State Budget Enters Final Countdown with Hearings this Week

The California state budget process will conclude this week after months of hearings and negotiations between the State Assembly, State Senate, and Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration. With a projected $30 billion shortfall this coming fiscal year, advocates and policymakers have had to fight to protect funding for state programs, including services and supports for people with developmental disabilities and their families.

Negotiations thus far have kept the vast majority of disability services protected from cuts or delays, including regional center services, IHSS, Medi-Cal, and SSI/SSP. In the final hearings this week, however, the Assembly and Senate will vote on the budget that the Legislature sends to the Governor before the state constitutional deadline of June 15th.

Members of the community can watch and give public comment at both hearings:

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2023 – 9:00 AM

VIEW LIVE SENATE HEARING: https://www.senate.ca.gov/calendar

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2023 – 10:00 AM

VIEW LIVE ASSEMBLY HEARING: https://www.assembly.ca.gov/todaysevents