AB 113: Budget Act of 2026.

0250-001-0001—For support of Judicial Branch ........................

Schedule:

0130-Supreme Court ........................

0135-Courts of Appeal ........................

0140-Judicial Council ........................

0155-Habeas Corpus Resource Center ........................

Reimbursements to 0140-Judicial Council ........................

Reimbursements to 0135-Courts of Appeal ........................

Provisions:

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $5,800,000 is available for the defense and indemnity of the Judicial Council, the appellate courts, the trial courts, and the officers, judicial officers, and employees of these entities, including government claims, litigation-related matters, labor- and employment-related matters, and matters requiring specialized legal advice. The funds may be used for prelitigation and litigation fees, and costs from the Attorney General or other outside legal counsel, fees for legal advice in specialized areas of law, and any judgment, stipulated judgment, offer of judgment, or settlement. This amount is for use in connection with the following matters: (a) matters arising from the actions of appellate courts, appellate court judicial officers, appellate court employees, or court contractors, (b) matters arising from the actions of the Judicial Council, council members, council employees or agents, or Judicial Council contractors, and (c) matters arising from the actions of trial courts, trial court judicial officers, trial court employees, or court contractors. The Judicial Council, an appellate court, or trial court, or an officer, judicial officer, or employee of these entities, must be named as a defendant or alleged to be the responsible party, or be the responsible party pursuant to a contractual provision, memorandum of understanding, or intrabranch agreement. Any funds not used for this purpose shall revert to the General Fund. The amount allocated shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2028.

Notwithstanding any other law, upon approval and order of the Department of Finance, the amount appropriated in this item shall be reduced by the amount transferred in Item 0250-011-0001 to provide adequate resources to the Judicial Branch Workers’ Compensation Fund to pay workers’ compensation claims for judicial branch employees and justices, and administrative costs pursuant to Section 68114.10 of the Government Code.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $92,801,000 is available for the Court-Appointed Counsel Program and shall be used solely for that program. Any funds for the program not expended by June 30, 2027, shall revert to the General Fund.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, up to $325,000 is available to reimburse the California State Auditor for the costs of audits incurred by the California State Auditor pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 19210 of the Public Contract Code.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (3), $1,500,000 shall be available for administrative costs related to the management and claiming of federal reimbursements for court-appointed dependency counsel. To the extent these administrative costs are able to be reimbursed, any excess funding shall revert to the General Fund.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3), $1,050,000 shall be retained by the Judicial Council for costs associated with implementing, supporting, and evaluating pretrial programs in courts, including, but not limited to:

Providing technical assistance to courts on practices and programs related to pretrial decisionmaking.

Providing judicial education.

Evaluating pretrial programs and practices through this program.

Providing administrative services on programs related to pretrial decisionmaking.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3), $866,000 shall be distributed by the Judicial Council to the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission of the State Bar of California for administrative costs related to allocating resources for legal services to implement the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment Act (Part 8 (commencing with Section 5970) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). The commission shall coordinate with the Judicial Council to ensure that the commission collects and reports the data necessary for the Judicial Council to comply with all Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment Act reporting requirements.

The Legal Services Trust Fund Commission shall be responsible for collecting outcome data from each county’s public defender office, qualified legal services projects, and support centers. The State Bar of California shall annually provide to the Judicial Council a report that includes funding allocations, annual expenditures, and program outcomes by service area and service provider. Data shall be reported using the reporting framework developed by the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission in consultation with the Judicial Council to ensure that data reporting is consistent and comparable across Judicial Council and Legal Services Trust Fund Commission data. The Judicial Council shall include this report in the annual report pursuant to Section 5985 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

0250-101-0001—For local assistance, Judicial Branch ........................

Schedule:

0150010-Support for Operation of Trial Courts ........................

0150051-Child Support Commissioner Program (AB 1058) ........................

0150055-California Collaborative and Drug Court Projects ........................

0150075-Grants—​Other ........................

0150083-Equal Access Fund ........................

Reimbursements to 0150051-Child Support Commissioner Program (AB 1058) ........................

Reimbursements to 0150055-California Collaborative and Drug Court Projects ........................

Reimbursements to 0150075-Grants—​Other ........................

Provisions:

In order to improve equal access and the fair administration of justice, $59,392,000 of the funds appropriated in Schedule (5) are to be distributed by the Judicial Council through the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission to qualified legal services projects and support centers as defined in Sections 6213 to 6215, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code, to be used for legal services in civil matters for indigent persons. The Judicial Council shall approve awards made by the commission if the council determines that the awards comply with statutory and other relevant guidelines. Up to 10 percent of the funds appropriated for purposes of this provision shall be for joint projects of courts and legal services programs to make legal assistance available to pro per litigants and not less than 90 percent of the funds appropriated for purposes of this provision shall be distributed consistent with Sections 6216 to 6223, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code. Any funding not allocated for joint projects shall be redistributed consistent with Sections 6216 to 6223, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code. The Judicial Council may establish additional reporting or quality control requirements consistent with Sections 6213 to 6223, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code. Of the amount appropriated for purposes of this provision, not more than 2.5 percent shall be available, upon order of the Department of Finance, for administrative costs of the Judicial Council and the State Bar.

Funds appropriated under Provision 1 shall not be used for legal services defending a person against removal from the United States consistent with the restrictions set forth in paragraph 3 of subdivision (b) of Section 13303 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

In order to improve equal access and the fair administration of justice, $10,250,000 shall be appropriated in Schedule (5) by the Judicial Council to the California Access to Justice Commission for grants to civil legal aid nonprofits, including qualified legal services projects and qualified support centers as defined in Sections 6213 to 6215, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code, to be used to support the infrastructure and innovation needs of legal services in civil matters for indigent persons. Of this amount, not more than 3 percent shall be available for administrative costs of the California Access to Justice Commission associated with distributing and monitoring the grants.

The California Access to Justice Commission shall make award determinations for grants described in Provision 2. In awarding these grants, preference shall be given to qualified legal aid agencies’ proposals that focus on services to rural or underserved immigrant communities regardless of citizenship status and proposals that are innovative or that involve partnership with community-based nonprofits. Any funding not allocated in a given fiscal year shall be reallocated pursuant to Provision 1.

The grant process described in Provision 2 shall ensure that any qualified legal service project and qualified support center demonstrates a high need for infrastructure and innovation to ensure that funding is distributed equitably among qualified legal service projects and support centers. The qualified legal service project or support center shall demonstrate that funds received under this provision will not be used to supplant existing resources.

The funds described in Provisions 1 and 2 are available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2028.

The amount appropriated in Schedule (1) is available for reimbursement of court costs related to the following activities: (a) payment of service of process fees billed to the trial courts pursuant to Chapter 1009 of the Statutes of 2002, (b) payment of the court costs payable under Sections 4750 to 4755, inclusive, and Section 6005 of the Penal Code, and (c) payment of court costs of extraordinary homicide trials.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $68,950,000 shall be allocated to the Judicial Council to fund local assistance to each superior court based on each county’s relative proportion of the state population that is 18 through 25 years of age. These resources may be used for the following:

Costs associated with judicial officer pretrial release decisions prior to or at arraignment.

Costs for technology to facilitate information exchange and process automation between courts and county departments.

Costs for implementation and improvement of court date reminder programs.

Costs associated with assessments of defendants’ ability to pay a financial condition in cases where the court determines that such a condition is necessary to ensure public safety and return to court.

Costs associated with providing services to and monitoring of individuals released pretrial. The pretrial services agencies shall implement evidence-based monitoring practices of defendants released prearraignment and pretrial with the least restrictive interventions and practices necessary to enhance public safety and ensure the defendants’ return to court. Electronic monitoring that is funded under this program may only be used in limited cases after other less restrictive interventions are deemed insufficient to enhance public safety and to ensure the defendants return to court.

Other programs and practices related to pretrial decisionmaking that address public safety, appearance in court, and the efficient and fair administration of justice.

Courts shall contract with any county department, including county probation departments, to provide pretrial services, except those departments or agencies that have primary responsibility for making arrests or prosecuting criminal offenses.

The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, may contract with the Office of Pretrial Services in that county. The Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, may contract with the Sheriff’s Office and the existing not-for-profit entity that is performing pretrial services in the city and county for pretrial assessment and supervision services.

The county department with which the court has contracted is not precluded from contracting with community-based organizations to provide complementary or supportive services in furtherance of the county department’s pretrial release services if all of the following conditions have been satisfied:

The contractor adheres to the same transparency, accountability, and outcome measure standards that apply to county probation departments.

The contractor has a proven record of providing culturally competent and responsive rehabilitative services.

The contract will not result in the displacement of county employees or a reduction in the provision of services by county probation department employees.

The contractor pays wages and benefits to its nonsupervisory employees that are commensurate with or greater than the wages and benefits paid to public employees in similar job classifications.

The contractor does not pay wages and benefits to its most highly compensated executive and managerial employees that are significantly higher than the rates that would be paid to public employees performing similar job duties.

The county has consulted with the court prior to entering into a contract for the provision of these services.

Of the amount allocated in Provision 7, superior courts may retain up to 30 percent of the funding for costs associated with these programs and practices. The superior courts shall contract with a county department as described in Provision 8 and shall provide the county department with the remainder of the funds to be used for costs outlined in Provision 10, as appropriate.

To receive the funding allocated in Provision 7, courts and county departments and their contractors shall collaborate with local justice system partners in reporting to the Judicial Council on pretrial programs and practices, including information on expenditure of funds, as required by the Judicial Council, for evaluation of the programs and practices.

The Judicial Council may reallocate unspent funds from counties to other counties with demonstrated needs.

The Judicial Council shall provide an annual report to the Legislature providing an evaluation of pretrial programs and practices, and shall include any changes made to the pretrial allocation.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $15,750,000 is available for legal services to implement the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act (Part 8 (commencing with Section 5970) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code), and shall be distributed by the Judicial Council through the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission of the State Bar of California as grants to qualified legal services projects, as defined in Sections 6213 to 6215, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code, to provide legal counsel pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 5976 of the Welfare and Institutions Code for representation in CARE Act proceedings, matters related to CARE agreements, and CARE plans by July 1, 2026. Funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure by qualified legal services projects and public defender offices until January 1, 2028. As a condition of receiving these funds, recipients are required to comply with Judicial Council or Legal Services Trust Fund Commission directions on the collection and reporting of data necessary for the Judicial Council to comply with all CARE Act reporting requirements specified in Item 0250-001-0001.

Notwithstanding the competitive nature of these grants, the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission shall use a formula to determine the amount of funding to provide representation in CARE Act proceedings, matters related to CARE agreements, and CARE plans in each county.

These grants are to serve counties described in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 5970.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The Legal Services Trust Fund Commission shall provide any funds not awarded to qualified legal services projects for representation in CARE Act proceedings, matters related to CARE agreements, and CARE plans in each county to that county’s public defender office, public defender services shared with another county, or organization providing public defender services to the county to provide those services.

The Legal Services Trust Fund Commission of the State Bar shall provide funds to qualified legal services projects that received three-year awards pursuant to the Budget Act of 2025 (Chs. 4 and 5, Stats. 2025) to provide legal counsel pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 5976 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

If Budget Act of 2025 funds were provided to a county for public defender services, an associated funding commitment was also provided for a three-year period. If a county receives funding for public defender services according to this item, the county’s proportional share of overall funding for legal counsel in the county pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 5976 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, shall not be reduced by more than 50 percent at the next three-year funding cycle.

In fiscal year 2026–27, neither a qualified legal services project nor a county for public defender services shall have their proportional share of overall funding for legal counsel in the county, pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 5976 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, be reduced by more than 25 percent compared to the 2025–26 fiscal year, unless the qualified legal services project does not apply.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (5), up to $788,000 is available to provide legal training and technical assistance related to the implementation of the CARE Act. These funds shall be distributed by the Judicial Council through the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission of the State Bar of California by December 1, 2026, as grants to qualified support centers, as defined in Sections 6213 to 6215, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code, or other entities that have expertise in providing legal training and technical assistance to legal aid providers or public defenders. The Legal Services Trust Fund Commission shall provide any funds not awarded for legal training and technical assistance related to the implementation of the CARE Act to qualified legal services projects and public defender offices to provide legal counsel pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 5976 of the Welfare and Institutions Code for representation in CARE Act proceedings, matters related to CARE agreements, and CARE plans by December 1, 2026. Funds under this provision shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure by recipients until January 1, 2028.

If any funds in Provision 15 remain after grants are awarded, upon order of the Department of Finance, up to $275,000 shall be transferred to Item 8140-001-0001 for the State Public Defender to provide legal training and technical assistance to legal aid providers or public defenders.

0250-491—Reappropriation, Judicial Branch. The amounts specified in the following citations are reappropriated for the purposes provided for in those appropriations and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2027: ........................

0250-494—Reappropriation, Judicial Branch. The amounts specified in the following citations are reappropriated for the purposes provided for in those appropriations and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure as specified below:

0500-001-0001—For support of Governor and of Governor’s Office ........................

Schedule:

0210-Governor’s Office ........................

Support ........................

Governor’s Residence (Support) ........................

Special Contingent Expenses ........................

0215-Office of the First Partner ........................

Provisions:

The funds appropriated in Schedules (1)(b) and (1)(c) are exempt from the provisions of Sections 925.6, 12410, and 13320 of the Government Code.

0509-001-0001—For support of Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) ........................

Schedule:

0220-GO-Biz ........................

0225-California Business Investment Services ........................

0230-Office of the Small Business Advocate ........................

0235010-California Film Commission ........................

0235019-Tourism ........................

0235028-California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank ........................

0235037-Small Business Expansion ........................

Reimbursements to 0220-GO-Biz ........................

Reimbursements to 0225-California Business Investment Services ........................

Reimbursements to 0230-Office of the Small Business Advocate ........................

Reimbursements to 0235019-Tourism ........................

Reimbursements to 0235028-California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank ........................

Reimbursements to 0235037-Small Business Expansion ........................

Provisions:

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3), $3,000,000 shall be used to draw down federal funds in the California Small Business Development Center Program.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3), $23,000,000 shall be used for the California Small Business Development Technical Assistance Expansion Program. Notwithstanding any other law, this funding shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2028.

0509-001-9757—For support of Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) ........................

0509-101-9757—For local assistance, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) ........................

0509-101-0001—For local assistance, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) ........................

Schedule:

0220-GO-Biz ........................

Provisions:

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $100,000,000 shall be available to the City of Fresno to support the city’s Public Infrastructure Plan.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $1,384,000 shall be available to support international trade and to provide export promotion services. Upon the order of the Department of Finance, five percent of the amount appropriated in this provision shall be available to be transferred to Schedule (1) of Item 0509-001-0001 for costs to administer the program.

0509-111-6093—For transfer by the Controller to the California Transmission Accelerator Revolving Fund ........................

0511-002-0001—For support of Secretary of Government Operations ........................

0521-101-3228—For Local Assistance, Secretary of Transportation, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund ........................

0521-491—Reappropriation, Secretary for Transportation Agency. The amounts specified in the following citations are reappropriated for the purposes provided for in those appropriations and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2031:

0530-001-0001—For support of Secretary of California Health and Human Services ........................

Schedule:

0280-Secretary of California Health and Human Services ........................

0286-Office of Youth and Community Restoration ........................

0290-Office of Technology and Solutions Integration ........................

0296-Center for Data Insights and Innovation ........................

0297-Office of Surgeon General ........................

Reimbursements to 0280-Secretary of California Health and Human Services ........................

Reimbursements to 0286-Office of Youth and Community Restoration ........................

Reimbursements to 0297-Office of the Surgeon General ........................

Provisions:

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3), $2,763,000 shall be used for the Office of the Agency Information Officer and Office of Technology and Solutions Integration and Enterprise Capabilities. The California Health and Human Services Agency shall report to the Legislature at regular intervals and at least on an annual basis on the benefits to participants and beneficiaries of impacted government programs, and which specific programs in the agency improved.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $10,000,000 shall be available to the Office of Youth and Community Restoration for purposes including, but not limited to, providing technical assistance, disseminating best practices, and issuing grants to counties and probation departments for the purpose of transforming the juvenile justice system to improve outcomes for justice involved youth.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), $2,000,000 shall be available to counties for county probation departments for the purposes specified in subdivision (g) of Section 2200 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. These funds shall be allocated to the counties by the Controller for county probation departments according to a schedule provided by the Department of Finance and developed in collaboration with the Office of Youth and Community Restoration and Chief Probation Officers of California. The Department of Finance shall provide the schedule to the Controller by September 1 of each year and the Controller shall allocate these funds no later than October 1 of each year, consistent with the schedule provided by the Department of Finance.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $730,000 shall be available to support the interagency agreement for administrative services provided to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities by the California Department of Social Services.

0530-001-3414—For support of Secretary of California Health and Human Services, payable from the 988 State Suicide and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Fund ........................

0540-001-3228—For support of Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund ........................

0540-001-6093—For support of Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

Schedule:

0320-Administration of Natural Resources Agency ........................

0540-101-6093—For local assistance, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

0540-102-6093—For local assistance, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

0540-103-0001—For local assistance, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency ........................

0540-103-6093—For local assistance, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

0540-104-6093—For local assistance, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

0540-105-6093—For local assistance, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

0540-492—Reappropriation, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency. The balances of the appropriations provided in the following citations are reappropriated for the purposes provided for in those appropriations and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2027:

0650-002-3228—For support of Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund ........................

0650-101-6093—For local assistance, Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

0650-102-0001—For local assistance, Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation ........................

0650-490—Reappropriation, Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation. The balances of the appropriations provided in the following citations are reappropriated for the purposes provided for in those appropriations and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2028:

0001—​General Fund

Provision 3 of Item 0650-001-0001, Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21, 69, and 240, Stats. 2021) for the Vulnerable Communities Platform & Cal Adapt Mapping.

Provision 7 of Item 0650-001-0001, Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21, 69, and 240, Stats. 2021) for California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment.

Item 0650-101-0001, Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21, 69, and 240, Stats. 2021) for the Regional Resilience Grant Program, including, but not limited to, the funding transferred for state operations pursuant to Provision 6 of Item 0650-101-0001, Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21, 69, and 240, Stats. 2021).

0650-491—Reappropriation, Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation. The amounts specified in the following citations are reappropriated for the purposes provided for in those appropriations and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2030:

0001—​General Fund

Provision 5 of Item 0650-001-0001, Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21, 69, and 240, Stats. 2021) for the Transformative Climate Communities Program.

0680-101-0001—For local assistance, Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement ........................

0690-001-0001—For support of Office of Emergency Services ........................

Schedule:

0380-Emergency Management Services ........................

0385-Special Programs and Grant Management ........................

0390-Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission ........................

0395-Public Safety Communications ........................

9900100-Administration ........................

9900200-Administration—​Distributed ........................

Reimbursements to 0380-Emergency Management Services ........................

Reimbursements to 0385-Special Programs and Grant Management ........................

Provisions:

Funds appropriated in this item may be reduced by the Director of Finance, after giving notice to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by the amount of federal funds made available for the purposes of this item in excess of the federal funds scheduled in Item 0690-001-0890.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), $6,700,000 shall be for the Office of Emergency Services to reimburse local law enforcement agencies to offset the cost to local law enforcement agencies of reimbursing qualified health care professionals, hospitals, or other emergency medical facilities for medical evidentiary examinations for all sexual assault victims in accordance with Section 13823.95 of the Penal Code.

The Department of Finance may augment the amount appropriated in Schedule (7) for the receipt of reimbursements provided to the Office of Emergency Services for participation in Emergency Management Assistance Compact activities in support of other states or territories. Within 10 days of approval, the Department of Finance shall provide written notification of any such augmentation to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and the appropriate subcommittees of each house of the Legislature that consider the State Budget, and the chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

0690-001-3414—For support of Office of Emergency Services, payable from the 988 State Suicide and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Fund ........................

Schedule:

0395-Public Safety Communications ........................

9900100-Administration ........................

9900200-Administration—​Distributed ........................

0690-007-0001—For support of Office of Emergency Services ........................

0690-101-3414—For local assistance, Office of Emergency Services, payable from the 988 State Suicide and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Fund ........................

Schedule:

0395-Public Safety Communications ........................

0690-103-0001—For local assistance, Office of Emergency Services ........................

0690-104-0001—For local assistance, Office of Emergency Services ........................

0690-105-0001—For local assistance, Office of Emergency Services ........................

0690-108-6093—For local assistance, Office of Emergency Services, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

0820-001-0001—For support of Department of Justice ........................

Schedule:

9900100-Administration ........................

9900200-Administration—​Distributed ........................

0435-Division of Legal Services ........................

0440-Law Enforcement ........................

0445-California Justice Information Services ........................

Reimbursements to 0435-Division of Legal Services ........................

Reimbursements to 0440-Law Enforcement ........................

Reimbursements to 0445-California Justice Information Services ........................

Provisions:

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (4), $6,666,000 shall be used to support a statewide enforcement program to combat the manufacturing, distribution, and trafficking of fentanyl throughout and into the state by organized criminal enterprises, including organized cartels. The Department of Justice may coordinate with the State Department of Health Care Services and the Military Department to support the statewide enforcement program.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (4), $500,000 shall be available to support investigations and prosecutions of organized retail crime, including those referred by other law enforcement or prosecutorial agencies. Any unspent funds shall revert to the General Fund and may not be redirected to any other purposes.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (4), $7,206,000 shall be used to support statewide enforcement to combat violent career criminals, gangs, and organized crime groups, with priority for disrupting the production, supply, and distribution of illicit fentanyl, opioid, and narcotic operations by multijurisdictional and transnational trafficking organizations, and in seizing illegal, smuggled, and trafficked firearms, ammunition, and component parts used in furtherance of those operations.

Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Justice may purchase or lease vehicles that, in the judgment of the Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee, are necessary to the performance of the investigatory and enforcement responsibilities of the Department of Justice, from the funds appropriated for that purpose in this item. This exemption does not apply to vehicles that are classified as military equipment pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 7070 of the Government Code, except for paragraph 5 of subdivision (c) of Section 7070 of the Government Code.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (5), $812,000 is allocated for the implementation of Chapter 811 of the Statutes of 2024. The expenditure of these funds is contingent upon the Department of Justice submitting the Stage 1 Business Analysis to the Department of Technology as part of the Project Approval Lifecycle process of the Department of Technology.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (5), $1,096,000 shall be used to establish a new connection between the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) and the new Department of Motor Vehicles Digital eXperience Platform (DXP). The Department of Justice, in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall report to the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by January 10, 2026, if it does not appear that this new connection will be developed, tested, and fully functional by June 30, 2026. This report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following: a status update on progress towards completion of the new connection, a mitigation strategy or work-around to ensure minimal impact on law enforcement or criminal justice agency activities requiring information typically obtained through CLETS, and the identification of any additional resources or statutory changes needed to ensure CLETS functionality and access. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall fully cooperate with the Department of Justice in the preparation of this report.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3), $25,922,000 is available to address legal workload related to various actions taken at the federal level or administrative action authorized under state law to mitigate impacts of federal actions taken by the federal government. The Department of Justice shall report to the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee annually on the use of all funds provided for these purposes by the Department of Justice in the prior fiscal year on or before August 1 of each year. The report shall include, but is not limited to, both of the following: (1) whether the state is using any of the appropriated funds to contract with outside counsel, if any; and (2) each instance in which the Department of Justice is taking administrative action authorized under state law to mitigate the impacts of actions taken by the federal government. This reporting may be consolidated with the reporting required by Chapter 3 of the Statutes of 2025, First Extraordinary Session. The Department of Justice shall also post details of litigation against the federal government paid for by these funds on the website originally created and maintained pursuant to Chapter 3 of the Statutes of 2025, First Extraordinary Session. These details shall include, but are not limited to, descriptive narratives and supporting documents as needed. Such details shall be posted as soon as feasible each time a court filing is made using these funds, and no less frequently than monthly.

0840-001-0001—For support of the Controller ........................

Schedule:

0500-State Controller’s Office ........................

Reimbursements to 0500-State Controller’s Office ........................

Provisions:

The Controller may, with the concurrence of the Director of Finance and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, bill affected state departments for activities required by Section 20030 of the State Administrative Manual, relating to the administration of federal pass-through funds.

A billing shall not be sent to affected departments sooner than 30 days after the chairperson of the joint committee has been notified by the director that the director concurs with the amounts specified in the billings.

Of the moneys appropriated to the Controller in this act, the Controller shall not expend more than $500,000 to conduct posteligibility fraud audits of the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment Program.

The Commission on State Mandates shall provide, in applicable parameters and guidelines, as follows:

If a local agency or school district contracts with an independent contractor for the preparation and submission of reimbursement claims, the costs reimbursable by the state for that purpose shall not exceed the lesser of (1) 10 percent of the amount of the claims prepared and submitted by the independent contractor or (2) the actual costs that would necessarily have been incurred for that purpose if performed by employees of the local agency or school district.

The maximum amount of reimbursement provided in subprovision (a) may be exceeded only if the local agency or school district establishes, by appropriate documentation, that the preparation and submission of these claims could not have been accomplished without incurring the additional costs claimed by the local agency or school district.

It is the intent of the Legislature that audits conducted by the Controller, or under the direction of the Controller, shall be fiscal audits that focus on claims and disbursements, as provided for in Section 12410 of the Government Code. Any report, audit, analysis, or evaluation issued by the Controller for the current fiscal year shall cite the specific statutory or constitutional provision authorizing the preparation and release of the report, audit, analysis, or evaluation.

The Controller shall publish and provide the Controller’s monthly report, the Statement of General Fund Cash Receipts and Disbursements, within 10 days after the close of each month to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature, the Department of Finance, the Treasurer, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office.

The Controller shall provide to the Department of Finance, the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, and the chairpersons of the fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature a report that provides the following details by mandate: the level of claims requested, the amount reduced by the initial desk audit, the amount paid, the amount recouped, and the results of a final audit and subsequent funding adjustments. The report is due on June 30 of the current fiscal year, and will cover the fourth quarter of the past fiscal year and the first three quarters of the current fiscal year.

The Controller shall obtain actuarial valuation services to comply with governmental accounting and reporting standards for other postemployment benefits (OPEB). In addition to all other items required under the accounting and reporting standards, the report shall include an identification and explanation of any significant differences in actuarial assumptions or methodology from any relevant similar types of assumptions or methodology used by the Public Employees’ Retirement System to estimate state pension obligations. To avoid duplication of effort and promote efficiency and cost-effectiveness, the Controller and the Department of Finance shall coordinate in obtaining additional actuarial valuation services related to OPEB plan liabilities and assets attributable to each of the state’s collective bargaining units or other state entities or groups. This provision does not obligate the state to change the practice of funding health and dental benefits for annuitants currently required under state law.

The funds appropriated to the Controller in this act shall not be expended on additional actuarial valuations, beyond the annual actuarial valuations, for other postemployment benefits, prior to obtaining concurrence in writing from the Department of Finance. The additional actuarial valuations shall only be performed to the extent resources exist, or if funds are provided by the requesting agency.

The Controller shall provide the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the fiscal committees in each house of the Legislature a report on the California State Payroll System Project specifying the dollars expended on the program in the previous fiscal year and over the life of the program and any known savings that have occurred in the prior fiscal year by October 1 of each year.

The Controller shall provide yearend financial data as specified by the Department of Finance, for the immediately preceding fiscal year, in electronic format that is printable via application, including, but not limited to, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Excel, or Microsoft Word, by October 31 of each year and periodically as requested by the Department of Finance. This information is necessary for the Department of Finance to determine the proper beginning balance of the current fiscal year for budgetary purposes.

In the event new postage rates are adopted by the United States Postal Service, but not in time for inclusion in the May Revision prior to enactment of this Budget Act, and the Controller notifies the Department of Finance with its estimates of the increased postage costs within 15 calendar days of the adoption of new rates, the Director of Finance may authorize expenditures in excess of the amount appropriated to the Controller in this item by an amount necessary to fund the postage increase. This authorization shall occur not less than 15 days after the Department of Finance notifies the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $428,000 shall be used to reimburse the Department of Justice for legal services. In addition to the amount above, upon order of the Director of Finance, any non-General Fund Budget Act item for support of the Controller may be augmented to reimburse the Department of Justice for legal services. An augmentation shall not be made sooner than 30 days after the Joint Legislative Budget Committee has been notified in writing.

The Controller shall provide the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office a report on FI$Cal implementation by the State Controller’s Office verifying the progress or completion of predetermined FI$Cal milestones outlined in SPR7, 8, and 9, including future milestones necessary to complete the transition to FI$Cal as the Book of Record, the dollars expended on the program in the previous quarter and over the life of the program, and any known savings that have occurred in the prior fiscal year, to be submitted on a quarterly basis commencing September 1 of each year, until completion of the implementation to FI$Cal. The Department of Finance may augment this item if necessary to address unforeseen implementation issues relating to the transition of the state to the Book of Record. Any augmentation shall be authorized not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and appropriate subcommittees that consider the state budget, and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairperson’s designee, may determine.

The Controller, in consultation with the Department of Finance, the Department of Human Resources, and the Department of Technology, shall provide the Legislature and the Legislative Analyst’s Office with briefings on the progress of the California State Payroll System Project, including newly executed contracts, and their purpose, and cost, on a quarterly basis.

0840-001-9740—For support of the Controller, payable from the Central Service Cost Recovery Fund ........................

Schedule:

0500-State Controller’s Office ........................

Provisions:

0890-001-0001—For support of Secretary of State ........................

Schedule:

0700-Filings and Registrations ........................

0705-Elections ........................

0710-Archives ........................

0711-Special Items of Expense ........................

0715-Department of Justice Legal Services ........................

9900100-Administration ........................

9900200-Administration—​Distributed ........................

Provisions:

The Secretary of State shall not expend any special handling fees authorized by Chapter 999 of the Statutes of 1999 that are collected in excess of the cost of administering those special handling fees unless specifically authorized by the Legislature.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $17,292,000 is available for the following election-related activities:

Parallel Monitoring.

Printing and Mailing of Voter Information Guides.

Printing and Mailing of Voter Registration Cards.

Election Night Reporting.

Office of State Publishing Warehouse Lease.

Any unexpended funds pursuant to this provision shall revert to the General Fund. Upon order of the Department of Finance, the amount available in Schedule (3.5) may be augmented by the amount necessary to cover costs associated with parallel monitoring, printing and mailing of Voter Information Guides and Voter Registration Cards, and election night reporting. Any augmentation shall be authorized not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and appropriate subcommittees that consider the State Budget, and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairperson’s designee, may determine.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $2,000,000 shall be used to establish and operate the Office of Elections Cybersecurity. Activities performed by the Office of Elections Cybersecurity are intended to be specific to elections and shall be designed so as to minimize overlap and in coordination with statewide cybersecurity efforts performed by the California Cybersecurity Integration Center.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $150,000 shall be used for support of the State Government Oral History Program consistent with Section 12233 of the Government Code, and $75,000 shall be used for the costs of a digital preservation subscription service. Expenditure of this funding requires the collaboration between the Secretary of State and the California State Library on projects and activities related to the State Government Oral History Program.

Upon order of the Department of Finance, the amount available in Schedule (4) may be augmented by the amount necessary to cover costs associated with legal services provided by the Department of Justice. Any augmentation shall be authorized not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and appropriate subcommittees that consider the State Budget, and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the Chairperson’s designee, may determine.

0950-001-0001—For support of Treasurer ........................

Schedule:

0740-State Treasurer’s Office ........................

Reimbursements to 0740-State Treasurer’s Office ........................

Provisions:

The Director of Finance may authorize a loan from the General Fund, in an amount not to exceed the level of reimbursements appropriated in Schedule (2) to the Treasurer, provided that:

The loan is to meet cash needs resulting from a delay in receipt of reimbursements.

The loan is short term, and is repaid within six months.

Interest charges may be waived pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 16314 of the Government Code.

The Director of Finance shall not approve the loan unless the approval is made in writing and filed with the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations not later than 30 days before the effective date of the approval, or not later than whatever lesser time the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairperson’s designee, may determine.

At the end of the six-month term of the loan, the Treasurer shall notify the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee whether the Treasurer has repaid the loan pursuant to subprovision (b).

Notwithstanding any other law, upon certification by the Treasurer, the Department of Finance may authorize expenditures of up to $8,000,000 in excess of the amount appropriated in this item for the payment of expenses incurred on general obligation bond, lease-revenue bond, and revenue anticipation note sales that have been canceled. Prior to expenditure from the General Fund, the Treasurer shall determine if any bond funds are authorized and available for the payment of expenses, and then shall apply those funds to such payment. The Department of Finance shall provide notification in writing to the chairpersons of the fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee no more than 30 days after that authorization.

Upon order of the Director of Finance, a revenue transfer of $250,000 is hereby authorized in Item 0950-011-0467, from the State Notes Expense Account reserve to the General Fund due to a lack of previous activity and no anticipated need for the foreseeable future. This special fund will remain active and will be available to receive future appropriations in subsequent budgets to the extent they are determined necessary to carry out the purposes for which the fund was established.

0974-113-0001—For transfer by the Controller, upon order of the Director of Finance, to the California Investment and Innovation Fund ........................

1111-001-0001—For support of Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, Department of Consumer Affairs ........................

1111-002-0001—For support of Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, Department of Consumer Affairs ........................

1111-013-0001—For transfer, upon order of the Department of Finance, by the Controller to the Mixed Martial Arts Retirement Benefit Fund ........................

2240-107-0001—For support of Department of Housing and Community Development ........................

2240-121-0001—For local assistance, Department of Housing and Community Development ........................

2250-101-0001—For local assistance, Housing Development and Finance Committee ........................

2660-101-0001—For local assistance, Department of Transportation ........................

2660-102-0001—For local assistance, Department of Transportation ........................

2720-001-0001—For support of Department of the California Highway Patrol ........................

Schedule:

2050-Traffic Management ........................

Provisions:

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), up to $849,000 shall be used for the California Cybersecurity Integration Center.

Information sharing by the California Cybersecurity Integration Center shall be conducted in a manner that protects the privacy and civil liberties of individuals, safeguards sensitive information, preserves business confidentiality, and enables public officials to detect, investigate, respond to, and prevent cyberattacks that threaten public health and safety, economic stability, and national security.

2720-001-0044—For support of Department of the California Highway Patrol, payable from the Motor Vehicle Account, State Transportation Fund ........................

Schedule:

2050-Traffic Management ........................

2055-Regulation and Inspection ........................

2060-Vehicle Ownership Security ........................

9900100-Administration ........................

9900200-Administration—​Distributed ........................

Reimbursements to 2050-Traffic Management ........................

Reimbursements to 2055-Regulation and Inspection ........................

Reimbursements to 2060-Vehicle Ownership Security ........................

Provisions:

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $7,000,000 may be directed to increase the Department of the California Highway Patrol’s support for police and sheriffs engaged in antigang activities.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $27,200,000 shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2029, to fund maintenance and parts for existing vehicles and purchases of replacement vehicles as described in the Department of the California Highway Patrol’s approved annual fleet acquisition plan.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $8,000,000 shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2029, to fund maintenance and parts for existing aircraft and purchases of replacement aircraft.

2740-004-0044—For support of Department of Motor Vehicles, payable from the Motor Vehicle Account, State Transportation Fund ........................

3100-002-0001—For support of Exposition Park ........................

3125-301-0001—For capital outlay, California Tahoe Conservancy ........................

3125-301-6093—For capital outlay, California Tahoe Conservancy, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

3125-496—Reversion, California Tahoe Conservancy. As of June 30, 2026, the balances specified below of the appropriations provided in the following citations shall revert to the balances in the funds from which the appropriations were made.

6051—​California Tahoe Conservancy, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Fund of 2006

Up to $330,000 in Item 3125-301-6051, Budget Act of 2022 (Chs. 43, 45, and 249, Stats. 2022)

0001389-Conceptual Feasibility Planning

Study

Up to $274,000 in Item 3125-301-6051 Budget Act of 2024 (Chs. 22, 35, and 994, Stats. 2024)

0001389-Conceptual Feasibility Planning

Study

6088—California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Fund.

Up to $591,000 in Item 3125-301-6088, Budget Act of 2025 (Chs. 4 and 5, Stats. 2025)

0013507-Lake Tahoe Blvd Demolition and Site Stabilization

Construction

3340-101-6093—For local assistance, California Conservation Corps, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

3340-102-6093—For local assistance, California Conservation Corps, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

3355-001-0462—For support of Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, payable from the Public Utilities Commission Utilities Reimbursement Account ........................

Schedule:

2370-Regulation of Energy Infrastructure Safety ........................

Provisions:

The Department of Finance may augment this item by up to $1,000,000 ongoing and approve the establishment of up to five permanent positions to support the workload of a second or third eligible large electrical corporation, pursuant to Chapter 819 of the Statutes of 2022, submitting a distribution infrastructure undergrounding plan. Within 10 days of approval, the department shall provide written notification of any such augmentation or newly established positions to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and appropriate subcommittees of each house of the Legislature that consider the State Budget, and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

3355-001-3302—For support of Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, payable from the Safe Energy Infrastructure and Excavation Fund ........................

Schedule:

2370-Regulation of Energy Infrastructure Safety ........................

3360-001-0465—For support of State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, payable from the Energy Resources Programs Account ........................

Schedule:

2380010-Power Plant Site Certification and Transmission Line Corridor Designation Program ........................

2380019-Electricity Analysis ........................

2380037-Management and Support ........................

2385010-Building and Appliances ........................

2385019-Energy Projects Evaluation and Assistance ........................

2385028-Demand Analysis ........................

2385037-Management and Support ........................

2390010-Transportation Technology and Fuels ........................

2390019-Research and Development ........................

2390028-Renewable Energy ........................

2390037-Management and Support ........................

Reimbursements to 2380010-Power Plant Site Certification and Transmission Line Corridor Designation Program ........................

Reimbursements to 2385010-Building and Appliances ........................

Reimbursements to 2390010- Transportation Technology and Fuels ........................

3360-102-0001—For local assistance, State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission ........................

3360-102-6093—For local assistance, State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

3360-494—Reappropriation, State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. The balances of the appropriations provided in the following citations are reappropriated for the purposes provided for in those appropriations and shall be available for encumbrance, expenditure, or liquidation as specified:

3360-495—Reversion, State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. Notwithstanding any other law, as of August 31, 2026, the balances specified below, of the appropriations provided in the following citations shall revert to the balances in the funds from which the appropriations were made.

3480-001-0890—For support of Department of Conservation, payable from the Federal Trust Fund ........................

Schedule:

2420-Geologic Hazards and Mineral Resources Conservation ........................

2425-Geologic Energy Management Division ........................

2435-Division of Mine Reclamation ........................

3480-005-6093—For support of Department of Conservation, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

3480-101-6093—For local assistance, Department of Conservation, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

3480-102-6093—For local assistance, Department of Conservation, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

3480-103-6093—For local assistance, Department of Conservation, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

3480-105-6093—For local assistance, Department of Conservation, payable from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund ........................

3540-001-0001—For support of Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ........................

Schedule:

2461-Office of the State Fire Marshal ........................

2465-Fire Protection ........................

2470-Resource Management ........................

2475-Board of Forestry and Fire Protection ........................

2480-Department of Justice Legal Services ........................

9900100-Administration ........................

9900200-Administration—​Distributed ........................

Reimbursements to 2461-Office of the State Fire Marshal ........................

Reimbursements to 2465-Fire Protection ........................

Reimbursements to 2470-Resource Management ........................

Reimbursements to 9900100-Administration ........................

Provisions:

Notwithstanding any other law, the Director of Finance may authorize the temporary or permanent redirection of funds from this item for purposes of emergency fire suppression and detection costs and related emergency revegetation costs.

Notwithstanding any other law, the Director of Finance may authorize a loan from the General Fund, in an amount not to exceed 45 percent of reimbursements appropriated in Schedule (9) of this item, to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, provided that:

The loan is to meet cash needs resulting from the delay in receipt of reimbursements for services provided.

The loan is for a short term and shall be repaid by November 15 of the fiscal year following that in which the loan was authorized.

Interest charges may be waived pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 16314 of the Government Code.

Within 10 days after approval, the Director of Finance shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the loan approved pursuant to this provision.

The Director of Finance may adjust amounts in Schedule (2) to provide equivalent fire protection base funding changes to contract counties in accordance with Section 4130 of the Public Resources Code.

Notwithstanding any other law, the funds appropriated in this item for purposes of Division 10.5 (commencing with Section 12200) of the Public Resources Code shall be available for purposes of support or capital outlay.