2009/10 Budget: Fiscal Code

By House Appropriations Committee Staff , | 15 years ago

Given concerns regarding language that is constitutionally permissible for inclusion in the budget bill, the General Assembly amended the Fiscal Code for the fourth year in a row to include language that directly links to the General Appropriations Act. This is in response to a December 2005 Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that invalidated Medical Assistance provisions in the 2002 General Appropriations Act because it constituted “improper substantive language.” This year Act 50 (HB 1614) amends the Fiscal Code to address this and other issues. These “other issues” may include budget related issues and also can include a collection of provisions that are not necessarily related to each other or to the budget. They are miscellaneous provisions that the General Assembly considers important to include as part of the final push to close out budget negotiations.

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