The subcommittees gather relevant testimony before sending budget recommendations to the Executive Appropriations Committee. The Executive Appropriations Committee prepares legislation to be considered by the full legislature. The legislature passes the appropriations bills and forwards them to the governor for signature or veto. The governor signs or vetoes the enrolled appropriations bills. State statute allows the governor line item veto authority.
Individual agencies submit budget implementation plans to the governor.
The legislature can amend a current year budget through a supplemental appropriations bill. Supplementals can be positive or negative adjustments. The governor has emergency authority to reduce state budgets. This authority has not been used recently.