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Senate panel hears DOJ firearms budget request and LAO urges framework to align fees and workload
Summary
DOJ told a Senate budget subcommittee the governor's budget includes a firearms package—about $19.2 million in 2025–26—mainly supported by the general fund, and LAO recommended a formal framework to align firearms workload with fee revenue amid special-fund solvency risks.
The Department of Justice presented proposals to fund increased firearms workload and a multiyear IT modernization project to a Senate budget subcommittee, and the Legislative Analyst's Office recommended the Legislature direct DOJ to submit a framework for matching workload to funding sources.
"The governor's budget proposes 19,200,000.0 in 2526 which includes 18,600,000.0 general fund and 640,000 from various special funds," Ashley Harp of DOJ said, summarizing the administration's firearms proposals. She described core…
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