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Last Updated 04/23/2024

2024-25 California State Budget Information

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For an overview on the budget process and its timeline, click here
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Committee Information, Rules & Position Letter Deadlines can be found here

2024-25 January Proposed Budget 

On January 10, 2024, the Governor released his proposed budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Follow this link throughout the budget process as more budget items are released, including the May Revise and final, enacted budget. Below, you will find the direct link to the proposed budget, along with the budget detail.

Senate & Assembly Budget Hearing Schedules

• Wednesday, April 24 - ASM Budget Sub 2 & 3 - State Capitol, Room 444 - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS, Universal Transitional Kindergarten Implementation - Agenda
• Thursday April 25 - SEN B&FR Sub 3 @ 9:30 - 1021 O Street, Room 1200 -  Child Care & Development
• Tuesday, April 30 - ASM Budget Sub 3 @ 9:00 - PreK-12 Education & Learning Recovery - State Capitol, Room 447

Note: Procedures put in place to accommodate the pandemic restrictions have been reverted back to pre-pandemic practices in the Senate and Assembly. Teleconference testimony during committee hearings will no longer be available. 

• Senate Budget & Fiscal Review
• Senate Budget Sub. 3 on Health & Human Services
• Click here to send in written comments
• Assembly Budget Committee
• Assembly Budget Sub. 2 on Human Services - Cover CalWORKs, child care & CDSS.  
• Click here to send in written testimony.

GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED 2024-25 BUDGET SUMMARY

• 3/14/24 - Senate's Early Action List
• Governor's Proposed 2024-2025 Budget Detail
• Budget Trailer Bills & 2024-25 Proposed Budget Trailer Bill Language Tracking
• K-12 Omnibus (2/1/2024)
• WIC Online Ordering (2/1/2024) 
• Bringing Families Home Program (1/25/2024) Housing related supports to eligible families.
• Family First Prevention Services program (1/31/2024) Small counties may be exempted.

Senate & Assembly Publications/Reports Related to the 2024-25 Budget
The Senate and Assembly will each release reports or publications throughout the 2024-25 budget process, including but not limited to, spending plans and/or responses to the Governor's proposed budget. You will find links to those individual documents below.

• Senate Early Action Budget Plan: Shrink the Shortfall - As the California State Senate works to craft a 2024-25 state budget, once again the primary goal will be to protect the progress made to core programs in recent years and make the tough decisions to tackle the deficit. Step one of this effort is to enact the Shrink the Shortfall early action plan, to immediately decrease the shortfall to a more manageable level for the critical time period leading up to the June 15 budget deadline date. This early action plan uses the current point-in-time shortfall estimate range of $38 billion to $53 billion.
• The 2024-25 Budget: Deficit Update (2/20/2024) - The state already faces a significant deficit this year—we estimate it totaled $58 billion under the administration’s revenue forecast at the time the Governor’s budget was proposed in January. However, recent revenue collections data reflect even further weakness relative to those estimates. Specifically, our forecast is about $24 billion below the Governor’s budget across 2022‑23 to 2024‑25.
• LAO 2024-25 Budget Overview (1/13/24)
• Highlights of Governor's Proposed 2024-2025 Budget (Assembly Report 01/10/24)
• The 2024-25 Budget Implementation Update (Senate Report 01/01/24)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• CA Budget & Policy Center: First Look: Understanding the Governor's 2024-25 State Budget Proposal
• CA Budget & Policy Center Briefing: Looking Ahead to 2024: The State Budget Proess Explained
• CalMatters: California’s budget whiplash showed the pitfalls of forecasting revenue
• #CABuget info by budget advisor Jason Sisney
• LAO: $68 billion deficit to address in 2024
• Projected revenues did not materialize in November
• California Tax Day 2023: revenue update
• November tax receipts now key for fiscal trend
• California's October tax receipts far below projections
• Major California tax collection week ahead
• IRS announces additional California deadline extension
• A look ahead to California October tax receipts
• LAO 2024-25 Budget Outlook
• The "Big Three" Revenue Outlook
• MSN: California’s budget gap is likely to grow as state tax collections fall far below projections
• MSN: Could a California revenue shortfall mean furloughs for state employees? Here’s what to know
• OC Register: California slashes state tax collection outlook
• LA Times: Healthcare minimum wage expected to cost $4 billion in first year as California budget deficit looms
• SF Chronical: California has a $20 billion problem and no clear way to solve it
• CA Budget & Policy Center: Poverty Rapidly Increased for California’s Youngest Children

Archived Budget Information: