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As of mid-day Friday, 1,282 bills had been introduced and at least 153 had been signed into law. This week we’re watching proposed changes to social safety net eligibility, parental rights and the ideological split within the GOP over marijuana taxes.
With Senate Bill 100, Sen. Cary Smith, R-Billings, proposes changes to the vetting process for public assistance programs. The policy is part of a broader tug of war over how the state should run social safety net programs like Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly food stamps) and Children’s Health Insurance Program. Smith says his proposed change would weed out fraud by increasing the frequency of when recipients are evaluated for eligibility to the program, requiring evaluations every six months instead of the current annual, or continuous, eligibility supported by Democrats. Lawmakers have been mulling over SB 100 since January. It’s awaiting a vote before the Hous
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Montana House, Senate act on more than 100 bills Monday
The Montana House and Senate are in the middle of the busy final days before the 67th Legislative Session reaches its halfway point.
By: Jonathon Ambarian
and last updated 2021-03-02 10:56:26-05
HELENA â The Montana House and Senate are in the middle of the busy final days before the 67
th Legislative Session reaches its halfway point, which means lawmakers are deciding whether more than 100 bills remain alive.
Wednesday is the transmittal deadline when any bill that doesnât appropriate money or impact state revenues has to pass through its first chamber or it will die.