§ 39:56 — State budget to be prepared by governor

Louisiana § 39:56

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 39: Procurement and Contract

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§56. State budget to be prepared by governor
A. After the passage of the appropriation and revenue acts, but not later than October
first of each year, the governor shall cause to be prepared a complete state budget for the
fiscal year. The budget so prepared shall include all the details of the financial plan for the
fiscal year, as to both expenditures and means of financing as presented in the executive
budget, with such revision as may be necessary to bring them into conformity with the
appropriation and revenue acts and other acts to provide means of financing, and with the
legislative provisions in effect, governing administration of the budget. The budget prepared
for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 and each fiscal year thereafter shall include a statement of total
incentive expenditure programs and a statement of incentive expenditure programs by
department.
B. When the state budget has been so prepared, the governor shall cause it to be
printed or otherwise duplicated. Copies of the state budget shall be distributed to the heads
of the budget units, and a reasonable number of copies shall be kept available for public
distribution.
C. Not later than sixty days after the final adjournment of any special session the
governor shall cause to be prepared an update of the state budget required by this Section,
which shall incorporate any revisions necessary as to expenditures or means of financing of
the state budget which resulted from actions taken during such special session. The governor
shall distribute copies of these revisions in accordance with the provisions of Subsection B
of this Section.
D. The state budget shall contain the Five Year Estimated Revenue Loss Chart from
the most recent Tax Exemption Budget prepared by the Department of Revenue.

Legislative History

Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 2008, No. 735, §1; Acts 2017, No. 401, §1, eff. July 1, 2017.