The Senate adopted four of 22 proposed amendments, with most votes falling along coalition lines.
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Taking barely three hours on the Senate floor, the framework to appropriate more than $16.6 billion for Montananòòò½ÊÓƵ™s biennial budget received a stamp of approval from legislators in the upper chamber on Thursday.òòò½ÊÓƵ That isnòòò½ÊÓƵ™t to say House Bill 2 passed smoothly.òòò½ÊÓƵ Democrats, and a coalition of nine moderate Republicans òòò½ÊÓƵ” who have worked to [òòò½ÊÓƵ¦]
Tired of waiting for federal action on the nationòòò½ÊÓƵ™s $36 trillion national debt, governors are banding together to press for state action. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with Idaho Gov. Brad Little on March 24 to discuss adding a balanced budget amendment to the U. S. Constitution. From the beginning, the governors were clear that [òòò½ÊÓƵ¦]
The resolution saw a 5-4 vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee in January, but was indefinitely postponed on the Senate Floor on March 27 after failing to pass the chamber 23-27.
Lawmakers so far this session haven't had much appetite for an Article V convention.òòò½ÊÓƵBut federal spending and lowering the national debt has garnered support from Republicans in the Legislature.òòò½ÊÓƵ
HELENA, Mont. òòò½ÊÓƵ“ Florida Governor Ron DeSantis visited the Helena Capitol Building to discuss a balanced budget amendment with Montana Governor Greg Gianforte.òòò½ÊÓƵ
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Idaho on Monday to promote a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would require a federal balanced budget.òòò½ÊÓƵ The amendment would be sought through a never-before used method of amending the U.S. Constitution: A convention of the states. DeSantis met privately with lawmakers in the Idaho Legislature early Monday. [òòò½ÊÓƵ¦]
CHEYENNE òòò½ÊÓƵ” With less than a week left in the 68th Wyoming Legislatureòòò½ÊÓƵ™s general session, House leadership urged the Senate to resume supplemental budget negotiations Monday.
As the Legislature heads into whatòòò½ÊÓƵ™s targeted as the last month of the session òòò½ÊÓƵ” though who can say when it will truly wrap up òòò½ÊÓƵ” thereòòò½ÊÓƵ™s been a few headline items already passed, and many more budget bills to go before lawmakers may head home.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Tuesday he is worried about the amount of revenue that major tax cut packages proposed by legislative leaders would remove from the stateòòò½ÊÓƵ™s general fund. In conjunction with his Jan. 6 State of the State address, Little recommended setting aside $100 million in tax reductions. But Republican legislative leaders are [òòò½ÊÓƵ¦]