2026-27 California State Budget InformationClick here to watch or listen to budget hearings. UPDATE TFC 2026 Budget Tracking document - Includes links to previous child care hearing recordings, agendas, and transcripts (see tab "Hearing Recording Links") Budget Timeline Last week’s Senate and Assembly budget hearings discussed the Governor’s May Revision proposals. Agendas for the hearings are on the Assembly and Senate budget committee websites. Archived hearing videos are on the Senate and Assembly websites. The Senate’s 2026-27 state budget proposal is online at https://sbud.senate.ca.gov/. The Assembly's budget proposal is online at https://abgt.assembly.ca.gov/. After the Senate and Assembly release their own budget proposals, legislative leaders and budget staff negotiate with the Governor’s administration to work through differences between the three plans. Those negotiations typically ramp up in the weeks leading up to the June 15 constitutional deadline to pass a budget bill and focus on spending levels, proposed cuts or restorations, and major policy priorities. Historically, final budget negotiations were often handled through closed-door “Big 5” meetings between the Governor, the Senate President pro Tempore, the Assembly Speaker, the Senate Republican Leader, and the Assembly Republican Leader, though the formal Big 5 process has reportedly not been used during the past few years. The constitutional deadline for the Senate and Assembly to pass a budget bill for transmission to the Governor is June 15. The deadline for the Governor to sign the budget into law is June 30. Once the main budget bill passes, “budget bill juniors” and trailer bills are used to make technical adjustments, appropriations changes, and statutory changes implementing the budget deal. However, the budget process does not end on June 30. Trailer bills can continue moving through the Legislature after the main budget bill is signed and are often used throughout the summer to finalize implementation details, make funding adjustments, and enact the statutory changes needed to carry out the budget agreement. The deadline for the Governor to sign legislation for the 2025-26 session is September 30. Upcoming Budget Hearings (updated 06/01/26)
2026 Budget (updated 06/01/26)
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Archived Budget Information: 2025-26 Budget Archive
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