Harrisburg, but – – July 14, 2025 – Chairman of the Democratic Senate Jay Costa and the Democratic Senate appropriations Vincent Hughes published the following statement after the House of Representatives passed HB 1330, which is an vital step to closing this year’s budget:
“We praise House Democrats for their leadership in the crossing of HB 1330. This is an important step towards ending our work on the budget and the solution to many other problems important for the residents of Pennsylvania, including financing transport and regulation of skill games.”
“The budget process continued because of the long enough, and this is why they have strong bilateral support. It will be over.”
“The Democrats of the Senate are involved in the introduction of this budget to the closure. Governor Shapiro has already signed a number of budget bills to finance some state agencies, and now the operation of the Chamber brings us closer.
