2026-27 California State Budget Information

Upcoming Budget Hearings (updated 04/30/26)

• May 4, 2026 (Monday)
• Assembly Budget Subcommittee 1 on Health @ 2:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 126; Calendar
• Behavioral Health Services
• May 5, 2026 (Tuesday)
• Assembly Budget Subcommittee 3 on Education Finance @ 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 447; Calendar
•  California Community Colleges
• Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee @ 9 a.m. 1021 O Street, Room 1200; Calendar
• AB 108 (Gabriel) The Budget Act of 2025
• May 6, 2026 (Wednesday)
• Senate Joint Hearing Education Committee and Budget Subcommittee on Education @ 9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2100; Calendar
• Education Governance
• May 7, 2026 (Thursday)
• Senate Budget Subcommittee 3 on Health and Human Services @ 9:30 a.m. or upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 1200; Calendar
• In-home Supportive Services
• All Departments; Open Issues
• Senate Budget Subcommittee 1 on Education @ 9:30 a.m. or upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2100; Calendar
• All Departments; Open Issues
• May 11, 2026 (Monday)
• Assembly Budget Subcommittee 1 on Health @ 2:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 127; Calendar
• All Departments; Open Issues
• May 19, 2026 (Tuesday)
• Senate Budget Subcommittee 3 on Health and Human Services @ 9:00 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1200; Calendar
• MAY REVISE - All Departments; Open Issues
• Senate Budget Subcommittee 1 on Education @ 9:30 a.m. or upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2100; Calendar
• MAY REVISE - All Departments; Open Issues
• May 20, 2026 (Wednesday)
• Senate Budget Subcommittee 3 on Health and Human Services @ 9:00 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1200; Calendar
• MAY REVISE - All Departments; Open Issues
• Senate Budget Subcommittee 1 on Education @ 9:30 a.m. or upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2100; Calendar
• MAY REVISE - All Departments; Open Issues

• May 21, 2026 (Thursday)
• Senate Budget Subcommittee 3 on Health and Human Services @ 1:30 p.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1200; Calendar
• MAY REVISE - All Departments; Open Issues
• Senate Budget Subcommittee 1 on Education @ 1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2100; Calendar
• MAY REVISE - All Departments; Open Issues

2026 Budget (updated 04/24/26)

• SEN Democrats release Foundation for the Future: 2026-27 State Budget Plan (4/16/2026)
• Overview of Senate Budget Plan
• Full Senate Budget Plan

• Would add 44,000 new child care slots in FY 2026-27, comprised of 12,000 new CCTR slots and 32,000 new CAPP slots. Costs are proposed to be offset by right-sizing state preschool costs to match current actual costs, then moving non-LEA California State Preschool Program under Prop 98 which would generate $200M in savings.

• Budget Bills
• SB/AB 107
• SB/AB 117 (related to Bay Area transit)
• 2/10/2025 Trailer Bills Introduced
• TBL - Child Care Cost of Living Adjustment
• TBL - Maximizing Child Care Subsidies: Defining Excessive Unexplained Absences
• TBL - TK-12 Omnibus Trailer Bill (includes language for CSPP COLA)
• 2/2/2026 Trailer Bills Introduced
  • TBL - Child Care Provider Family Fee Deductions
  • TBL - Child Care Alternative Methodology Survey
  • TBL - Licensed Family Daycare Homes Temporary Absences
• January 10 budget release information
• January 10 - Recording of the release of the 2025-26 Budget
• January 2026-27 Budget
• Governor's Budget Summary ("8 Pages")
• CA Health and Human Services budget summary
• Assembly 2026-27 Review
• Senate Summary of Governor's Proposed 2026-27 Budget
• 2026-27 Budget Implementation (child care programs pages 29-30)
• Administration's multiyear budget projection summary
• Links to departmental "budget galley" (budget details by department)
• Department of Social Services
• Child care investments included in the 2026 Budget (pages 78-79):
• Child Care Cost-of-Living Adjustment—An increase of $89.1 million ongoing General Fund for a cost-of-living adjustment for DSS administered child care programs.
• Child Care Infrastructure—An increase of $11.5 million one-time Proposition 64 funding for child care infrastructure, specifically targeted toward communities impacted by recent fires. 
• Links to budget change proposals
• Governor’s proposed budget bill, introduced in each house by its budget committee chair, as required by the State Constitution: AB 1563 (Gabriel) and SB 879 (Laird)
• Other budget resources

Other Updates & Resources

• Assembly Budget Subcmt. No. 7 Hearing: Impact of 2026 Federal Funding Withholding for Child Care Services (01/28/2026)
• Jason Sisney: Q&A: California's balanced budget requirement (01/07/2026)
• Jason Sisney: State deficit estimates often differ (01/05/2026)
• LAO State Budget 2025-26 Child Care Spending Plan (11/14/2025)
• LAO Report: 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook (11/19/2025)
• FY 2025-26 CA Child Care Funding Allocation Per Program
• CalBudget: Guide to the California State Budget Process
• For an overview on the budget process and its timeline, click here

Archived Budget Information:

2025-26 Budget Archive
2024-25 Budget Archive
2023-24 Budget Archive
2022-23 Budget Archive
2021-22 Budget Archive
2020-21 Budget Archive
2019-20 Budget Archive
2018-19 Budget Archive
2017-18 Budget Archive
2016-17 Budget Archive