Originally Published: April 26, 2021 Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R-MT) signed multiple pro-life bills into law late Monday, putting this session on track to be one of the most successful legislative sessions in Montana history for the pro-life movement. GIANFORTE: Life is precious and oug...
California (A.B. 51, 2016) and Utah (H.B. 149, 2018) were the first two states to codify and sign lane-splitting or lane-filtering legislation. Efforts to legalize and formally recognize lane filtering/splitting is under consideration in three other states during the 2021 legislative session....
Meanwhile, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, acting under the direction of the Legislature, has attempted to put forth several draft wastewater permits that follow the narrative standards in SB358, not the existing numeric limits, only to pull them after an environmental group raised c...
“Talking with local law enforcement and treatment providers, I’ve heard repeatedly of the need to get behavioral health services into our detention centers and our prisons,” began Governor Gianforte. “This is really a top priority for us. That’s why in 2021 (during the legislative session...
MONTANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 56th LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION JOINT APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMERCEKerr, Tony
The legislature approvedmore than $2 millionin the biennium for the Attorney General’s Office’s litigation costs to defend the state in cases and for outside lawsuits. In the Held case, the state paid witnesses to support its argument that Montana laws ignoring greenhouse gas emissions from ...
The Montana Legislature is bicameral and consists of the 50-member Montana Senate and the 100-member Montana House of Representatives. The legislature meets in the Montana State Capitol in Helena in odd-numbered years for 90 days, beginning the first weekday of the year. The deadline for a ...
Bio: Audrey is a Montanan who grew up in the Mission Valley. She has held several positions on Capitol Hill and in Montana politics. She has worked on over 100+ campaigns, from local to presidential races. She has spent time in the Montana Legislature during the last 14 sessions, ranging...
Having rushed to issue a preliminary order on the matter so the legislature could address it in its upcoming session, the high court will issue a full opinion at an unspecified later date. Following the latest ruling, Montanans need to take a much closer look at the needs and true cost of...
1. The Montana Legislature is underway, and I was able to get time to go up to Helena last week in between and get a Yellowstone County Delegation 2025 photo. Getting a picture with everyone is a big feat, but to get the majority of them minus a few is incredible, in my opinion.So...