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The Pennsylvania Constitution requires the adoption of a budget by midnight June 30 each year, the last day in the fiscal year. [5] [6] There were seven consecutive budget impasses in Pennsylvania between 2003 and 2009, with tensions between Democratic Governor Ed Rendell and the Republican-controlled State Senate delaying the passage of annual budgets. [7]
In the table, the fiscal years column lists all of the fiscal years the budget covers and the budget and budget per capita columns show the total for all those years. Note that a fiscal year is named for the calendar year in which it ends, so "2022-23" means two fiscal years: the one ending in calendar year 2022 and the one ending in calendar ...
Under current law, the governor must submit the budget to the General Assembly by the first full week of February each year or by the first full week of March if it is the governor's first term, [4] and Pennsylvania is legally obligated to pass a balanced budget by June 30 each year. However, it has passed 13 late budgets since 2003 including ...
Talks have been difficult this year due to differing priorities among Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican leaders, as well as emboldened conservative rank-and-file dissidents. Pennsylvania’s state ...
Pennsylvania has a 2024-25 spending plan, and in just under two weeks past the June 30 constitutional deadline. Lawmakers in Harrisburg and Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday night signed off on a $47. ...
In the past 20 years, PA has passed 13 late budgets, including four impasses that went over 100 days. What’s Pa.’s past budget impasses can tell us about the current standoff Skip to main content
Jul. 6—HARRISBURG — State lawmakers approved Pennsylvania's budget but the process isn't finished, and Gov. Josh Shapiro is calling on state senators to return to the Capitol to finish the job.
[50] [51] A point of dispute in the budget process was the proposed privatization of Pennsylvania's wine and liquor sales, which Wolf opposed. [52] The state operated without a full budget for 267 days—the longest period without a full budget in Pennsylvania history—until the 2015–2016 budget became law without Wolf's signature in March 2016.