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
Lawmakers Highlight Need to End Budget Impasse, Fund State-Related Universities
PHILADELPHIA, July 20, 2017 — As Pennsylvania prepares to enter a fourth week without a state budget revenue package, a budget bill that funds the five state-related universities has become embroiled in the state budget funding standoff. State lawmakers today...
Hughes: ‘Austere’ Budget Takes Steps to Move PA Forward
HARRISBURG, June 30, 2017 — The Pennsylvania Senate today approved a $31.99 billion state budget plan that, although austere, will move Pennsylvania forward, according to state Sen. Vincent Hughes, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. “This...
Boscola Pleased with Streamlined State Budget
Harrisburg, February 7, 2017 – State Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton/Lehigh) today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s $32.3 billion state budget proposal for fiscal 2017-18: “This budget proposal is a workable solution to the state’s...
Brewster: Proposed State Budget is a Blueprint for Change
Harrisburg – February 7, 2017 – State Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) released the following statement concerning Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18:
“The proposed $32.3 billion General Fund budget cuts more than $2 billion in expenses, calls for spending slightly more than 1 percent over last year and deals with a looming $3 billion deficit without a broad-based income tax hike.
Brewster: Proposed State Budget is a Blueprint for Change
Harrisburg – February 7, 2017 – State Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) released the following statement concerning Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18:
“The proposed $32.3 billion General Fund budget cuts more than $2 billion in expenses, calls for spending slightly more than 1 percent over last year and deals with a looming $3 billion deficit without a broad-based income tax hike.
Blake: Budget Streamlines Government, Invests in Education, Economic Development
HARRISBURG, February 7, 2017 – State Sen. John Blake (D-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Monroe) today released the following statement regarding Governor Wolf’s proposed $32.3 billion state budget: “Governor Wolf, since the start of his administration, has been demanding...
Budget Videos
Senator Hughes Floor Remarks on the Upcoming 2017-18 State Budget
Senator Haywood Remarks on Proposed State Budget
Senate Democrats React to Governor Wolf’s State Budget Proposal
Sen. Vincent Hughes :: 2017 Budget Reaction Interview
Sen. Jay Costa :: 2017 Budget Reaction Interview
Senate Democrats React to Governor Wolf’s State Budget Proposal
Budget Hearings
Budget Hearing Schedule
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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