Issues - Limitations on Government

State	Adopted	Constitutional or Statutory	Limit Applies to	Nature of Limit
Alaska	1982	Constitutional	Appropriations	Growth of population and inflation
Arizona	1978	Constitutional	Appropriations	7.23 percent of personal income
California	1979	Constitutional	Appropriations	Personal income growth and population
Colorado	1991	Statutory	Appropriations	General fund appropriations growth limited to 6% of prior year's appropriations
	1992	Constitutional	Expenditures and Revenue	Spending limited to growth of population and inflation. Tax increases require voter approval
Connecticut	1992	Constitutional	Appropriations	Greater of personal income growth or inflation
Delaware	1978	Constitutional	Appropriations	98% of estimated revenue
Florida	1994	Constitutional	Revenue	5 year average personal income growth
Hawaii	1978	Constitutional	Appropriations	3 year average personal income growth
Idaho	1980	Statutory	Appropriations	5.33 percent of personal income
Iowa	1992	Statutory	Appropriations	99% of adjusted general fund receipts
Louisiana	1979	Statutory	Revenue	Ratio to personal income in 1979
	1993	Constitutional	Appropriations	Per capita personal income growth
Massachusetts	1986	Statutory	Revenue	Growth of wages and salaries
Michigan	1978	Constitutional	Revenue	9.49% of prior year's personal income
Mississippi	1992	Statutory	Appropriations	98% of projected revenue
Missouri	1980	Constitutional	Revenue	5.64% of prior year's personal income
	1996	Constitutional	Revenue	Voter approval required for tax increase over $50 million or 1% of state revenues
Montana	1981	Statutory	Appropriations	Personal income growth
Nevada	1979	Statutory	Expenditures	Growth of population and inflation
New Jersey	1990	Statutory	Appropriations	Personal income growth
North Carolina	1991	Statutory	Appropriations	7% of state personal income
Oklahoma	1985	Constitutional	Appropriations	12 percent adjusted for inflation; 95% of certified revenue
Oregon	1979	Statutory	Appropriations	Personal income growth
Rhode Island	1992	Constitutional	Appropriations	98% of projected revenue
South Carolina	1980,1984	Constitutional	Appropriations	Personal income growth
Tennessee	1978	Constitutional	Appropriations	Personal income growth
Texas	1978	Constitutional	Appropriations	Personal income growth
Utah	1988	Statutory	Appropriations	Growth in population and inflation
Washington	1993	Statutory	Expenditures and Revenue	Growth in population and inflation; tax increases beyond limit need voter approval