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title: Budget Process by State
description: "![](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Budget.png) - [Alabama](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/lsa/Fiscal/Presentations/2018.Orientation.Budget.Overview.pdf) (Legislative Services Agency -- Fiscal Division) - [Alaska](https://www.legfin.akleg.gov/AgencyInfo/budgetProcess.php) (Legislative Finance Division) - [Arizona](https://www.azjlbc.gov/budget/budgetingprocessforweb08-18.pdf) (Joint Legislative Budget Committee) - [Arkansas](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Arkansas-Appropriation-and-Budget-Process.pdf) (Bureau of Legislative Research) - [California](https://dof.ca.gov/budget/californias-budget-process/) (Department of Finance) - [Colorado](https://leg.colorado.gov/agencies/joint-budget-committee/budget-process) (Joint Budget Committee) - [Connecticut](https://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa/Documents/year/BIP/2016BIP-20151007_The%20State%20Budget%20Process.pdf) (Connecticut General…"
url: "https://levin-center.org/slow/budget-process-by-state/"
updated: "2024-07-30"
category: Featured Reports and Resources
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# Budget Process by State

![](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Budget.png)

- [Alabama](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/lsa/Fiscal/Presentations/2018.Orientation.Budget.Overview.pdf) (Legislative Services Agency -- Fiscal Division)
- [Alaska](https://www.legfin.akleg.gov/AgencyInfo/budgetProcess.php) (Legislative Finance Division)
- [Arizona](https://www.azjlbc.gov/budget/budgetingprocessforweb08-18.pdf) (Joint Legislative Budget Committee)
- [Arkansas](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Arkansas-Appropriation-and-Budget-Process.pdf) (Bureau of Legislative Research)
- [California](https://dof.ca.gov/budget/californias-budget-process/) (Department of Finance)
- [Colorado](https://leg.colorado.gov/agencies/joint-budget-committee/budget-process) (Joint Budget Committee)
- [Connecticut](https://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa/Documents/year/BIP/2016BIP-20151007_The%20State%20Budget%20Process.pdf) (Connecticut General Assembly)
- [Delaware](https://budget.delaware.gov/accounting-manual/documents/chapter04.pdf?ver=0524) (Office of Management and Budget)
- [District of Columbia](https://www.dccouncilbudget.com/budget-process-step-by-step) (Office of the Budget Director)
- [Florida](https://www.ucf.edu/leadership/government-community-relations/austins-playground/) (University of Central Florida)
- [Georgia](https://opb.georgia.gov/budget-information/budget-process) (Governor's Office of Planning and Budget)
- [Guam](https://www.ofbguam.org/understanding-the-budget) (Office of Finance and Management)
- [Hawaii](https://budget.hawaii.gov/budget/about-budget/general-budget-process-and-timetable/) (Department of Budget and Finance)
- [Idaho](https://legislature.idaho.gov/lso/bpa/process/) (Legislative Services Office -- Budget & Policy Analysis Division)
- [Illinois](https://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/Chapter8.pdf) (Legislative Research Unit)
- [Indiana](https://www.in.gov/sba/budget-committee/the-budget-process/) (State Budget Agency)
- [Iowa](https://dom.iowa.gov/state-government/state-budget/state-budget-development) (Department of Management)
- [Kansas](https://kslegislature.org/li_2022/b2021_22/committees/misc/2021budgetprocess.pdf) (Kansas Legislative Research Department, Fiscal Affairs)
- [Kentucky](https://legislature.ky.gov/LRC/Pages/Budget-Process.aspx) (Legislative Research Commission)
- [Louisiana](https://pelicanpolicy.org/tax-budget/creating-louisianas-operating-budget-a-primer/) (Pelican Institute for Public Policy)
- [Maine](https://legislature.maine.gov/doc/4641) (Office of Fiscal and Program Review)
- [Maryland](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Budget/About) (Maryland General Assembly)
- [Massachusetts](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-budget-process) (State Library of Massachusetts)
- [Michigan](https://www.senate.michigan.gov/sfa/BudgetProcess/BudgetProcess.html) (Senate Fiscal Agency)
- [Minnesota](https://mn.gov/mmb/budget/state-budget-overview/budprocess/) (Management and Budget)
- [Mississippi](https://www.lbo.ms.gov/Home/BudgetProcessCycle) (Legislative Budget Office)
- [Missouri](https://www.mobudget.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015MOBudget101.compressed.pdf) (Missouri Budget Project)
- [Montana](https://leg.mt.gov/content/Publications/fiscal/leg_reference/understanding-state-finances-2019-Session.pdf) (Legislative Fiscal Division)
- [Nebraska](https://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/about/budget_process.php) (Nebraska Legislature)
- [Nevada](https://budget.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/budgetnvgov/content/Training/Intro%20to%20State%20Budgeting%20Training.pdf) (Governor's Finance Office, Budget Division)
- [New Hampshire](https://www.nh.gov/transparentnh/how-government-finances-work/index.htm) (Transparent NH)
- [New Jersey](https://www.nj.gov/treasury/omb/budgetprocess.shtml) (Office of Management and Budget)
- [New Mexico](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Entity/LFC/Documents/Citizens%20Guide%20to%20the%20New%20Mexico%20State%20Budget.pdf) (Legislative Finance Committee)
- [New York](https://www.budget.ny.gov/citizen/process/index.html) (Division of the Budget)
- [North Carolina](https://www.osbm.nc.gov/budget/budget-101) (Office of State Budget and Management)
- [North Dakota](https://ndlegis.gov/files/fiscal/docs/budgetprocess.pdf) (North Dakota Legislature)
- [Ohio](https://www.lsc.ohio.gov/assets/organizations/legislative-service-commission/files/chapter-8-the-ohio-budget-process.pdf) (Legislative Service Commission)
- [Oklahoma](https://former.okhouse.gov/Fiscal/AppropriationsProcess2020.pdf) (House Fiscal Division)
- [Oregon](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/lfo/Documents/Oregons%20Budget%20Process.pdf) (Legislative Fiscal Office)
- [Pennsylvania](https://www.budget.pa.gov/Publications%20and%20Reports/Documents/OtherPublications/Budget%20Process%20In%20PA%20-%20Web.pdf) (Office of the Budget)
- Puerto Rico
  - [English](https://presupuesto.pr.gov/AdoptedBudget2016-2017/Informacin%20General/Budget%20Process.pdf) (Office of Management and Budget)

  - [Spanish](https://presupuesto2025.pr.gov/documentos/Proceso-Presupuestario.pdf) (Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto)
- [Rhode Island](https://omb.ri.gov/budget-office/budget-primer) (Office of Management and Budget)
- [South Carolina](https://www.admin.sc.gov/sites/admin/files/Documents/Budget/QuickGuide%20-%20Budget%20Process.pdf) (Department of Administration)
- [South Dakota](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/BudgetHandbook/72020.pdf?Year=2022) (Division of Fiscal and Program Analysis)
- [Tennessee](https://www.tn.gov/finance/fa/fa-budget-information/fa-budget-process.html) (Department of Finance & Administration)
- [Texas](https://senate.texas.gov/_assets/srcpub/88th_Budget_101.pdf) (Senate Research Center)
- [Utah](https://gopb.utah.gov/budget-operations/utahs-budget-process/) (Governor's Office of Planning & Budget)
- [Vermont](https://finance.vermont.gov/budget/budget-process#:~:text=The%20Governor%20submits%20proposed%20changes,Bill%2C%20or%20veto%20the%20Bill.) (Department of Finance and Management)
- [Virginia](https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/virginiaStateBudget.php?secid=22&activesec=4#!hb=1&mainContentTabs=0&content=0,includes/contentTemplate.php%3Ftid%3D56%26ctype%3Db%26cid%3D108) (Virginia General Assembly)
- [Washington](https://fiscal.wa.gov/BudgetBasics/BudgetProcess) (Washington State Fiscal Information)
  - [A Citizen’s Guide to the Washington State Budget](https://leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/WM/Documents/Citizen%27s%20guides/2023%20Citizens%20Guide%20to%20Operating%20Budget.pdf) (Senate Ways & Means Committee)
- [West Virginia](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/committee/senate/finance/Budget-Bulletin-4-19-Final.pdf) (Senate Committee on Finance)
- [Wisconsin](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lc/information_memos/2020/im_2020_17) (Wisconsin Legislative Council)
- [Wyoming](https://www.wyoleg.gov/2021/Databook/Operations/Budget%20Process/a-Budget%20Process%20Intro.pdf) (Wyoming Legislature)