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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | January 23, 2023 11:17 AM |
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| From: | Representative Barbara Gleim |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Biennial (Two-Year) Budget (Prior HB 720, 2021-22) |
| In the near future, I will be re-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. My legislation would require the enactment of a budget covering a two-year period. 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 cosponsoring this important legislation. Previous cosponsors of HB 720 (2021-2022): Greiner, Stambaugh, Keefer, Ryan, Kauffman, Millard, Toohil, Zimmerman, Gaydos, Moul, Rowe, Gillen |
Introduced as HB212