US EditionPa. House Approves Governor's $53.3 Billion Budget | Senate Republicans Say It Will Not Pass
The 107-94 vote advances a $53.3 billion plan that relies partly on new cannabis and skill-game taxes to fund a 5.4% spending increase.
- On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania House passed Governor Josh Shapiro's $53.3 billion budget bill in a 107-92 vote, sending the proposal to the Senate for further consideration.
- Democratic Majority Leader Matt Bradford said the House is operating under "admonitions" on "substance" and "process" to avoid last year's 135-day budget stalemate that caused widespread disruptions.
- Republican Rep. Brad Roae criticized the 6.2% spending increase, warning that a "day of reckoning" is coming to the Keystone State due to a $6.7 billion structural deficit.
- Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward, Majority Leader Joe Pittman, and Appropriations Chairman Scott Martin expressed "profound concerns about the level of spending" and vowed to fight for a "fiscally responsible spending plan."
- The bill faces obstacles in the Pennsylvania Senate, where the GOP holds a slim majority and leadership indicated the measure will not pass in its "current form.
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Pa. House passes Shapiro-driven budget; Republicans have ‘profound concerns’
(The Center Square) – The opening gambit in 2026-27 budget bill-passing happened Tuesday when the Democratic-controlled state House approved a measure conveying Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $53.3 billion proposal – one that caused Republicans who control the Senate to express “profound concerns.” Meanwhile, in another signal of party positioning 11 weeks before the June […]
House advances Pa. budget offer, Senate GOP says 'much work remains'
HARRISBURG — A Democrat-sponsored bill mirroring Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $53.2 billion budget request advanced through the Pennsylvania House of Representatives more than two months ahead of the deadline for a settled deal, sending the measure to the Republican-controlled state Senate,…
House advances Pa. budget offer; Senate GOP says 'much work remains'
HARRISBURG — A Democrat-sponsored bill mirroring Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $53.2 billion budget request advanced through the Pennsylvania House of Representatives more than two months ahead of the deadline for a settled deal, sending the measure to the Republican-controlled state Senate,…
Pennsylvania House Passes Governor's Budget Plan With Expected Revenue From Marijuana, Which Hasn't Yet Been Legalized
Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives has passed budget legislation proposed by the governor that relies on revenue that would be generated from recreational marijuana sales, which have not yet been legalized in the state. The Democratic-controlled House voted 107-94 on Tuesday to approve the spending plan from Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) who earlier this year included cannabis legalization and the resulting expected revenue in his budget request. T…
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