32 V.S.A. § 701 — General appropriation bill

When the budget has been submitted to the General Assembly, it shall be immediately
referred to the Committee on Appropriations, which shall at once proceed to consider
the same and as soon as possible thereafter prepare a bill that shall be known as
the “general appropriation bill” and introduce the same forthwith for action by the
General Assembly. Such bill shall provide appropriations for the maintenance and
operation of all departments of the State.