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The Governor may prescribe targets that shall not be exceeded in the official estimate of each agency; however, an agency may submit to the Governor a request for an amount exceeding the target as an addendum to its official budget estimate.B\n\nEach agency or undertaking required to submit a biennial estimate pursuant to subsection A shall simultaneously submit an estimate of the amount that will be needed for the two succeeding biennial periods beginning July 1 of the third year following the year in which the estimate is submitted. The Department shall provide, within thirty days following receipt, copies of all agency estimates provided under this subsection to the chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations.C\n\nThe format used in making these estimates shall (i) be prescribed by the Governor, shall (ii) be uniform for all agencies, and (iii) clearly designate the kind of information to be given. The Governor may prescribe a different format for estimates from institutions of higher education, which format shall be uniform for all such institutions and shall clearly designate the kind of information to be provided.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":280785,"text":"Biennially in the odd-numbered years, on a date established by the Governor, each of the several state agencies and other agencies and undertakings receiving or asking financial aid from the Commonwealth shall report to the Governor, through the responsible secretary designated by statute or executive order, in a format prescribed for such purpose, an estimate in itemized form in accordance with the expenditure classification adopted by the Governor, showing the amount needed for each year of the ensuing biennial period beginning with the first day of July. The Governor may prescribe targets that shall not be exceeded in the official estimate of each agency; however, an agency may submit to the Governor a request for an amount exceeding the target as an addendum to its official budget estimate.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":280786,"text":"Each agency or undertaking required to submit a biennial estimate pursuant to subsection A shall simultaneously submit an estimate of the amount that will be needed for the two succeeding biennial periods beginning July 1 of the third year following the year in which the estimate is submitted. The Department shall provide, within thirty days following receipt, copies of all agency estimates provided under this subsection to the chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":280787,"text":"The format used in making these estimates shall (i) be prescribed by the Governor, shall (ii) be uniform for all agencies, and (iii) clearly designate the kind of information to be given. The Governor may prescribe a different format for estimates from institutions of higher education, which format shall be uniform for all such institutions and shall clearly designate the kind of information to be provided.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14185,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of Planning and Budget","identifier":"15","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13092,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:10","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:10","permalink":{"id":172941,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14185,"identifier":"15","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/15","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/15\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13092,"edition_id":1,"name":"State Agencies Related to the General Operation of Government","identifier":"C","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12784,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","permalink":{"id":172453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13092,"identifier":"C","token":"2.2\/I\/C","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12784,"edition_id":1,"name":"Organization of State Government","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12749,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":171455,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12784,"identifier":"I","token":"2.2\/I","url":"\/2.2\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12749,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administration of Government","identifier":"2.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":171453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12749,"identifier":"2.2","token":"2.2","url":"\/2.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":64095,"structure_id":14185,"section_number":"2.2-1500","catch_line":"Department of Planning and Budget created; 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It has been modified 10 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 125; in 1966, chapter 677; in 1968, chapter 683; in 1975, chapter 325; in 1976, chapter 760; in 1979, chapter 283; in 1992, chapter 582; in 1993, chapter 724; in 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0467\">467<\/a>; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59887,"section_number":"10.1-2128.1","catch_line":"Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2128.1\/"},{"id":65533,"section_number":"10.1-2134.1","catch_line":"Water Quality Improvement Fund; estimate of requests","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2134.1\/"},{"id":55362,"section_number":"2.2-1503.1","catch_line":"Filing of six-year financial outline by Governor","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1503.1\/"},{"id":59447,"section_number":"2.2-1509","catch_line":"Budget Bill","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1509\/"},{"id":83299,"section_number":"22.1-18.01","catch_line":"Biennial review of the standards of quality required; budget estimates","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-18.01\/"},{"id":82566,"section_number":"30-58.4","catch_line":"Pilot program for analysis of state agency budget submissions","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-58.4\/"},{"id":54435,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:29.2","catch_line":"Stormwater Local Assistance Fund, estimate of requests","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_29.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":172979,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78334,"identifier":"2.2-1504","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/15\/2.2-1504","url":"\/2.2-1504\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1504\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/15\/2.2-1504","dublin_core":{"Title":"Estimates by state agencies of amounts needed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1504","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Biennially in the odd-numbered years, on a date established by the Governor, each of the several state agencies and other agencies and undertakings receiving or asking financial aid from the Commonwealth shall report to the Governor, through the responsible secretary designated by <span class=\"dictionary\">statute<\/span> or executive <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span>, in a format prescribed for such purpose, an estimate in itemized form in accordance with the expenditure classification adopted by the Governor, showing the amount needed for each year of the ensuing biennial period beginning with the first day of July. The Governor may prescribe targets that shall not be exceeded in the official estimate of each agency; however, an agency may submit to the Governor a request for an amount exceeding the target as an <span class=\"dictionary\">addendum<\/span> to its official budget estimate. <a id=\"paragraph-280785\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-1504\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Each agency or undertaking required to submit a biennial estimate pursuant to subsection A shall simultaneously submit an estimate of the amount that will be needed for the two succeeding biennial periods beginning July 1 of the third year following the year in which the estimate is submitted. The Department shall provide, within thirty days following receipt, copies of all agency estimates provided under this subsection to the chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations. <a id=\"paragraph-280786\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-1504\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The format used in making these estimates shall (i) be prescribed by the Governor, shall (ii) be uniform for all agencies, and (iii) clearly designate the kind of information to be given. The Governor may prescribe a different format for estimates from institutions of higher education, which format shall be uniform for all such institutions and shall clearly designate the kind of information to be provided. <a id=\"paragraph-280787\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-1504\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTIMATES BY STATE AGENCIES OF AMOUNTS NEEDED (\u00a7 2.2-1504)\n\nA. Biennially in the odd-numbered years, on a date established by the Governor,\neach of the several state agencies and other agencies and undertakings receiving\nor asking financial aid from the Commonwealth shall report to the Governor,\nthrough the responsible secretary designated by statute or executive order, in a\nformat prescribed for such purpose, an estimate in itemized form in accordance\nwith the expenditure classification adopted by the Governor, showing the amount\nneeded for each year of the ensuing biennial period beginning with the first day\nof July. The Governor may prescribe targets that shall not be exceeded in the\nofficial estimate of each agency; however, an agency may submit to the Governor\na request for an amount exceeding the target as an addendum to its official\nbudget estimate.\n\nB. Each agency or undertaking required to submit a biennial estimate pursuant to\nsubsection A shall simultaneously submit an estimate of the amount that will be\nneeded for the two succeeding biennial periods beginning July 1 of the third\nyear following the year in which the estimate is submitted. The Department shall\nprovide, within thirty days following receipt, copies of all agency estimates\nprovided under this subsection to the chairmen of the House Committee on\nAppropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations.\n\nC. The format used in making these estimates shall (i) be prescribed by the\nGovernor, shall (ii) be uniform for all agencies, and (iii) clearly designate\nthe kind of information to be given. The Governor may prescribe a different\nformat for estimates from institutions of higher education, which format shall\nbe uniform for all such institutions and shall clearly designate the kind of\ninformation to be provided.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 2-48; 1964, c. 125; 1966, c. 677, \u00a7 2.1-54; 1968, c.\n683; 1975, c. 325; 1976, c. 760, \u00a7 2.1-394; 1979, c. 283; 1992, c. 582; 1993,\nc. 724; 1998, c. 467; 2001, c. 844.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}