Articles with the Tag: Montana Legislature
By Jeremy Drake, MT Plastic Free House Bill (HB) 477, to phase out single-use expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam food containers across Montana, has passed both the House and Senate with strong bipartisan support and backing from a diverse coalition of stakeholders. The bill, aimed at protecting public hea...
By Jeremy Drake, MT Plastic Free House Bill (HB) 477, to phase out single-use expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam food containers across Montana, has passed both the House and Senate with strong bipartisan support and backing from a diverse coalition of stakeholders. The bill, aimed at protecting public hea...
News from Kyle Schmauch, MT Senate Republicans HELENA — An innovative and groundbreaking technology bill sponsored by Senator Daniel Zolnikov, R-Billings, has been signed into law. Senate Bill 212, the “Right to Compute Act,” protects Montanans fundamental free speech and prop...
By Caroline Bullock for Montana Transparency Project Montanans’ constitutional right to know is a cornerstone of government transparency, commanding that we can all access public documents, “except in cases in which the demand of individual privacy clearly exceeds the merits of public disclo...
As moms, educators, and lawmakers, we came to the Capitol this session with one clear goal: to improve opportunity for Montana’s kids. But with just weeks left in the legislative session, we’re concerned that we may leave Helena having done only the bare minimum—and that’s not good en...
HELENA — A bill to lift the 2025 sunset on Montana’s Medicaid expansion program was signed into law Thursday by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte — though without a press release or public fanfare. In a written statement Friday morning, a spokesperson for the governor said he supports the &...
Many of the issues that we discuss at the legislature can seem distant and complicated to the average Montanan. Hunting is not one of those issues. This session, I am sponsoring Senate Bill 270, which brings more science into our state’s tag system for elk hunting. The bill both protects elk in areas w...
Lawmakers have proposed two bills this session that aim to resolve a long-standing law enforcement dispute between the state of Montana, Lake County and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. At the center of the conflict is Public Law 280, a federal law that shifts law enforcement jurisdiction on s...
RONAN - Buddy Cheff, emcee for the March 12 legislative update meeting, got the event underway by inviting the approximately 85+ people in attendance to join him in the pledge of allegiance. Each guest legislator then had five minutes to share their recent efforts at the state legislature. Tracy Sharp, a ...
Montana’s Supreme Court has reaffirmed the state’s longstanding commitment to government transparency, rejecting efforts by lawmakers to conceal the inner workings of the legislative process. The ruling in Saslav v. Howe is a victory for open government advocates and a critical test of the state&...
