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State Budget Shortfall Database

Related Topic: Fiscal

NCSL is tracking states budget shortfalls beginning with fiscal year 2026. The actions included in this database are tracked through news articles and enacted legislation. The database allows users to filter by state, type of budget cut, or type of revenue increase. This database is updated weekly.

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State Budget Shortfalls
State Shortfall Measure Fiscal Year Disposition Effect Description Source Link Date
California BCOther 2026 Enacted Decrease Closing a state prison Cal Matters Newsom Closed 4 Prisons and Trimmed Payroll 11/21/2025
California Medicaid 2026 Enacted Decrease Pause on Medi-Cal enrollment for undocumented adults, added premiums for existing patients, and eliminated dental benefits LAO Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook 11/19/2025
California Medicaid 2026 Enacted Decrease Eliminating coverage for weight loss drugs LAO Enacted Budget Summary 2026 Health and Human Services 5/14/2025
California Medicaid 2026 Enacted Decrease Delaying repayment of a loan for state Medicare providers Associated Press Here is how California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to address a $12 billion budget shortfall 5/14/2025
California ReserveFunds 2026 Enacted Increase Uses $7 billion from the state rainy-day fund California State Budget 2025-2026 California State Budget Summary 6/25/2025
California EDHigherEd 2026 Enacted Decrease Defers funding for state university systems, requiring schools to take zero-interest loans from the general fund California State Budget 2025-2026 California State Budget Summary: Higher Education
Colorado BCOther 2026 Enacted Decrease Cut alternative transport funding tied to a bill Colorado Politics Colorado lawmakers finalize budget proposal. Here's what they cut to close $1.2B gap - and what they didn't. 3/28/2025
Colorado BCOther 2026 Enacted Decrease General transportation funds cut Colorado Sun Colorado lawmakers finalize budget proposal. Here's what they cut to close $1.2B gap - and what they didn't. 3/28/2025
Colorado BCOther 2026 Enacted Decrease Cut the Revitalizing Main Streets program Colorado Sun Colorado lawmakers finalize budget proposal. Here's what they cut to close $1.2B gap - and what they didn't. 3/28/2025
Colorado BCOther 2026 Enacted Decrease Cut to a judicial department ombudsman program Colorado Sun Colorado lawmakers finalize budget proposal. Here's what they cut to close $1.2B gap - and what they didn't. 3/28/2025
Colorado SEMisc 2026 Enacted Decrease Reducing the workforce by not filling vacancies Colorado Politics Colorado's unsustainable budget: A path to future cuts | News | coloradopolitics.com 3/28/2025
Colorado SEMisc 2026 Enacted Decrease State hiring freeze Sky-Hi News Gov. Polis Extends Executive Order to Address Budget Shortfall 11/30/2025
Colorado AcrossTheBoard 2026 Enacted Decrease Suspended specific programs implemented by the Department of Corrections (DOC), Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF), Department of Higher Education (CDHE), Department of Human Services (CDHS), Office of Information Technology (OIT), Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE), and Department of Revenue (DOR). State of Colorado Executive Order 11/30/2025
Illinois MotorFuel 2026 Enacted Increase Raising tax rates on gasoline, gasohol, and diesel fuel My Journal Courier Illinois gas, tobacco, sports betting taxes rising in July 6/7/2025
Illinois ETTobacco 2026 Enacted Increase Raising the tax on tobacco products by 9 percentage points My Journal Courier Illinois gas, tobacco, sports betting taxes rising in July 6/7/2025
Indiana ETTobacco 2026 Enacted Increase Tax increase on cigarettes Fox 59 Indiana faces $2.4 billion budget shortfall according to updated revenue forecast | Fox 59 4/17/2025
Indiana HealthOther 2026 Enacted Decrease Local public health funding cuts CBPP Roundup: State Budgets Increasingly Strained as House, Senate Republican Plans Would Impose Major Costs | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 6/24/2025
Indiana EDHigherEd 2026 Enacted Decrease Cuts to higher education funding CBPP Roundup: State Budgets Increasingly Strained as House, Senate Republican Plans Would Impose Major Costs | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 6/24/2025
Indiana ReserveFunds 2026 Enacted Increase Using budget reserves CBPP Roundup: State Budgets Increasingly Strained as House, Senate Republican Plans Would Impose Major Costs | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 6/24/2025
Maryland HealthOther 2026 Enacted Decrease Cuts increase to local health grants Baltimore Sun Maryland budget cuts: Here are the agencies, programs impacted 3/26/2025
Maryland MTOther 2026 Enacted Decrease Film production tax credit cap lowered Baltimore Sun Maryland budget cuts: Here are the agencies, programs impacted 3/26/2025
Maryland OtherRev 2026 Enacted Decrease Cut grant program for West Baltimore economic development Baltimore Sun Maryland budget cuts: Here are the agencies, programs impacted 3/26/2025
Maryland SELayoffs 2026 Enacted Decrease Abolishing 212 state positions Baltimore Sun Maryland budget cuts: Here are the agencies, programs impacted 3/26/2025
Maryland ETMarijuana 2026 Enacted Increase Tax increase on recreational cannabis CBPP Roundup: State Budgets Increasingly Strained as House, Senate Republican Plans Would Impose Major Costs | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 6/24/2025
Maryland MTGambling 2026 Enacted Increase Tax increase on sports betting CBPP Roundup: State Budgets Increasingly Strained as House, Senate Republican Plans Would Impose Major Costs | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 6/24/2025
Maryland MTOther 2026 Enacted Increase New capital gains tax CBPP Roundup: State Budgets Increasingly Strained as House, Senate Republican Plans Would Impose Major Costs | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 6/24/2025
Massachusetts HumServ 2026 Enacted Decrease Further cut to the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program Massachusetts Budget Massachusetts Budget 2/5/2025
Massachusetts HumServ 2026 Enacted Decrease Decrease in funding to the state emergency family shelter system Massachusetts Budget Massachusetts Budget 2/5/2025
New Hampshire SELayoffs 2026 Enacted Decrease Eliminates positions in agencies like the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources,
Department of Administrative Services, Office of the Child Advocate, Department of Corrections, Department of Information Technology 		WMUR9 New Hampshire Agencies Cut Positions as New State Budget Takes Effect 4/10/2025
New Hampshire SEMisc 2026 Enacted Decrease State hiring freeze with specific exceptions NHPR Gov. Ayotte announces state hiring freeze, citing budget deficit | New Hampshire Public Radio 1/22/2025
New Jersey GenSalesTax 2026 Enacted Increase Increased fees on property sales over $2 million New Jersey Monitor New Jersey lawmakers pass $58.8 billion budget • New Jersey Monitor 6/30/2025
New Jersey MTGambling 2026 Enacted Increase Increased fees on online gaming wins New Jersey Monitor New Jersey lawmakers pass $58.8 billion budget • New Jersey Monitor 6/30/2025
New Jersey ETTobacco 2026 Enacted Increase Increased fees on vape fluid New Jersey Monitor New Jersey lawmakers pass $58.8 billion budget • New Jersey Monitor 6/30/2025
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