HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House on Saturday passed a $30 billion 2015-16 state budget along party lines.

The budget, created and backed by the Republicans, is scheduled for a final vote today in the state Senate.

Here’s how Butler County’s legislators voted, and what they’re saying about the proposed budget.

n Rep. Tedd Nesbit, R-8th, backed the budget, and said an increase in basic education funding and pension obligation help for schools, a 3 percent funding increase for Butler County Community College and Slippery Rock University, and increased funding for items like long-term care, disability services, and domestic violence and rape crisis programs were notable achievements in the budget.

“This budget addresses the needs of our state — funding our schools, ensuring public safety, fostering economic growth and protecting the most vulnerable — and it does so without raising taxes,” Nesbit said.

n Rep. Jeffrey Pyle, R-60th, did not vote because he has been away from Harrisburg since mid-June because of the death of his sister. He called the House-passed budget “no-nonsense,” and said it’s most important aspect is no tax increases.

“It’s the budget from last year adjusted upward for inflation,” Pyle said. “Our position right now is that status quo is to our benefit because we’re growing jobs. That’s just responsible budgeting.”

n Rep. Brian Ellis, R-11th, supported the budget, saying it is in line with what his constituents asked for: “A sensible, controlled budget.”

“Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget proposal wanted to increase taxes by 13 billion over the next two years,” Ellis said. “I am listening to the people I spoke with back home ... who have said that now is not the time to raise taxes. This budget lives within our means, and grows below the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.”

n Rep. Lee James, R-64th, voted for the budget, saying it protects taxpayers while funding the core functions of the government.

“The cost of government for taxpayers would not increase under this budget bill,” James said.

n Rep. Jaret Gibbons, D-10th, who voted against the budget, said it “continues the tradition of budgets that fall well short of what Pennsylvanians, specifically students, need.”

He accused Republicans of using “gimmicks” to make it look like $120 million in new funding was flowing into education, when in reality only a fraction would be used.

“Only about $8 million of that funding will ever make it to the classroom,” Gibbons said. “This is simply unacceptable.”

He also said the budget fails to address property tax relief, and urged Gov. Tom Wolf to veto it “in hopes that the leadership on the other side of the aisle will sit down and work on a compromise that gives Pennsylvanians the relief they need.”

n Rep. Jim Marshall, R-14th, voted for the budget, but did not respond to a message left seeking comment.

n Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-12th, voted for the budget, and vowed Monday that it would be on Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk by today, which is the state’s budget deadline.

He said, “The governor’s negotiation has been mainly that he wants taxpayers to pay more, and the majority of people I represent, and my constituency in Butler County, don’t want to pay more.”

Metcalfe said the Republicans’ ability to turn in a balanced budget was a “significant achievement” that needed to be followed-up with state employee pension reform — an issue Metcalfe expected the House to vote on by today.

He called contributions to the state’s defined benefit pension system for public school employees “a significant driver” for both state and school district budgets.

“We need to move forward and protect taxpayers,” Metcalfe said.