PA General Assembly Passes 2018-19 State Budget (June 22, 2018)

On Friday, June 22, 2018, the PA General Assembly has adopted a 2018-19 state budget and is sending the $32.7 billion plan to Governor Wolf for his signature. The spending plan was included in HB 2121, which easily passed in the House of Representatives on June 20th and by the Senate on Friday, June 22nd.  The new budget sees a spending increase of $718.9 million, or 2.2%, over the 2017-18 budget. The budget contains no new taxes, no new fees, and no tax increases.