About this step
The annual budget process begins each year when the Governor files recommendations as a bill with the House of Representatives. Under the state Constitution, the Governor must submit a proposal by the 4th Wednesday of January or, in the event of a new term, within five weeks later. This bill is called House 1 or "House 2" depending on the year.
Message from His Excellency the Governor submitting the annual budget of the Commonwealth for the fiscal year beginning July first, two thousand eleven
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