• Mission & Governance
• Services Overview
• How to Get Involved
• Standing Committees
• NCSL Foundation

• Issue Areas: A-Z
• State-Federal Relations
• NCSL Standing Committees
• News from D.C. and the States

• About State Legislatures
• Elections, Campaigns & Redistricting
• NCSL's StateConnect Directory
• Web Sites

• Online Guide to NCSL Services
• Staff Sections and Networks
• Meetings & Professional Development
• Staff Directories

• Meetings Calendar
• Online Registration
• Meetings Home Page
• Legislative Summit

• Bookstore
• State Legislatures Magazine
• NCSL's StateConnect Directory

Budget Calendars

Legislative Budget Procedures: Budget Framework

Legislative Budget Procedures Executive Summary

Budget Calendars

Source: National Association of State Budget Officers, Budget Processes in the States, September 1997; and National Conference of State Legislatures update, December 1997.

Key:
† = States with biennial legislative sessions
-- = Not available
N/R = No response

*Notes:

California--While the constitution requires that the legislature adopt the budget by June 15, the conference committee may exercise jurisdiction later than that, depending upon progress of budget negotiations.

Michigan--The governor must present the budget to the Legislature within 30 days after the Legislature convenes in regular session, except in a year in which a newly elected governor is inaugurated into office, when 60 days are allowed.

Montana--Montana uses an executive planning process (EPP) for proposals to provide new services, add full-time employees, change program services, or alter funding sources. The earlier dates reflect this process, which is linked with the regular budget in the Sept. 1 submittal.

New York--A budget has not been adopted by the beginning of the fiscal year (April 1) for a number of years.

Ohio--Budget submission is delayed until mid-March when the governor has been elected for his or her first term of office.

Pennsylvania--The budget is submitted in March when the governor has been elected for his or her first term of office.

Tennessee--The budget may be submitted by March 1 during the first year of a governor's term.

Washington--There are limits on the regular session length--the budget must be adopted 30 days before the fiscal period.

Northern Mariana Islands--The Legislature is required to take final action on the proposed budget no later than 30 days before the beginning of the new fiscal year.

The publication to which this table belongs, Legislative Budget Procedures: A Guide to Appropriations and Budget Processes in the States, Commonwealths and Territories, is available wholly and solely online.
Email statebudget-info@ncsl.org for more information.
Visitor counts for this page.