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The House was hard at work this week as they finalized their version of the state budget. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) announced that it will be released next week. The Senate will then make adjustments and are expected to pass their version in May, indicating that a budget compromise between both chambers will pass the legislature and head to the Governor well before the beginning of the fiscal year, July 1.
Notably, the final version of Medicaid Expansion passed Thursday and was sent to Governor Cooper for his signature. He is expected to sign the bill after years of negotiations with the legislature.
Although next week’s focus will be on the House budget, bill filing deadlines in both chambers are approaching. Almost 900 bills have been introduced thus far and that number will increase exponentially in the coming weeks.
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