AB 86 Summary

• Amends the Budget Acts of 2019 and 2020 by modifying appropriation items across multiple state departments and agencies for fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21.

• Increases funding for judicial branch programs including $75,000,000 for pretrial decision-making pilots, $20,000,000 for eviction defense legal services, and continued support for trial court operations.

• Adds new appropriations for labor and workforce development ($32,500,000), natural resources projects, water resources initiatives, and community college capital projects totaling hundreds of millions in funding adjustments.

• Establishes $750,000,000 in county support for realigned programs with prioritization for health, human services, and vulnerable populations, with compliance conditions tied to COVID-19 health directives.

• Takes effect immediately as a Budget Bill requiring only majority legislative vote under California Constitution Article IV, Section 12.