Harrisburg, PA – October 8, 2025 − As the Pennsylvania Legislature passes 100 days without a state budget, Senator Lindsey M. Williams (R-Allegheny) announced today that Senate Democrats will introduce legislation to repay interest accrued on a loan taken out by an entity receiving state funding that was forced to borrow during a budgetary impasse. This includes counties, social service agencies, nonprofit agencies, child care centers and schools that have been forced to take on additional debt to stay open and continue to provide vital services.
Senate Democratic co-sponsors are:
| Senator Katie Muth (D- Berks, Chester, Montgomery) Senator Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia) Senator Tim Kearney (Delaware) Senator Amanda Cappelletti (Delaware, Montgomery) Senator Patty Kim (D-Dauphin) Senator Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh, Northampton) Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks) Senator Nick Pisciottano (D-Allegheny) Senator Maria Collett (D-Montgomery) Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-Bucks) |
Senator Carolyn Comitta (D-Chester) Senator Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) Senator Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) Senator John Kane (D-Chester, Delaware) Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery, Philadelphia) Senator Nick Miller (D-Lehigh, Northampton) Senator Tina Tartaglione (Philadelphia) Senator James Malone (D-Lancaster) Senator Anthony Williams (Delaware, Philadelphia) |
Senator Williams releases the following statement:
“I hear every day from my constituents and from people and organizations across Pennsylvania about the pain that the delayed budget is causing. People are losing their jobs, rape shelters are closing, foster parents are not getting paid, senior centers are closing, children are not getting the services they need to thrive, all because Pennsylvania failed to pass a budget. I have shared some of these stories in the Senate for the last few days of the session.
Our districts, social service agencies, nonprofits, child care centers and schools should not be forced to borrow money that we were constitutionally obligated to give them in June. They should not have to exhaust their reserves or take out loans requiring interest payments.
While counties and utilities borrow money to stay in business, the Commonwealth earns interest by not passing a budget. This money should return to the entities bearing these costs. This legislation seeks to put these entities together for money they should not have been borrowing in the first place.”
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