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HELENA, Mont. - With lawmakers facing another transmittal deadline in Helena, the Senate voted Thursday to pass their version of the state budget for the next two years.
Senators debated over the six different aspects of the budget, from Medicaid to mental health, for just over four hours Thursday.
Republicans voted down several Democrat-proposed amendments to the budget including one that would have added about $10M in state funds to Medicaid expansion, which narrowly passed the Legislature in the 2019 session. One additional amendment proposed by Sen. Brad Molnar (R-Laurel), sought to remove all state funding for Medicaid expansion. What this does is it takes the money from Medicaid expansion, kills the program,â Molnar said. âTo some, that may seem a bit heartless. To me, it is helping the working poor of Montana.