The following bills were given final approval by the Senate and House and are now on the Governor's desk for action--

General Fund Budget: Senate Bill 1073 (Browne-R-Lehigh), the FY 2016-17 General Fund budget proposal totaling $31.55 billion was amended and passed by the House.  The Senate amended the bill to include a 2.5 percent increase for some higher education line items and for community colleges and reduced the total spend number slightly to $31.52 billion.

            Click Here for a spreadsheet from Senate Republicans showing differences between FY 2015-16 and FY 2016-17 Senate-passed budget.  Click Here for a Senate Fiscal Note and summary.   Click Here for a narrative summary by the House Democratic Appropriations Committee staff.

1-Pound Waiver: Senate Bill 1123 (Vogel-R-Beaver) extends the one-pound Reid Vapor Pressure waiver for gasoline sold in Pennsylvania that expired on May 1, 2016.  A House Fiscal Note and summary is available.   The bill was signed into law as Act 80.

7/11/2016