Senate Republicans passed a state budget bill this evening—but the legislation has little chance of getting Democratic support from the state house and governor.

The state budget now stands at 42 days late.

Today, the Pennsylvania Senate voted on two bills; one was a state budget bill, that was essentially a copy and paste of last year’s budget. Senate Republican leadership say the bill could get money flowing while budget negotiations continue.

“The reason why we are here, as we approach probably.. the end of the second month where money is not flowing out the door— to the counties or to the school districts.. what that impact would be." said Sen. Scott Martin, a Republican from Lancaster County who chairs the appropriations committee.

The second bill passed today, HB257, addressed a looming financial crisis in public transit systems across the state. Democrats have requested a $292 million fund increase; Republicans say extra money should be linked to accountability reform… which was included in today’s bill.

“So if they want that money, and they want the opportunity,” Martin said, "that bill that moved through today, I think is one of the best that we're going to get."

Senate Democrats said the bills don’t have broad Democratic support.

“They went through political theater to be able to appease their base. But now we need to move forward with real conversation and a real discussion about what needs to be done to address both those matters,” said Sen. Jay Costa, a Democrat from Allegheny county who is the Senate Democratic Leader.

Pennsylvania’s House Democrats, Senate Republicans, and Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro must pass and sign a budget bill before any new money can get spent in a fiscal year.

“I think we're at a really distant point right now,” Martin said. "And quite frankly, I will tell you, as someone who is here almost every day, I'm getting sick and tired of them dragging their feet and getting back to us on proposals and counter proposals.”

When asked why political leaders have been negotiating for months and are still so far apart; Martin said that House Democrats and Shapiro are not always on the same page.

At the crux of policy debates is what a final spend number will be.

“The governor has told the Senate Republicans he will not cut education funding. He will not cut health care funding and medicaid funding,” said Sen. Vincent Hughes, a Philadelphia Democrat who chairs the appropriations committee. “He’s already made it very clear, he made it very clear weeks ago where he will not go."