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Sess., c. 57; 1975, c. 325; 1976, c. 760, \u00a7 2.1-398; 1977, c. 656; 1978, c. 570; 1979, cc. 319, 320; 1981, c. 114; 1992, c. 582; 2001, c. 844; 2003, cc. 190, 888; 2009, c. 536.","full_text":"A\n\nOn or before December 20 in the year immediately prior to the beginning of each regular session of the General Assembly held in an even-numbered year, the Governor shall submit to the presiding officer of each house of the General Assembly printed copies of a budget document, which shall be known as “The Executive Budget,” based on his own conclusions and judgment, containing the following:1\n\nFor each agency, the amount and number of positions appropriated for the current appropriation year and the amount and number of positions recommended for each year of the ensuing biennial period beginning with the first day of July thereafter, accompanied by an explanation of the recommended amount and number of positions. Such information shall also include the total estimated amount appropriated for personnel costs for each agency.2\n\nA statement of historical and projected trends that influence the general economic conditions in the Commonwealth and a statement of the economic assumptions upon which revenue projections are based.3\n\nA statement of the Governor’s proposed goals, objectives, and policies in the areas of:\n\t\t\t\ta. Administration of justice;\n\t\t\t\tb. Education, including intellectual and cultural development;\n\t\t\t\tc. Individual and family services;\n\t\t\t\td. Resources and economic development, including specific references to economic development and management of natural resources;\n\t\t\t\te. Transportation; and\n\t\t\t\tf. General government, including therein or as separate categories areas of multiple impact, such as telecommunications, energy, and urban development.4\n\nA statement organized by function, primary agency, and proposed appropriation item that sets forth:\n\t\t\t\ta. Identification of common programs and services;\n\t\t\t\tb. Service attainments or lack of attainments and service terminations or reductions for the biennium;\n\t\t\t\tc. Major goals, objectives, and specific outcomes related to expenditures for programs;\n\t\t\t\td. Program measures and performance standards to be used in monitoring and evaluating services; and the development of appropriate evaluation cycles, within available resources;\n\t\t\t\te. The amount of each primary agency’s budget that is direct aid to localities.5\n\nA statement of proposed capital appropriations organized by the primary agency that sets forth the program need for the project and the proposed source of funding.6\n\nA listing of all activity, program-related, agency or departmental evaluations performed in the previous two years with guidance indicating the manner in which the public can gain access to the full text of such studies.7\n\nA schedule and description of all data processing or other projects in which the Commonwealth has entered into or plans to enter into a contract, agreement or other financing agreement or such other arrangement that requires that the Commonwealth either pay for the contract by foregoing revenue collections, or allows or assigns to another party the collection on behalf of or for the Commonwealth any fees, charges, or other assessment or revenues to pay for the project. Such schedule shall include by agency and project (i) a summary of the terms, (ii) the anticipated duration, and (iii) cost or charges to any user, whether a state agency or institutions or other party not directly a party to the project arrangements. The description shall also include any terms or conditions that bind the Commonwealth or restrict the Commonwealth operations and the methods of procurement employed to reach such terms.B\n\nOn or before December 20 of the year immediately prior to the beginning of the regular session of the General Assembly held in odd-numbered years, the Governor shall submit to the presiding officer of each house of the General Assembly printed copies of a budget document, which shall be known as “Executive Amendments to the Appropriation Act,” describing all gubernatorial amendments proposed to the general appropriation act enacted in the immediately preceding even-numbered session.C\n\nThe Department of Planning and Budget shall prepare “The Executive Budget” and the “Executive Amendments to the Appropriation Act” in a manner and with language that can be easily understood by the citizens of the Commonwealth and that provides, to the extent practical, a cross-reference to the Governor’s recommended budget bill or amendments to the Appropriation Act. Such documents shall also be placed on the Internet to provide easy access by the public.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":210273,"text":"On or before December 20 in the year immediately prior to the beginning of each regular session of the General Assembly held in an even-numbered year, the Governor shall submit to the presiding officer of each house of the General Assembly printed copies of a budget document, which shall be known as “The Executive Budget,” based on his own conclusions and judgment, containing the following:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":210274,"text":"For each agency, the amount and number of positions appropriated for the current appropriation year and the amount and number of positions recommended for each year of the ensuing biennial period beginning with the first day of July thereafter, accompanied by an explanation of the recommended amount and number of positions. 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Resources and economic development, including specific references to economic development and management of natural resources;\n\t\t\t\te. Transportation; and\n\t\t\t\tf. General government, including therein or as separate categories areas of multiple impact, such as telecommunications, energy, and urban development.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":210277,"text":"A statement organized by function, primary agency, and proposed appropriation item that sets forth:\n\t\t\t\ta. Identification of common programs and services;\n\t\t\t\tb. Service attainments or lack of attainments and service terminations or reductions for the biennium;\n\t\t\t\tc. Major goals, objectives, and specific outcomes related to expenditures for programs;\n\t\t\t\td. 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Such schedule shall include by agency and project (i) a summary of the terms, (ii) the anticipated duration, and (iii) cost or charges to any user, whether a state agency or institutions or other party not directly a party to the project arrangements. The description shall also include any terms or conditions that bind the Commonwealth or restrict the Commonwealth operations and the methods of procurement employed to reach such terms.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","7"],"prefix":"7","entire_prefix":"A7","prefix_anchor":"A7","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A6","next_prefix":"B"},"8":{"id":210281,"text":"On or before December 20 of the year immediately prior to the beginning of the regular session of the General Assembly held in odd-numbered years, the Governor shall submit to the presiding officer of each house of the General Assembly printed copies of a budget document, which shall be known as “Executive Amendments to the Appropriation Act,” describing all gubernatorial amendments proposed to the general appropriation act enacted in the immediately preceding even-numbered session.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A7","next_prefix":"C"},"9":{"id":210282,"text":"The Department of Planning and Budget shall prepare “The Executive Budget” and the “Executive Amendments to the Appropriation Act” in a manner and with language that can be easily understood by the citizens of the Commonwealth and that provides, to the extent practical, a cross-reference to the Governor’s recommended budget bill or amendments to the Appropriation Act. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 13 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 1954, chapter 673; in 1966, chapter 677; in 1968, chapter 683; in 1975, chapter 325; in 1976, chapter 760; in 1977, chapter 656; in 1978, chapter 570; in 1979, chapters 319 and 320; in 1981, chapter 114; in 1992, chapter 582; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 190<\/a> and 888<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 536<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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":74586,"section_number":"2.2-1510","catch_line":"Publication of budget highlights; public hearings","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1510\/"},{"id":87238,"section_number":"2.2-200","catch_line":"Appointment of Governor's Secretaries; general powers; severance","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-200\/"},{"id":61119,"section_number":"2.2-2013","catch_line":"Internal service and special funds","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2013\/"},{"id":77983,"section_number":"23.1-1106","catch_line":"Bonds generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1106\/"},{"id":69367,"section_number":"23.1-1209","catch_line":"Reserve fund; limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1209\/"},{"id":78041,"section_number":"30-133","catch_line":"Duties and powers generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-133\/"},{"id":59077,"section_number":"60.2-311","catch_line":"Replacing funds lost or expended for unnecessary purposes","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-311\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":172995,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57376,"identifier":"2.2-1508","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/15\/2.2-1508","url":"\/2.2-1508\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1508\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/15\/2.2-1508","dublin_core":{"Title":"Submission of executive budget to General Assembly","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1508","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> On or before December 20 in the year immediately prior to the beginning of each regular session of the General Assembly held in an even-numbered year, the Governor shall submit to the presiding officer of each house of the General Assembly printed copies of a budget document, which shall be known as “The Executive Budget,” based on his own conclusions and judgment<\/span>, containing the following: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> For each agency, the amount and number of positions appropriated for the current appropriation year and the amount and number of positions recommended for each year of the ensuing biennial period beginning with the first day of July thereafter, accompanied by an explanation of the recommended amount and number of positions. Such information shall also include the total estimated amount appropriated for personnel costs for each agency. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A statement of historical and projected trends that influence the general economic conditions in the Commonwealth and a statement of the economic assumptions upon which revenue projections are based. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A statement of the Governor’s proposed goals, objectives, and policies in the areas of:\n\t\t\t\ta. Administration of justice;\n\t\t\t\tb. Education, including intellectual and cultural development;\n\t\t\t\tc. Individual and family services;\n\t\t\t\td. Resources and economic development, including specific references to economic development and management of natural resources;\n\t\t\t\te. Transportation; and\n\t\t\t\tf. General government, including therein or as separate categories areas of multiple impact, such as telecommunications, energy, and urban development. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A statement organized by function, primary agency, and proposed appropriation item that sets forth:\n\t\t\t\ta. Identification of common programs and services;\n\t\t\t\tb. Service attainments or lack of attainments and service terminations or reductions for the biennium;\n\t\t\t\tc. Major goals, objectives, and specific outcomes related to expenditures for programs;\n\t\t\t\td. Program measures and performance standards to be used in monitoring and evaluating services; and the development of appropriate evaluation cycles, within available resources;\n\t\t\t\te. The amount of each primary agency’s budget that is direct aid to localities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> A statement of proposed capital appropriations organized by the primary agency that sets forth the program need for the project and the proposed source of funding. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> A listing of all activity, program-related, agency or departmental evaluations performed in the previous two years with guidance indicating the manner in which the public can gain access to the full text of such studies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> A schedule and description of all data processing or other projects in which the Commonwealth has entered into or plans to enter into a contract<\/span>, agreement or other financing agreement or such other arrangement that requires that the Commonwealth either pay for the contract<\/span> by foregoing revenue collections, or allows or assigns to another party<\/span> the collection on behalf of or for the Commonwealth any fees, charges, or other assessment or revenues to pay for the project. Such schedule shall include by agency and project (i) a summary of the terms, (ii) the anticipated duration, and (iii) cost or charges to any user, whether a state agency<\/span> or institutions or other party<\/span> not directly a party<\/span> to the project arrangements. The description shall also include any terms or conditions that bind the Commonwealth or restrict the Commonwealth operations and the methods of procurement employed to reach such terms. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> On or before December 20 of the year immediately prior to the beginning of the regular session of the General Assembly held in odd-numbered years, the Governor shall submit to the presiding officer of each house of the General Assembly printed copies of a budget document, which shall be known as “Executive Amendments to the Appropriation Act,” describing all gubernatorial amendments proposed to the general appropriation act enacted in the immediately preceding even-numbered session. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department of Planning and Budget shall prepare “The Executive Budget” and the “Executive Amendments to the Appropriation Act” in a manner and with language that can be easily understood by the citizens of the Commonwealth and that provides, to the extent practical, a cross-reference to the Governor’s recommended budget bill or amendments to the Appropriation Act. Such documents shall also be placed on the Internet to provide easy access by the public. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUBMISSION OF EXECUTIVE BUDGET TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY (\u00a7 2.2-1508)\n\nA. On or before December 20 in the year immediately prior to the beginning of\neach regular session of the General Assembly held in an even-numbered year, the\nGovernor shall submit to the presiding officer of each house of the General\nAssembly printed copies of a budget document, which shall be known as “The\nExecutive Budget,” based on his own conclusions and judgment, containing\nthe following:\n\n 1. For each agency, the amount and number of positions appropriated for the\n current appropriation year and the amount and number of positions recommended\n for each year of the ensuing biennial period beginning with the first day of\n July thereafter, accompanied by an explanation of the recommended amount and\n number of positions. Such information shall also include the total estimated\n amount appropriated for personnel costs for each agency.\n\n 2. A statement of historical and projected trends that influence the general\n economic conditions in the Commonwealth and a statement of the economic\n assumptions upon which revenue projections are based.\n\n 3. A statement of the Governor’s proposed goals, objectives, and\n policies in the areas of:\n \t\t\t\ta. Administration of justice;\n \t\t\t\tb. Education, including intellectual and cultural development;\n \t\t\t\tc. Individual and family services;\n \t\t\t\td. Resources and economic development, including specific references to\n economic development and management of natural resources;\n \t\t\t\te. Transportation; and\n \t\t\t\tf. General government, including therein or as separate categories areas\n of multiple impact, such as telecommunications, energy, and urban development.\n\n 4. A statement organized by function, primary agency, and proposed\n appropriation item that sets forth:\n \t\t\t\ta. Identification of common programs and services;\n \t\t\t\tb. Service attainments or lack of attainments and service terminations or\n reductions for the biennium;\n \t\t\t\tc. Major goals, objectives, and specific outcomes related to expenditures\n for programs;\n \t\t\t\td. Program measures and performance standards to be used in monitoring and\n evaluating services; and the development of appropriate evaluation cycles,\n within available resources;\n \t\t\t\te. The amount of each primary agency’s budget that is direct aid to\n localities.\n\n 5. A statement of proposed capital appropriations organized by the primary\n agency that sets forth the program need for the project and the proposed\n source of funding.\n\n 6. A listing of all activity, program-related, agency or departmental\n evaluations performed in the previous two years with guidance indicating the\n manner in which the public can gain access to the full text of such studies.\n\n 7. A schedule and description of all data processing or other projects in\n which the Commonwealth has entered into or plans to enter into a contract,\n agreement or other financing agreement or such other arrangement that requires\n that the Commonwealth either pay for the contract by foregoing revenue\n collections, or allows or assigns to another party the collection on behalf of\n or for the Commonwealth any fees, charges, or other assessment or revenues to\n pay for the project. Such schedule shall include by agency and project (i) a\n summary of the terms, (ii) the anticipated duration, and (iii) cost or charges\n to any user, whether a state agency or institutions or other party not\n directly a party to the project arrangements. The description shall also\n include any terms or conditions that bind the Commonwealth or restrict the\n Commonwealth operations and the methods of procurement employed to reach such\n terms.\n\nB. On or before December 20 of the year immediately prior to the beginning of\nthe regular session of the General Assembly held in odd-numbered years, the\nGovernor shall submit to the presiding officer of each house of the General\nAssembly printed copies of a budget document, which shall be known as\n“Executive Amendments to the Appropriation Act,” describing all\ngubernatorial amendments proposed to the general appropriation act enacted in\nthe immediately preceding even-numbered session.\n\nC. The Department of Planning and Budget shall prepare “The Executive\nBudget” and the “Executive Amendments to the Appropriation\nAct” in a manner and with language that can be easily understood by the\ncitizens of the Commonwealth and that provides, to the extent practical, a\ncross-reference to the Governor’s recommended budget bill or amendments to\nthe Appropriation Act. Such documents shall also be placed on the Internet to\nprovide easy access by the public.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 2-54; 1954, c. 673; 1966, c. 677, \u00a7 2.1-60; 1968, c.\n683; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 57; 1975, c. 325; 1976, c. 760, \u00a7 2.1-398; 1977, c.\n656; 1978, c. 570; 1979, cc. 319, 320; 1981, c. 114; 1992, c. 582; 2001, c. 844;\n2003, cc. 190, 888; 2009, c. 536.","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}}