2010 Tennessee Code
Title 9 - Public Finances
Chapter 4 - State Funds, State Budget and Appropriations
Part 52 - Estimated Rate of Growth of Economy; Limitation on Appropriations
9-4-5203 - Governor's budget document Appropriations exceeding growth of state's economy Bills Index.

9-4-5203. Governor's budget document Appropriations exceeding growth of state's economy Bills Index.

(a)  The budget document presented by the governor to the general assembly shall include a statement or showing projecting Tennessee personal income as provided in § 9-4-5201, for the ensuing fiscal year, for the calendar year in progress, for the fiscal year in progress, for the latest completed calendar year, and for calendar year 1977.

(b)  The budget document presented by the governor shall also include a statement or a summary showing recommended appropriations from state tax revenues for the ensuing fiscal year, such actual appropriations for the fiscal year in progress, and the 1977-1978 fiscal year appropriations from state tax revenues.

(c)  When in any budget document the percentage increase of recommended appropriations from state tax revenues exceeds the percentage increase of estimated Tennessee personal income as defined in § 9-4-5201, for the ensuing fiscal year, the governor shall submit a bill or bills for introduction in both houses of the general assembly which shall contain no other subject matter and shall set forth the dollar and percentage by which the estimated growth of the state's economy is exceeded by the appropriations of state tax revenue in accordance with the Constitution of Tennessee, art. II, § 24.

(d)  When the percentage increase of appropriations of state tax revenue by the general assembly exceeds the percentage increase of estimated Tennessee personal income as defined in § 9-4-5201, for the ensuing fiscal year, the general assembly shall by law containing no other subject matter, set forth the dollar and the percentage by which the estimated growth of the state's economy is exceeded by the appropriations of state tax revenue in accordance with the Constitution of Tennessee, art. II, § 24.

(e)  (1)  The index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 1984-1985 fiscal year may exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by three hundred ninety-six million one hundred thousand dollars ($396,100,000) or fourteen and six-tenths percent (14.60%).

     (2)  The index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 1985-1986 fiscal year may exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by fifty-eight million dollars ($58,000,000) or one and seventy-nine one hundredths percent (1.79%).

     (3)  The index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 1986-1987 fiscal year may exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) or two and seventy-six one hundredths percent (2.76%).

     (4)  The index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 1988-1989 fiscal year may exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by one hundred one million dollars ($101,000,000) or two and thirty-eight hundredths percent (2.38%).

     (5)  The index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 1989-1990 fiscal year may exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by seventy-four million dollars ($74,000,000) or one and fifty-nine hundredths percent (1.59%).

     (6)  The index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 1991-1992 fiscal year may exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by seven hundred three million, one hundred thousand dollars ($703,100,000) or fifteen and nine hundredths percent (15.09%).

     (7)  The index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 1992-1993 fiscal year may exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by four hundred fifty million dollars ($450,000,000) or eight and sixty-nine one hundredths percent (8.69%).

     (8)  The index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 1996-1997 fiscal year may exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by fifty-five million dollars ($55,000,000) or 0.84 percent.

     (9)  The index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 1999-2000 fiscal year may exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by one hundred eighty-nine million dollars ($189,000,000) or two and thirteen hundredths percent (2.13%).

     (10)  The index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 1999-2000 fiscal year may exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by eighty-one million dollars ($81,000,000) or one percent (1.00%).

     (11)  The index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 2002-2003 fiscal year may exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by seven hundred seventy-one million dollars ($771,000,000) or nine and twenty-seven hundredths percent (9.27%).

     (12)  The index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 2003-2004 fiscal year may exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by two hundred seventy-five million dollars ($275,000,000) or two and ninety-one hundredths percent (2.91%).

     (13)  The index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 2006-2007 fiscal year may exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by forty-six million dollars ($46,000,000) or thirty-nine hundredths of one percent (0.39%).

     (14)  The index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 2007-2008 fiscal year may exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by fifty-seven million three hundred thousand dollars ($57,300,000) or forty-six hundredths of one percent (0.46%).

     (15)  The index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 2009-2010 fiscal year may exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by two hundred forty-eight million five hundred thousand dollars ($248,500,000) or two and twenty-five hundredths percent (2.25%).

[Acts 1979, ch. 408, § 3; T.C.A., § 9-623; Acts 1984 (1st E.S.), ch. 9, § 1; 1984 (1st E.S.), ch. 11, § 1; 1985, ch. 446, § 1; 1985, ch. 447, § 1; 1986, ch. 938, § 1; 1989, ch. 577, § 1; 1989, ch. 578, § 1; 1991, ch. 520, § 1; 1992, ch. 1004, § 1; 1997, ch. 512, § 1; T.C.A. § 9-6-203; Acts 1999, ch. 402, § 1; 2000, ch. 992, § 1; 2002, ch. 857, § 1; 2004, ch. 960, § 1; 2007, ch. 589, § 1; 2007, ch. 590, § 1; 2009, ch. 553, § 1.]