The California Department of Justice asked an Assembly budget subcommittee to keep funding tribal missing and murdered Indigenous persons response work and firearms-related programs during an April 13 hearing that put the proposal’s dollar figures and policy dispute on the record.
Witnesses said DOJ’s Tribal Assistance Program is a statewide effort focused on MMIP and tribal public safety, built around coordination with tribal governments and law-enforcement partners. The hearing transcript also described the work as tied to broader public-safety and jurisdictional challenges.
On the budget side, DOJ said the governor’s proposal includes an $8 million limited-term net-zero shift from the Dealer’s Record of Sale Special Account to the General Fund over fiscal years 2026-27 through 2028-29, plus $11.2 million General Fund in 2026-27 to continue firearms IT modernization and $1.2 million General Fund in 2026-27, declining to $259,000 ongoing, to implement SB 704 on firearm barrels.
A witness argued for keeping the full three-year funding proposal in place, while the Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended approving the account shift for only one year rather than all three years, according to the hearing transcript.
The transcript does not show a committee vote or final budget action on the request.
