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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="7-106" title_number="7" title_name="Appropriations" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="State Operating Budget">
  <text>The Governor shall submit to the General Assembly by the third Wednesday in January each year, except in the case of a newly elected Governor, and then not later than 10 days after the convening of the General Assembly, each bond or revenue bill necessary to submit a balanced budget and to carry out the proposed budget for the next fiscal year.</text>
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