Budget Status in the States
Forty-six states began fiscal year (FY) 2015 on July 1, 2014. As of July 10, all 50 states had enacted budgets for FY 2015. Sixteen of those states enacted a biennial budget during the 2013 legislative session.
For more information on state's legislative sessions, visit NCSL's Session Calendar.
FY 2015 Budget Status Map
Table of Enacted Budgets
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State
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FY 2015 Budget Enacted
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Session Extended or Special Session called to Deal with the
FY 2015 Budget
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Budget Not Enacted by the Start of FY 2015
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Alabama (A)
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X
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Alaska (A)
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X
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Arizona (A)
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X
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Arkansas (A)
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X
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California (A)
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X
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X**
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Colorado (A)
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X
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Connecticut (B)
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X*
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Delaware (A)
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X
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Florida (A)
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X
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Georgia (A)
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X
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Hawaii (B)
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X*
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Idaho (A)
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X
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Illinois (A)
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X
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Indiana (B)
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X*
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Iowa (A)
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X
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Kansas (A)
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X
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Kentucky (B)
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X
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Louisiana (A)
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X
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Maine (B)
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X*
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Maryland (A)
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X
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Massachusetts (A)
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X
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X
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Michigan (A)
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X
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Minnesota (B)
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X*
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Mississippi (A)
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X
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Missouri (A)
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X
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Montana (B)
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X*
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Nebraska (B)
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X*
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Nevada (B)
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X*
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New Hampshire (B)
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X*
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New Jersey (A)
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X
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New Mexico (A)
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X
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New York (A)
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X
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North Carolina (B)
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X*
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North Dakota (B)
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X*
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Ohio (B)
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X*
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Oklahoma (A)
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X
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Oregon (B)
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X*
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Pennsylvania (A)
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X
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X
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Rhode Island (A)
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X
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South Carolina (A)
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X
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South Dakota (A)
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X
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Tennessee (A)
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X
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Texas (B)
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X*
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Utah (A)
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X
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Vermont (A)
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X
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Virginia (B)
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X
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X
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Washington (B)
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X*
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West Virginia (A)
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X
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X
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Wisconsin (B)
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X*
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X
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Wyoming (B)
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X
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Totals
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50
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4
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2
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Key: (A) = annual budget; (B) = biennial budget; (*) biennial budget passed during 2013 legislative session. (**) California's governor called a special session to debate the creation of a new budget reserve fund.
Source: NCSL and state legislative and executive websites.
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