or “realign ” the responsibility of DJJ for housing certain juvenile offenders from the state to the counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - The budget package also requires annual reporting on how such funding was spent as well as one-time reporting on the revenue loss for each individual fee eliminated. Victim Compensation Board. The budget package includes additional funding and changes related to victim services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - The 2024 ‑25 budget package did not include budget bill or other language directly providing the administration flexibility to adjust the $97  million reduction. As such, in our view, any restoration —which would be a change from the enacted 2024 ‑25 budget package —should require legislative review.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959