BUDGET WINS
- No new taxes
- Over $35M increase for PASSHE schools
- Over a $1B increase for Pre-K to 12 education funding
- Over $140M for grants grants, scholarships, and other programs that will make higher education more affordable in Pennsylvania
- NEW $3M investment to provide menstrual products in schools to address period poverty
- $70M for affordable housing through the PHARE Housing Program
- $20M for student teacher stipends
- Over $550M in economic development programs through the Department of Community and Economic Development
- Millions for new programs that support economic opportunities and new jobs – PA SITES, Main Street Matters, Agricultural Innovation Development
- $16.5M increase for anti-violence investments in community and after-school programs to deploy effective, grass-root intervention strategies
- $75M for skilled nursing facilities over base investments to ensure staffing requirements are met and services maintained
- Over $25M to support state parks, forests, and protect the environment
2024-25 Budget Hearings
Budget Address
On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, Governor Shapiro delivered his 2024-25 budget address, presenting his plan for the fiscal year.
Proposed Budget Highlights
- Education
- Housing & Food Insecurity
- Economy
- Health Care
- Women’s Health, Health & Safety
- Public Safety & Criminal Justice
- Additional Investments
Education
- $1.4B to fix Pennsylvania’s unconstitutional and inadequate education funding system
- Over $1B for basic education funding
- Over $38M to support teachers and address our teacher shortage pipeline
- Basic education investment meets the first‐year recommendation on of the Basic Education Funding Commission
- Over $480M to improve student health and wellness, fix toxic schools, and create safe learning environments
- $50M increase in special education funding
- $32.7M increase for Pre‐K programs
- $161.7M for school safety and security
- Cyber charter school funding reform
Housing & Food Insecurity
- $95M for affordable housing
- $50M for Democrat led Whole Home Repairs program
- Over $42M to address food insecurity
Economy
- $20M for our farmers, agriculture, and dairy industry
- Over $600M in new and expanded investments to support business development and economic opportunity
- Millions to ease the cost of childcare for working families and childcare providers
- A plan to legalize marijuana o Es mated that this would generate $14.8M in tax revenue in FY 24‐25
- A plan to increase the minimum wage to $15
Health Care
- $4M in new funding for medical debt relief for low‐income Pennsylvanians
- Over $45M for mental health
- Over $150M to protect older Pennsylvanians
Women’s Health
- $3M to provide feminine hygiene products at no cost to students in schools
Public Safety & Criminal Justice
- Over $100M to end gun violence in Pennsylvania with prevention and intervention on strategies
- Pennsylvania’s Violence Intervention on and Prevention on started in 2018 with $7.5M in funding. Senate Democrats led the fight for more funding to address the urgent need for solutions to end gun violence.
- $5.6M to protect Pennsylvanians from hate crimes
- $10M for Pennsylvania’s public defenders
Additional Investments
- Over $40M to support a clean and healthy environment for current and future generations
- $2M to establish a veteran outreach program
- $5.7M for election on security and voter education and outreach
Joint Democratic House and Senate Budget Response Press Conference
February 6, 2024
Budget Documents
2024-25 Proposed Budget
(Introduced by Governor Josh Shapiro, February 6, 2024)
2024-25 Governor’s Executive Budget (PDF)
2024-25 Proposed Budget Line-Item Appropriation (PDF)
2024-25 Proposed Budget Slide Presentation (PDF)
2024-25 Proposed Budget Legislation
Governor’s Proposed Budget 2024-25 – Senate Democratic Appropriations Committee (PDF)
Budget News
$50 Million for Whole-Home Repairs in Shapiro’s Budget: A Win for PA Homes
Harrisburg, PA − February 6, 2024 − Following Governor Shapiro’s announcement of $50 million for Pennsylvania’s nationally acclaimed Whole-Home Repairs Program in his proposed 2024–2025 budget, State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia), author of the program, issued...
Budget Videos
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