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Thursday at the Montana State Capitol, advocates organized drag performances, as a protest against a bill moving forward in the state Legislature that would limit where those performances can be held.

Thursday at the Montana State Capitol, advocates organized drag performances, as a protest against a bill moving forward in the state Legislature that would limit where those performances can be held.

At the Montana State Capitol, advocates organized drag performances, as a protest against a bill moving forward in the state Legislature that would limit where those performances can be held.

Last week was another major deadline for lawmakers to pass bills out of one house and send them to the other.

We are approaching the 71st day of the 90 day legislative session. Last week was another major deadline for lawmakers to pass bills out of one house and send them to the other. We saw hundreds of bills move through both chambers and saw a push from lawmakers to introduce new legislation in time to meet that deadline.

House Bill 359 is from Rep. Braxton Mitchell, a Columbia Falls Republican.

The bill would bar Montana’s children from attending drag shows and prohibit drag shows from taking place in any publicly funded space.

PLUS: Drag show ban gets another hearing

House Bill 359 had nearly 60 opponents and seven proponents during the hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

Check out Rep. Braxton Mitchell's (R-Columbia Falls) closing remarks on a bill blocking drag queen events targeting kids