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Rainy-day fund (Budget Stabilization Account): balance and share of GF revenues

Rainy-day balance and its share of General Fund revenue. A constitutional cap is context, not a finding that the fund is adequate.

Kind of fucked

Inside its 2017–19 range · getting worseJudged on “BSA as % of GF revenues”. A smaller rainy-day fund is bad. Scored reading: Rainy-day fund 7.89 % of GF revenue.

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BSA as % of GF revenues

6.65% · 2027 · enacted_estimate

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Yearly · F04Derived · 494d old

7.89% of GF revenue

Rainy-day fund (BSA) balance, % of General Fund revenues

–Within 2017–19↘Worsening

Position versus 2017–19 is descriptive. “Within range” doesn’t mean acceptable — 2017–19 may itself have been strained.

What this is

Past-year actual from each January Governor's Budget; 2025-26 revised and 2026-27 enacted estimates from LAO Figure 3 (shown hollow). % of revenues uses DOF Chart A revenues.

Unit: US$ billions / % of GF revenues
Frequency: Annual (end of fiscal year)
Geography: BSA balance ($B); BSA as % of GF revenues
Coverage: From 30 Jun 2016 · latest observation 30 Jun 2027
Release: Jan (Governor's Budget), Jun/Jul (enacted)
Typical lag: Actuals ~6-18 months
Source: BSA / DOF Chart A · lao.ca.gov ↗
Vintage: Governor's Budget 2017-18, Fund 9658 past-year column · Governor's Budget 2018-19, Fund 9658 past-year column · Governor's Budget 2019-20, Fund 9658 past-year column · Governor's Budget 2020-21, Fund 9658 past-year column · Governor's Budget 2021-22, Fund 9658 past-year column · Governor's Budget 2022-23, Fund 9658 past-year column · Governor's Budget 2023-24, Fund 9658 past-year column · Governor's Budget 2024-25, Fund 9658 past-year column · Governor's Budget 2025-26, Fund 9658 past-year column · Governor's Budget 2026-27, Fund 9658 past-year column · LAO 2026-27 Spending Plan
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Rainy-day fund (Budget Stabilization Account): balance and share of GF revenues

BSA as % of GF revenue6.65

% · 2027

CaliFCKD F04 · Rainy-day fund (Budget Stabilization Account): balance and share of GF revenues. Latest observation 30 Jun 2027. Unit: US$ billions / % of GF revenues. Source: BSA / DOF Chart A. Snapshot 6 Nov 2026. Not a grade.

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