Rendell signed the bills after the state Legislature held a flurry of votes on the $27.8 billion budget's primary appropriations bill and a key companion bill, ending a 101-day state budget stalemate.
The budget agreement cuts spending by more than 1 percent to help resolve Pennsylvania's multibillion-dollar, recession-driven shortfall.
The companion bill taps more than $1.5 billion from the state's reserves.
However, approval of nearly $700 million in discretionary funding for universities and other institutions is being held up in the House. Lawmakers must settle disagreements on a bill to legalize and tax table games at slot-machine casinos.
Table games are expected to produce $200 million in taxes and fees for the state treasury.
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