Connecticut § 4-74 - Appropriation and revenue bills.
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§ 4-74. Appropriation and revenue bills.
Sec. 4-74. Appropriation and revenue bills. The budget document shall be based upon the consensus revenue estimate or revised consensus revenue estimate issued pursuant to section 2-36c, and shall include a draft or drafts of appropriation and revenue bills to carry out the recommendations of the Governor. Such appropriation bills shall indicate the funds, general or special, from which such appropriations shall be paid, but such appropriations need not be in greater detail than to indicate the total appropriation to be made to each budgeted agency and each independently organized division thereof for each major function or program, equipment, land and buildings and improvements.
(1949 Rev., S. 228; 1953, June, 1955, S. 78d; P.A. 09-214, S. 5; P.A. 11-48, S. 32; 11-61, S. 75.)
History: P.A. 09-214 added requirement that Part III of budget document be based upon consensus revenue estimate, effective July 20, 2009; P.A. 11-48 eliminated “Part III” designation re budget document, substituted “include” for “consist of” re draft or drafts, eliminated reference to parts I and II of budget document and eliminated “or program”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-61 restored “or program”, effective July 1, 2011.
Cited. 193 C. 670; 200 C. 386.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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