TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – The Kansas Senate on Friday morning fell short in an effort to force floor debates on Medicaid expansion and medical marijuana.
The vote was 18-17 on a motion that would have pulled the Medicaid expansion bill out of committee and onto the floor for debate.
A total of at least 24 votes were needed to force the floor vote.
Also on Friday, the Senate fell short on a similar effort to force debate on a bill legalizing medical marijuana. That vote failed by a vote of 12 to 25.
WIBW-TV’s Callie Holthaus is at the Statehouse and will have more on these developments later Friday.
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