AB101 - Budget Act of 2025.

Amended IN Senate June 09 , 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025 – 2026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 101 Introduced by Assembly Member Gabriel January 08 , 2025 An act relating to the Budget Act of 2025. An act making appropriations for the support of the government of the State of California and for several public purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to the state budget, to take effect immediately, budget bill. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB101, as amended, Gabriel . Budget Act of 2025. This bill would make appropriations for the support of state government for the 2025–26 fiscal year. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2025. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO YES Fiscal Committee: NO YES Local Program: NO Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1.00. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Budget Act of 2025.” SEC. 1.50. (a) In accordance with Sections 12460, 13338, and 13344 of the Government Code, it is the intent of the Legislature that this act and other financial transactions authorized outside of this act utilize a coding scheme or structure compatible with the Governor’s Budget, the records of the Controller in legacy systems, and the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal), and provide for the appropriation of federal funds received by the state and deposited in the State Treasury. (b) Essentially, the format and style are as follows: (1) Appropriation item numbers have a structure which is common to all the state’s fiscal systems. The meaning of this structure is as follows: 2720—​Business Unit (known as organization code in legacy systems, indicates the department or entity) (e.g., 2720 represents the Department of the California Highway Patrol) 001—​Reference Code (indicates whether the item is from the Budget Act or some other source and its character (e.g., 001–100 represents state operations in the Budget Act)) 0044—​Fund Code (e.g., 0044 represents the Motor Vehicle Account, State Transportation Fund) (2) Appropriation items are organized in Business Unit order. (3) All the appropriation items, reappropriation items, and reversion items, if any, for each Business Unit are adjacent to one another. (4) Federal funds received by the state and deposited in the State Treasury are appropriated in separate items. (c) The Department of Finance may authorize revisions to the codes or structures used in this act or used in other spending authority outside of this act to provide compatibility between the codes or structures used in this act or in other spending authority outside of this act and those used in the Governor’s Budget, in the records of the Controller in legacy systems, and in FI$Cal. (d) Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Finance may revise the schedule of any appropriation made in this act or in other spending authority outside of this act where the revision is of a technical nature and is consistent with legislative intent. These revisions may include, but shall not be limited to, the distribution of any unallocated amounts within an appropriation and the adjustment of schedules to facilitate departmental accounting operations. These revisions shall include a certification that the revisions comply with the intent and limitation of expenditures as appropriated by the Legislature. (e) Notwithstanding any other law, and in accordance with legislative intent, the Department of Finance may authorize technical changes or corrections in FI$Cal or the Controller’s legacy systems resulting from or related to the conversion or implementation of FI$Cal for the current or past fiscal years, including, but not limited to, any of the following: (1) Corrections to errors inadvertently created during the data conversion process from legacy systems into FI$Cal. (2) Corrections or changes related to renumbering of programs and capital outlay projects. FI$Cal requires a different numbering scheme for the programs, elements, components, and tasks and projects. A new set of numbers is being utilized in FI$Cal different from what is reflected in prior budget acts and other authorizing sources. A comprehensive crosswalk facilitates the translation from programs, elements, components, and tasks to programs and subprograms and projects. (3) Corrections or changes necessary to ensure compatibility among the legacy systems of the Controller and departments, and with that of FI$Cal. Multiple coding systems and structures (or chart of accounts) are being utilized during the transition period and until all departments and the Controller’s control functions are fully implemented in FI$Cal. SEC. 1.51. For purposes of this act, a citation to a budget act includes all acts amending that budget act. SEC. 1.80. (a) The following sums of money and those appropriated by any other sections of this act, or so much thereof as may be necessary unless otherwise provided herein, are hereby appropriated and available for encumbrance or expenditure for the use and support of the State of California for the 2025–26 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026. All of these appropriations, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid out of the General Fund in the State Treasury and shall be available for liquidation of encumbrances in accordance with Section 16304.1 of the Government Code. (b) All capital outlay appropriations and reappropriations, unless otherwise provided herein, are available as follows: (1) Studies, preliminary plans, working drawings, and performance criteria appropriations are available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026. (2) All other capital outlay appropriations are available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2028. (c) Whenever by constitutional or statutory provision the revenues or receipts of any institution, department, board, bureau, commission, officer, employee, or other agency, or any moneys in any special fund created by law therefor, are to be used for any proper purpose, expenditures shall be made therefrom for any such purpose only to the extent of the amount therein appropriated, unless otherwise stated herein. (d) Appropriations for purposes not otherwise provided for herein that have been heretofore made by any existing constitutional or statutory provision shall continue to be governed thereby. SEC. 2.00. Items of appropriation. LEGISLATIVE/JUDICIAL/EXECUTIVE Legislative 0110-001-0001—For support of Senate ........................ 184,471,000 196,942,000 Schedule: (1) 0960-Support of the Senate ........................ 184,471,000 196,942,000 (a) 101001-Salaries of Senators ........................ (7,029,000) (7,045,000) (b) 317295-Mileage ........................ (11,000) (c) 317292-Expenses ........................ (1,840,000) (1,846,000) (d) 500004-Operating Expenses ........................ (175,591,000) (188,040,000) Provisions: 1. The funds appropriated in Schedule (1)(d) are for operating expenses of the Senate, including personal services for officers, clerks, and all other employees, and legislative committees thereof composed in whole or in part of Members of the Senate, and for support of joint expenses of the Legislature, to be transferred by the Controller to the Senate Operating Fund. 2. The funds appropriated in Schedules (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(c) may be adjusted for transfers to or from the Senate Operating Fund. 0120-011-0001—For support of Assembly ........................ 243,064,000 259,495,000 Schedule: (1) 0970-Support of the Assembly ........................ 243,064,000 259,495,000 (a) 101001-Salaries of Assembly Members ........................ (14,700,000) (14,725,000) (b) 317295-Mileage ........................ (8,000) (c) 317292-Expenses ........................ (4,100,000) (4,110,000) (d) 500004-Operating Expenses ........................ (224,256,000) (240,652,000) Provisions: 1. The funds appropriated in Schedule (1)(d) are for operating expenses of the Assembly, including personal services for officers, clerks, and all other employees, and legislative committees thereof composed in whole or in part of Members of the Assembly, and for support of joint expenses of the Legislature, to be transferred by the Controller to the Assembly Operating Fund. 2. The funds appropriated in Schedules (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(c) may be adjusted for transfers to or from the Assembly Operating Fund. 0130-021-0001—For support of Legislative Analyst’s Office ........................ 0 Schedule: (1) 0980-Support of the Legislative Analyst’s Office ........................ 12,490,000 (13,334,000) (2) 0985-Transferred from Item 0110-001-0001 ........................ −6,245,000 −6,667,000 (3) 0990-Transferred from Item 0120-011-0001 ........................ −6,245,000 −6,667,000 Provisions: 1. The funds appropriated in Schedule (1) are for the expenses of the Legislative Analyst’s Office and of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for any charges, expenses, or claims either may incur, available without regard to fiscal years, to be paid on certification of the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee or the chairperson’s designee. 2. Funds identified in Schedules (2) and (3) may be transferred from the Senate Operating Fund, by the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Assembly Operating Fund, by the Assembly Committee on Rules. 0160-001-0001—For support of Legislative Counsel Bureau ........................ 192,539,000 Schedule: (1) 0120-Support ........................ 192,670,000 (2) Reimbursements to 0120-Support ........................ −131,000 0160-001-9740—For support of Legislative Counsel Bureau, payable from the Central Service Cost Recovery Fund ........................ 22,322,000 Schedule: (1) 0120-Support ........................ 22,322,000 Judicial 0250-001-0001—For support of Judicial Branch ........................ 605,258,000 589,362,000 Schedule: (1) 0130-Supreme Court ........................ 55,385,000 53,955,000 (2) 0135-Courts of Appeal ........................ 284,852,000 282,452,000 (3) 0140-Judicial Council ........................ 253,457,000 242,294,000 (4) 0155-Habeas Corpus Resource Center ........................ 18,847,000 17,944,000 (5) Reimbursements to 0140-Judicial Council ........................ −7,083,000 (6) Reimbursements to 0135-Courts of Appeal ........................ −200,000 Provisions: 1. 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, 2027. 2. 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. 3. Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $76,944,000 $82,486,000 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, 2026, shall revert to the General Fund. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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: (a) Providing technical assistance to courts on practices and programs related to pretrial decisionmaking. (b) Providing judicial education. (c) Evaluating pretrial programs and practices through this program. (d) Providing administrative services on programs related to pretrial decisionmaking. 7. Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3), $963,000 $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. (a) 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, annu [Text truncated for display. Full text available on Congress.gov.]