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Florida Statute 216.162 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 216.162 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 216.162 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
216.162 Governor’s recommended budget to be furnished Legislature; copies to members.
(1) At least 30 days before the scheduled annual legislative session, or at a later date if requested by the Governor and approved in writing by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Governor shall furnish each senator and representative a copy of his or her recommended balanced budget for the state, based on the Governor’s own conclusions and judgment.
(2) There shall be included in such document the details of the Governor’s recommended balanced budget, including his or her recommended appropriations pursuant to s. 216.163, his or her recommended revenues pursuant to s. 216.165, and a financial schedule showing that his or her estimates of state revenues will be sufficient to fund the Governor’s recommendations pursuant to s. 216.167.
History.s. 31, ch. 69-106; s. 11, ch. 71-354; s. 10, ch. 77-352; s. 11, ch. 80-45; s. 9, ch. 83-49; s. 12, ch. 91-109; s. 1162, ch. 95-147; s. 18, ch. 2000-371; s. 24, ch. 2005-152; s. 9, ch. 2006-119.

Cases Citing F.S. 216.162

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·In Re Advisory Opinion to Governor, 243 So. 2d 573 (Fla. 1971).

Cited 12 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1971 Fla. LEXIS 3134

...ne 30, 1971. By law, I serve as the chief budget officer of the State (Fla. Stat. Ann., ch. 216, § 216.023) and I am required to submit a recommended budget to the members of the Legislature on or before February 15, 1971 (Fla. Stat. Ann., ch. 216, § 216.162)....
...stimate of revenues for the State's fiscal year commencing July 1, 1971, a recommendation as to any additional sources of revenue required to meet appropriations, and a statement of the amount required by each state agency (Fla. Stat. Ann., ch. 216, § 216.162(2) (b)-(d))....
...interest. He also informs us that pursuant to Florida Statutes, Chapter 216, Section 216.023, he is required by law to submit a recommended budget to the members of the Legislature on or before February 15, 1971 and referring us to Florida Statutes 216.162....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2023)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2020)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityIn Re Advisory Opinion to the Governor (1987)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·United Fac. of Florida, Etc. v. Bd. of Regents, 365 So. 2d 1073 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 100 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2543

...ted by November 1 each year. (Section 216.023, Florida Statutes 1975) The Governor thereafter furnishes "each Senator and Representative a copy of the recommended budget for each state agency" at least 30 days in advance of the legislative session. (Section 216.162(1), Florida Statutes 1975) The Governor's recommended budget is required to include "[a] summary statement of the estimated revenues and the amount of appropriations requested by each state agency and as recommended by him." (Section 216.162(2)(d), Florida Statutes 1975) Section 216.172, Florida Statutes 1975, details the consideration of agency budget requests by the appropriations committees of the House and Senate, and Section 216.181(1), requires that: "On or before J...
...e chairmen of the legislative appropriations committees shall jointly furnish information to the department [of Administration] and the Auditor General relative to legislative amendments, if any, to budgets submitted pursuant to Section 216.023 [and 216.162.] The department shall furnish such information to each affected state agency." It is against the foregoing backdrop that Chapter 447, Part II, Florida Statutes 1975, implements the Article I, Section 6 guarantee of collective bargaining to public employees....
..."BOR recommends a 3% across-the-board increase [and] recommends additionally 3.35% of the bargaining unit payroll to be distributed to faculty on the basis of management discretion ..." Thus the parties stood at the time the Governor's budget recommendations fell due under F.S. 216.162(1)....
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Cited as authorityChiles (1993)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityMartinez (1989)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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Martinez v. Florida Legislature, 542 So. 2d 358 (Fla. 1989).

Cited 2 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1989 WL 27663

...The executive office makes a detailed study of each agency and prepares an analysis of the legislative budget requests for the governor, § 216.151, who, 45 days before the session begins in odd-numbered years, sends a recommended budget to the legislature. § 216.162....

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