State of Georgia Budget.book - Governor's Office of Planning and ...

Georgia House of RepresentativesDepartment Financial SummaryDepartment Financial SummaryFY 2010Agency RequestTotalFY 2010Governor'sRecommendationProgram/Fund SourcesFY 2007ExpendituresFY 2008ExpendituresFY 2009Current BudgetGeorgia House of$16,875,335 $18,755,548 $19,850,950 $19,850,950 $19,850,950RepresentativesSUBTOTAL $16,875,335 $18,755,548 $19,850,950 $19,850,950 $19,850,950Total Funds $16,875,335 $18,755,548 $19,850,950 $19,850,950 $19,850,950Less:Other Funds 287,722 1,319,185 0 0 0Georgia House ofRepresentativesSUBTOTAL $287,722 $1,319,185 $0 $0 $0State General Funds 16,587,613 17,436,363 19,850,950 19,850,950 19,850,950TOTAL STATE FUNDS $16,587,613 $17,436,363 $19,850,950 $19,850,950 $19,850,950The budget requests for the Georgia House ofRepresentatives, General Assembly Joint Offices, andGeorgia Senate are made available individually.DESCRIPTION: The Constitution provides that thelegislative power of the state shall be vested in the GeneralAssembly, which consists of the Senate and the House ofRepresentatives. The General Assembly convenes in regularsession annually on the second Monday in January. Withtwo exceptions, all bills may originate in either the Senate orthe House of Representatives, but all bills must be passed byboth branches and signed by the Governor before becominglaw. The exceptions are bills raising revenue and bills thatappropriate money, which can originate only in the House. Inthe event of the Governor's veto of any bill during a session,the bill can be overridden by two-thirds majority vote inboth houses.State of Georgia's Budget Report FY 2010 35