HB 1416, PN 2433: This bill
would provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the Executive,
Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public
debt and the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2009, to June
30, 2010, for certain institutions and organizations, and for the
payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.
Senator Corman offered amendment A02946 which strips
the House approved budget language and proposes a $27.1 billion budget
that does not raise taxes and taps one time revenue sources. The
amendment also endorses a number of revenue steps proposed by House
Republicans including an amnesty program for tax delinquency and use of
the state's Rainy Day Fund. A vote of 31-19 was recorded on the
amendment.
After
lengthy debate, a final vote of 31-19 was recorded on the bill as
amended.
Executive
Nominations
The
Senate approved the following nominations by a vote of 50-0:
S.
Kweilin Nassar, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
