Tennessee § 9-4-5114 - Obligations after fiscal year prohibited — Allotments required.
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§ 9-4-5114. Obligations after fiscal year prohibited — Allotments required.
No appropriation shall confer authority to incur an obligation after the termination of the fiscal year to which it relates. No appropriation to any state department, institution, office, or agency, excepting the general assembly, shall become available for expenditure until allotted upon the basis of a work program, duly approved by the governor, as provided in §§ 9-4-5110 — 9-4-5112 . Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 25; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.25; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 9-612; T.C.A. § 9-6-114 . Cross-References. Appropriation of public moneys, Tenn. Const., art. II, § 24. Attorney General Opinions. As a general matter, absent the enactment of an appropriations bill for a fiscal year, there is no authority in most circumstances for the state to spend money, whether generated by the state's own taxing powers or received from other sources such as the federal government, OAG 00-083, 2000 Tenn. AG LEXIS 86 (5/4/00).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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