2013 Oklahoma state budget

2013 (2013) Budget of the Oklahoma state government
SB 1975 - Fiscal Year 2013 General Appropriations Bill
Submitted February 6, 2012
Submitted by Mary Fallin
Submitted to 53rd Legislature
Passed May 29, 2012
Total revenue $6.6 billion (Governor estimated)
$6.8 billion (Budget deal estimated)
Total expenditures $6.6 billion (Governor requested)
$6.8 billion (Budget deal enacted)
Debt payment $170.9 million [1]
Debt $1.6 billion [2]
Website http://www.ok.gov/osf/Budget/index.html Oklahoma Office of State Finance
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Main article: Oklahoma state budget

The Oklahoma State Budget for Fiscal Year 2013, is a spending request by Governor Mary Fallin to fund government operations for July 1, 2012–June 30, 2013. Governor Fallin proposed the budget on February 6, 2012. This was Governor Fallin's second budget submitted as governor.

The Oklahoma Legislature approved the budget on May 25, 2012, and Governor Fallin signed the budget into law on May 29, 2012.

History

On February 6, 2012, Republican Governor of Oklahoma Mary Fallin proposed her $6.6 billion Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2013. In accordance with the Oklahoma Constitution, the budget was balanced. Fallin's FY-2013 budget is flat compared to the 2012 Oklahoma state budget.

Fallin submitted her proposal to the heavily-Republican dominated Oklahoma Legislature. In early May 2012, after months of debate and review by House and Senate budget committees, the Senate and House convened the Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget to address the FY13 budget. After months of review and debate, late in May 2012, Governor Fallin and the legislative leadership reached a $6.8 billion budget deal, an increase of $200 million over Fallin's original proposed budget. The increase is approximately 3.2% more than the FY-2012 budget.[3]

The Republican dominated Senate passed the budget deal on May 22 by 30-15 vote, exactly along party lines.[4] The Republican dominated House then addressed the budget on May 24. After an initial vote of 47-47 in which 17 House Republicans joined with all 30 House Democrats to vote against the bill. The House Democrats believed the bill did not provide adequate funding to education services while the several House Republicans believed the budget spent too money in total.

After a long recess the House reconvened and passed the budget 52-42, with 12 Republicans voting against the bill. 5 House Republicans who had originally voted against the budget switched their vote to ensure passage of the bill. Not a single Democrat in either the Senate or House voted in favor of the budget.[5] Governor Fallin signed the 2013 budget bill on May 29, 2012.[6]

Governor's Major Issues

In her Budget Message to the Legislature, Governor Fallin identified the following issues are major goals for her Executive Budget.

Tax Reform

Government Efficiency

Energy

Health

Transportation

Other Initiatives

Budget Deal

On May 21, 2012, Governor Fallin, President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate Brian Bingman, and Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Kris Steele reached a new budget deal worth $6.8 billion, an increase of $200 million over Fallin's original proposed budget. The additional revenues will come from redirecting agency-collected fees to the State's general fund.

As part of the budget deal, Governor Fallin and the legislative leadership approved the following appropriation issues:[7]

Total Spending

Requested

The governor's proposed Executive Budget for 2013 totals $6.6 billion in spending. Figures shown in the spending request do not reflect the actual appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013, which must be authorized by the Legislature. Percentages in parentheses indicate percentage change compared to FY2012 enacted budget. The budget request is broken down by the following expenditures:

Enacted

The Oklahoma Legislature approved total approrpations for fiscal year 2013 of $6.8 billion. Percentages in parentheses indicate percentage change from fiscal year 2012 final appropriations. The final appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 are broken down by the following expenditures:

References

  1. ↑ Oklahoma Annual Debt Payment, State Bond Advisor's Office, 2012-5-01
  2. ↑ Total Tax-Supported State Debt, State Bond Advisor's Office, 2012-5-01
  3. ↑ $6.8B state budget deal is struck, The Daily Oklahoman, Michael McNutt, 2012-5-22
  4. ↑ Two Republican and one Democratic Senators were absent during the vote
  5. ↑ Legislative History of SB 1975 - General Appropriations Bill, Oklahoma Legislature, 2012-5-25
  6. ↑ Fallin inks $6.8 budget bill for Oklahoma government, Enid News, Sean Murphy, 2012-05-29
  7. ↑ Budget Deal Reached: Fallin & Legislative Leaders Announce Fiscally Conservative Budget, Office of Governor Fallin, 2012-5-21
  8. ↑ In 2011 the Legislature passed legislation dissolving the Human Resources and Administration Cabinet Department and transferred its duties and budget to the Finance Cabinet Department while demanding cost-savings resulting from the merger, resulting in an overall budget decrease. The decrease represents total change from the combined FY12 budgets for both Cabinet Departments.

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