When the Senate adjourned, the House had yet to vote on the final version of House Bill 2, which holds the state budget for the next two years. In the end, the House passed the more than $14 billion budget with Senate amendments on a vote of 88-8. Lawmakers this session debated and...
Montana House Approves Bill Requiring Parental Notification for Minors Seeking AbortionAP/Billings Gazette
announced a policy barring transgender people from single-sex facilities on the House side of the Capitol complex that match their gender identity. Under House rules, the Speaker has “general control” of facilities in the chamber, giving him the authority to issue the policy surrounding bathrooms...
1995: House Bill 527 passes into legislation, allowing the maximum payout on video poker machines to increase to $800. 2003: A proposal to build a Destination Montana Resort fails. 2005: Online gambling is formally prohibited, and Montana online casinos are declared illegal. 2019: Gov. Steve...
A compromise bill to implement recreational marijuana in Montana had a roller-coaster ride in the Montana House Monday -- and ended right back where it started, facing another debate and vote Tuesday on its possible passage and advancement toward becomin
The South Carolina House has passed a bill requiring hands-free cellphone use while driving Associated PressApril 9, 2025 A California Soccer Coach Charged in a 13-Year-Old's Death Is Accused of Assaulting Other Teens Prosecutors say a Southern California youth soccer coach charge...
A Montana man has been sentenced to four years of probation for threatening to assault former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Associated PressFeb. 26, 2025 Testimony Snafu Could Kill Some State Arts Grants in Montana State grants for several of Montana’s most prominent arts organizations are in lim...
Two bills were passed (House Bill 112 and Senate Bill 522) that help address human trafficking. One will increase the penalties for human trafficking and will provide prosecutors with more tools to prosecute human traffickers. The other creates an emergency lodging grant program to assist in provi...
She had made a similar comment when the House debated the bill the first time. Conservative lawmakers, who demanded she be censured for her comments, deliberately misgendered her, using male pronouns when referring to her. “Hate-filled testimony has no place on the House floor,” Republi...
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