Montana's legislature meets once every two years and constructs a two-year budget. The legislature did not meet in 2010. This paper reflects changes and updates to the 2009 biennium budget, which includes many of the problems faced by the state caused by the economic recession. The most significant change was due to declining tax revenues. The state had to implement spending cuts and the fiscal situation for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2010, looks even worse.