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Appropriations chair urges Senate to act after House budget sent 22 days ago
Summary
The committee chair said it has been 22 days since the House sent its proposed state budget to the governor and Senate and urged the Senate to act, warning that last year’s more-than-135-day delay harmed school districts and nonprofits.
In closing remarks the chair urged the state Senate to take up the House budget, noting the committee and the House had acted and emphasizing the need for predictability.
The chair said, “It has now been 22 days since the House passed the proposed state budget and sent it to the governor to send it to the Senate. ... The House did its job on April the 14th by sending a responsible budget over to the Senate so that we could be on track and on time with this year's budget.” The chair cautioned that last year’s delays—“more than 135 days late”—created uncertainty for school districts, nonprofits and other entities that rely on predictable funding.
The chair framed the committee’s priorities as delivering “a responsible, balanced and on time budget that invests in Pennsylvania's education, supports our law enforcement, strengthens Pennsylvania's economy and returns money back into the pockets of our working families.” The chair closed by saying the Senate must take action or send its own proposal, and the meeting was adjourned.
The transcript records the chair’s appeal and the historical reference to last year’s delay; it does not record a response from the Senate or specific deadlines imposed on the Senate by statute in this hearing.
