2017-18 State Budget
Governor Wolf has taken a different approach in his two years as governor. And this year’s budget represents a responsible solution to our commonwealth’s deficit challenge – and a different approach from the way things have been done in Harrisburg for almost a generation.
Budget Documents
2017-18 Enacted Budget
- 2017-18 Mid-Year Briefing 12/14/2017 (PDF)
- 2017-18 Enacted Budget (House Bill 218 Printer’s Number 2196) (PDF)
- 2017-18 Enacted Budget Line-Item Appropriations (PDF)
- 2017-18 Enacted Budget Dashboard
2017-18 Proposed Budget (Introduced by Governor Tom Wolf, February 7, 2017)
Budget News
Senator Farnese Applauds Passage of Gaming Legislation, Economic Development Funding for Philadelphia
Harrisburg, PA – October 26, 2017 – Senator Larry Farnese (D-Philadelphia) voted for the omnibus gaming bill that is on its way to the Governor. The bill, House Bill 271, is an important piece of the budget and included the fix to the local share assessment. The...
Hughes: Legislation Addresses ‘Stop-and-Go’ Liquor, Fixes City AVI
HARRISBURG, October 24, 2017 — State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia) issued the following statement on the passage of legislation that addresses problematic “stop and go” liquor businesses. The measure also establishes a fix for the city’s Actual Value...
Leach Joins Overwhelming Bipartisan Senate Majority in Rejecting PA House GOP Revenue Plan
HARRISBURG, September 20, 2017 – State Senator Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Delaware) today voted to non-concur on the Pennsylvania House of Representative’s revenue plan and create a conference committee to write a plan that can be supported by both chambers. The final...
Costa Statement on Credit Rating Downgrade
Harrisburg – September 20, 2017 – Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) released the following statement today concerning the downgrade of Pennsylvania’s credit rating by S & P Global Ratings due to failure to adopt a revenue plan with sufficient...
Sen. Hughes Comments on Senate Passage of State Budget Revenue Package
HARRISBURG, July 28, 2017 — State Sen. Vincent Hughes released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of a package of revenue bills needed to fund the 2017-18 state budget. “This revenue package, though imperfect, represents a bipartisan compromise among four...
Senate Includes Fontana’s Water Line Replacement Language in Revenue Package
Harrisburg – July 27, 2017 – The state Senate today approved a budget revenue package that includes state Sen. Wayne D. Fontana’s legislation that would allow local governments to tap various government funding sources to help citizens fund sewer and water line...
Budget Videos
Senator Costa Comments on Tax Code
Senator Costa Floor Remarks on House Bill 542
Senator Haywood Floor Remarks on HB 542
Senator Hughes Remarks on the Bills that Passed in the Senate
Sen. Vincent Hughes Remarks on Budget Impasse Effects on State-Related Universities
Senator Costa Interview on the Status of the State Budget
Senator Blake Comments on HB 218 – 2017-18 State Budget Proposal
Senator Costa Remarks on 2017-18 House Budget Bill
Senator Schwank Floor Remarks on House Budget Proposal
Budget Hearings
Budget Hearing Schedule
Watch Budget Hearings Live Here →
Hearings are located in Hearing Room 1, North Office Building
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
10:00 am –Treasury Department
1:00 pm – Independent Fiscal Office
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
10:00 am – Department of State
1:00 pm – Auditor General
3:00 pm – Attorney General
Thursday, February 23, 2017
10:00 am – PA State System of Higher Education
1:00 pm – State Police/Homeland Security
Monday, February 27, 2017
10:00 am – Department of Agriculture
1:00 pm – Department of General Services
3:00 pm – Department of Transportation
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
10:00 am – Department of Labor & Industry
1:00 pm – Judiciary
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
10:00 am – Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
1:00 pm – State Related Universities
3:00 pm – Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
Thursday, March 2, 2017
10:00 am – Department of Corrections/Board of Probation and Parole
1:00 pm – PA Liquor Control Board
3:00 pm – PA Emergency Management Agency/Fire Commissioner
Monday, March 6, 2017
10:00 am – Department of Community & Economic Development
1:00 pm – Department of Revenue/Lottery
3:30 pm – PA Historical & Museum Comm.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
10:00 am – Department of Education
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
10:00 am – Department of Health & Human Services
Thursday, March 9, 2017
10:00 am – Department of Environmental Protection
1:00 pm – Budget Secretary/Sec. of Admin./Gov’s Executive Office
Friday, March 10, 2017
10:00 am – Budget Secretary/Sec. of Admin./Gov’s Executive Office