Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Status
July 25, 2011 - as of 3:15 p.m. Mountain Standard Time
Forty-six states and Puerto Rico begin fiscal year (FY) 2012 on July 1, 2011.[1] In developing their FY 2012 budgets, states face a cumulative budget shortfall of $86 billion.[2] Resolving these massive gaps can complicate, and often lengthen, state budget deliberations.
To date, 50 states and Puerto Rico have enacted budgets for FY 2012. So far this year, five states have needed to extend their sessions or meet in special sessions to deliberate further on the budget.
The table below details the current status of FY 2012 budgets in the states.
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FY 2012 Budget Status
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State
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FY 2012 Budget Enacted
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Scheduled Regular Session Adjournment Date[3]
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Session Extended or Special Session called to Deal with the
FY 2012 Budget
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Actual Regular/Special Session Adjournment Date
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Budget Not Enacted by the Start of the New Fiscal Year
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Alabama (A)
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x
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mid June
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Alaska (A)
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x
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April 17, 2011
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x
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May 14, 2011 (Special Session)
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Arizona (A)
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x
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late April
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April 20, 2011
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Arkansas (A)
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x
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March 10, 2011
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April 27, 2011
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California (A)
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x
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September 9
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Colorado (A)
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x
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May 11, 2011
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May 11, 2011
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Connecticut (B)
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x
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June 8, 2011
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Delaware (A)
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x
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June 30, 2011
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Florida (A)
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x
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May 6, 2011
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May 6, 2011
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Georgia (A)
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x
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mid April
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April 20, 2011
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Hawaii (B)
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x
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mid May
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May 5, 2011
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Idaho (A)
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x
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late March
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April 7, 2011
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Illinois (A)
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x
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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Indiana (B)
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x
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April 29, 2011
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April 29, 2011
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Iowa (A)
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x
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late April
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x
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Kansas (A)
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x
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late May
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May 13, 2011
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Kentucky (B)
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x*
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March 22, 2011
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March 9, 2011
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Louisiana (A)
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x
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June 23, 2011
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Maine (B)
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x
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June 15, 2011
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Maryland (A)
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x
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early April
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April 11, 2011
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Massachusetts (A)
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x
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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x
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Michigan (A)
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x
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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Minnesota (B)
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x
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May 23, 2011
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x
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May 23, 2011
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x
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Mississippi (A)
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x
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early April
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April 7, 2011
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Missouri (A)
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x
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May 30, 2011
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May 30, 2011
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Montana (B)
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x
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late April
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April 28, 2011
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Nebraska (B)
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x
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early June
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May 26, 2011
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Nevada (B)
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x
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June 6, 2011
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June 6, 2011
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New Hampshire (B)
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x
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July 1, 2011
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New Jersey (A)
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x
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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New Mexico (A)
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x
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March 19, 2011
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March 19, 2011
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New York (A)
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x
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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North Carolina (B)
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x
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early July
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North Dakota (B)
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x
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late April
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April 28, 2011
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Ohio (B)
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x
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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Oklahoma (A)
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x
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May 27, 2011
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May 20, 2011
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Oregon (B)
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x
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late June
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Pennsylvania (A)
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x
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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Puerto Rico (A)
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x
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June 30, 2011
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Rhode Island (A)
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x
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late June
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South Carolina (A)
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x
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June 2, 2011
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South Dakota (A)
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x
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mid March
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March 28, 2011
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Tennessee (A)
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x
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mid May
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May 21, 2011
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Texas (B)
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x
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May 30, 2011
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x
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Utah (A)
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x
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March 10, 2011
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March 28, 2011
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Vermont (A)
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x
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mid May
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May 6, 2011
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Virginia (B)
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x*
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February 26, 2011
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February 27, 2011
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Washington (B)
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x
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April 24, 2011
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x
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April 22, 2011
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West Virginia (A)
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x
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mid March
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March 18, 2011
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Wisconsin (B)
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x
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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Legislature meets throughout the year.
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Wyoming (B)
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x*
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early March
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March 3, 2011
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Totals
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51
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5
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2
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Key: (A) = annual budget; (B) = biennial budget; (*) biennial budget passed during 2010 legislative session.
Source: NCSL and State Legislative and Executive websites.
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[1] For more information on state budget cycles please visit http://www.ncsl.org/?tabid=12645.
[2] For more information on state budget gaps please see NCSL’s State Budget Update: March 2011. http://www.ncsl.org/?TabId=22549.
[3] For more information on 2011 legislative sessions please see http://www.ncsl.org/?tabid=21346