HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana House on Thursday backed proposed pension fixes from both sides of the aisle — and delayed a final decision on which way to go.
The GOP-led chamber endorsed a plan favored by many Republicans that ends the pension system for new employees, replacing it with something like a 401(k) savings plan, and reduces benefits for current employees who would retain a pension. House Bill 338 advanced Thursday with a 63-37 initial vote.
Supporters of that measure said it will eventually bring certainty to the cost of retirement systems. But opponents argued it comes with a larger near-term cost because the state will have to more quickly backfill pension plans for existing employees if new employees aren't also contributing to the plan.
The proposal would cost the state nearly $200 million over the next two years.
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