Assembly Budget Committee hears final 2026–27 package including Proposition 4 allocations and trailer bills

The Assembly Budget Committee convened a weekend informational hearing to review the final 2026–27 budget package, which the Department of Finance described as comprising 16 bills: two budget 'bill juniors' and 14 trailer bills. A Finance representative told the committee the package includes $2.7 billion in Proposition 4 funding for climate projects, $450 million in discretionary Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) dollars and multiple health and social investments.

"The budget allocates 2,700,000,000 proposition for our climate bond to continue funding critical projects and programs," the Department of Finance representative said during the presentation. The committee was told the package also includes one‑time and multi‑year general fund allocations for a state-only dialysis program to serve up to 1,200 individuals in restricted‑scope Medi‑Cal and funding to shore up the 988 crisis system.

Committee members praised staff and highlighted priority items including the Cal SHAPE extension for school HVAC projects, film tax credit fixes to retain production jobs, and restored wage parity for goat and sheep herders used in wildfire fuel reduction. The hearing featured an extended public comment period in which city, county, labor, industry and community groups offered support, concerns and requested technical fixes on items such as AB 85, Cal SHAPE implementation, and a local road safety dispute tied to a transportation trailer provision.

Because this was an informational hearing, the Assembly did not take votes on the package; members said votes are expected on the Assembly floor the next day and early Tuesday morning.