But it is far from clear whether the Legislature will enact these plans into law.

Nevertheless, the state's poor will face new changes under the plan that the Legislature enacted last month.

Clearly, the administration and the Legislature must still enact a detailed program.

The proposed budget is $5.3 billion, or 7.3 percent, higher than the one that the governor and the Legislature enacted last year.

The legislature enacted one of the first bans in the country.

Now it's up to him to persuade the Legislature to enact better ones.

Over all, the governor's proposed budget is $3.5 billion, or 5.5 percent, larger than the one that he and the Legislature enacted last year.

"We anticipate the Legislature will enact a bill this fall."

Although the Legislature enacted the exemption in early 1991, companies would still face significant levels of property tax and other taxes.

The legislature enacted much of that proposal after a bitter budget debate last month.