Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 35-16 – Revenue Estimating Conferences

Balanced budget: A budget in which receipts equal outlays.
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.
Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).