Art. IV, § 12 — governor may avoid any
item of appropriation bill enacted by
legislature, as per veto power.
Art. IV, § 3 — public school fund remains
inviolate.
georgia:
Art. VII, § IX(1) — presentation of ex-
ecutive budget by governor.
hawaii :
Art. VI, § 4 — presentation of executive
budget by governor.
Art. VI, § 5 — no appropriation bill, ex-
cept those recommended by governor
for immediate passage or to cover
expenses of legislature can be passed
until general appropriation bill trans-
mitted to the governor.
idaho:
Art. IV, § 8 — presentation of executive
budget bill.
Article IV, § 1 1 — governor may avoid
any item of appropriation bill enacted
by legislature, as per veto power.
Article IX, § 3 — public school fund to
remain intact.
illinois :
Article V, § 7 — presentation of executive
budget bill.
massachusetts :
Am. LXIII, § 2 — presentation of execu-
tive budget bill.
Am. LXIII, § 3 — general court may in-
crease, decrease, add or omit items in
budget; general appropriation bill
must be passed before other appropri-
ation bills.
Am. LXIII, § 5 — governor may disap-
prove items in any appropriation bill.
missouri:
Art. IV, § 24 — presentation of executive
budget bill.
Art. IV, § 25 — other appropriation bills
must wait for passage of general ap-
propriation bill.
Art. IV, § 26 — governor may avoid cer-
tain items in appropriation bills but
may not reduce any public school ap-
propriation.
Art. IV, § 27 — governor may control
rate of and reduce expenditures.
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montana :
Art. VII, § 10 — presentation of executive
budget bill.
nebraska:
Art. IV, § 7 — presentation of executive
budget bill.
new york:
Art. VII, § 2 — presentation of executive
budget bill.
Art. VII, § 4 — legislature may not alter
governor's bill except to strike out or
reduce items therein, but may add
items if separately stated.
Art. VII, § 4 — above restrictions do not
apply to appropriations for legislature
or judiciary.
Art. VII, § 4 — appropriations for legis-
lature and judiciary subject to gov-
ernor's approval, as provided in IV 7,
while other appropriations become law
immediately upon passage by both
houses.
Art. VII, § 5 — restrictions on considera-
tion of other appropriations.
texas:
Art. IV, § 9 — presentation of executive
budget bill.
The National Municipal League's
model state constitution likewise
proposes an executive budget.
Section 7.02. The Budget.
"The governor shall submit to the
legislature, at a time fixed by law, a
budget estimate for the next fiscal
year setting forth all proposed expen-
ditures and anticipated income of all
departments and agencies of the state,
as well as a general appropriation bill
to authorize the proposed expendi-
tures and a bill or bills covering rec-
ommendations in the budget for new
or additional revenues."
See also governor's veto power in sub-
section 4.16(b) of the model state
constitution.
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