1. Not later than February 1 of each legislative session, the governor shall transmit to the legislature a document to be known as a budget, setting forth the governor’s financial program for the ensuing fiscal year and having the character and scope set forth in sections 8.22 through 8.29.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 8.21

  • Budget: means the budget document required by this chapter to be transmitted to the legislature. See Iowa Code 8.2
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. If the governor is required to use a lesser amount in the budget process because of a later meeting of the state revenue estimating conference under section 8.22A, subsection 3, the governor shall transmit recommendations for a budget in conformance with that requirement within fourteen days of the later meeting of the state revenue estimating conference.
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