State Measures to Balance FY 2010 Budgets

January 7, 2010

In December 2009, The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) released its State Budget Update: November 2009. The report shows that states closed budget gaps in excess of $145 billion while crafting their FY 2010 budgets only for a new round of shortfalls to open totaling $28.2 billion.  In light of these budget gaps, NCSL has compiled this series of tables that document the measures, both proposed and enacted, that states are taking to close their budget gaps.  It is based on data collected from various media and government outlets. States are taking a variety of approaches to close their budget gaps and the approaches include both cutting budgets and generating new revenues. The tables are organized first by budget measures and revenue measures, and then the tables are organized by topic. Please contact us at budget.revenue.updates@ncsl.org if you know of any additional information that should be reflected here or any errors that should be corrected.

Note: As of November 2, 2009, all 50 states have finalized their budgets. NCSL is finalizing data contained in these tables as states enact their FY 2010 budgets.  For more information on the status of budgets in the states click here.

Updated January 7, 2010

Budget

• Across The Board Budget Cuts & Other Cuts of Note
  • Across the Board
  • Other Miscellaneous Cuts
• Criminal Justice
  • Corrections
  • Courts
• Education
  • K-12 Education
  • Higher Education
• Employee Actions 
  • Layoffs
  • Furloughs
• Employee Actions
  • Hiring Freeze
  • Salary Freeze
  • Early Retirement
  • Travel Ban
  • Benefits Change
• Health Care
  • Medicaid
  • Other Health Care
• Tapped Rainy Day Funds or Other Funds
  • Rainy Day Funds
  • Other Funds
• Other Actions
  • Delayed Capital Projects
  • Purchase Freeze
  • Agency Consolidation

Revenue

• Gambling
• Motor Fuel  and Vehicle Taxes/Fees
  • Motor Fuel
  • Rental Cars
  • Vehicle Registration
  • Other Vehicle-Related Taxes/Fees
• Sales, Corporate Income and Personal Income Taxes
  • Sales
  • Corporate Income
  • Personal Income
• Selective Taxes
  • Alcohol
  • Tobacco
• Misc. Taxes & Fees & Other Revenue Actions
  • Taxes
  • Fees
  • Other Revenue Measures

Sources: NCSL survey of state legislative fiscal offices: June and November 2008. Various media and government outlets: January through November 2009.

These table are intended to provide general information and does not necessarily address all aspects of this topic. The tables reflect in summary form information gathered from media sources and NCSL surveys of legislative fiscal offices. Please contact us at  budget.revenue.updates@ncsl.org if you know of any additional information that should be reflected here or any errors that should be corrected.