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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2019 - 2020
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | January 24, 2019 04:00 PM |
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| From: | Representative Barbara Gleim |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Biennial (Two-Year) Budget |
| In the near future, I will be introducing legislation that would establish a biennial (two-year) budget cycle in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As many of you would probably agree, our current budget process is often time-consuming, repetitive, and inefficient. As required by the State Constitution, we must have an on-time, balanced budget by June 30. In the past ten years, however, this has only occurred a handful of times. As seen time and again, the repercussions of budget impasses greatly hurt the hardworking residents of Pennsylvania. Senator Ryan Aument and I believe now is the time for change. We will be introducing legislation that would require the enactment of a budget covering a two-year period. The Senator and I share a belief that such a proposal would greatly increase the efficiency and productivity of state government, while encouraging long-range planning among state agencies and other entities receiving state appropriations. Implementing a two-year budget cycle would allow us to have a more in-depth and long-term view of such programs, ensuring maximum benefits for our residents and appropriate use of valuable taxpayer resources. Please consider co-sponsoring this important piece of legislation. |
Introduced as HB764