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

Oct 24, 2025 - .) $27.5  million one-time reversion —$14.2  million from 2023-24 and $13.3  million from 2024-25 —from eliminating a two-year pilot program required by Chapter  326 of 2022 (AB  1981, Lee) to study whether greater juror compensation and mileage reimbursement increase juror diversity and participation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

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

Oct 16, 2023 - Some of the notable augmentations include: $19  million General Fund in 2023-24 (decreasing to $4.2  million annually beginning in 2025-26) to implement Chapter  326 of 2022 (AB  1981, Lee) related to juror reimbursement and compensation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805