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May 18, 2021 12:07 PM Politicians will be able to make sure that some of the purplest congressional districts in the U.S. don’t stay that way. Bloomberg Government’s Greg Giroux examined district-by-district 2020 presidential election results and identified where the outcomes were the tightest. As you’ll see in his chart, nonpartisan commissions will be the primary decision-makers on revising only three of the 10 congressional districts with the tightest top-of-the-ticket...

The bills include: HB 66 Rep. Terry Moore (R – Billings) Reauthorize securities restitution fund HB 112 Rep. John Fuller (R - Whitefish) Require interscholastic athletes to participate under sex assigned at birth HB 233 Rep. Fred Anderson (R - Great Falls) Revise funding for students with disabilities HB 247 Rep. Marta Bertoglio (R – Clancy) Revise motor vehicle fleet registration HB 257 Rep. Jedediah Hinkle (R – Belgrade) Revise laws relating to government mandates and businesse...

Montana Gov. Gianforte Signs Bill Requiring Surgery to Amend Sex on Birth Certificates Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Friday signed a bill that will require a person to submit a court order confirming that they’ve completed a surgical procedure before changing the sex marker on their birth certificate. The new bill aimed to correct rule changes the state’s Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) made in 2017 that allowed a birth certificate sex designation to be amended even ...

HELENA, Mont. — Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday requiring a person to have gender reassignment surgery before changing the sex marker on their birth certificate, despite outcry from opponents who say it targets already marginalized transgender people in Montana. Republican bill sponsor Sen. Carl Glimm argued earlier this year that the state health […]

Montana governor approves limiting sex change on birth certificates Iris Samuels, Associated Press/ Updated at Share This Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte HELENA, Montana (AP) — Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday requiring a person to have gender reassignment surgery before changing the sex marker on their birth certificate, despite outcry from opponents who say it targets already marginalized transgender people in Montana. Republican bill sponsor Sen. Carl Glimm argued earlier this year t...

The last day of the state Legislature proved a rollercoaster day for Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Chris Abbott. Twice on Thursday lawmakers voted down his confirmation, first in committee and then again on the Senate floor. But after Democrats reversed course on another bill limiting the states liability when someone falls ill with COVID-19, Republicans later gave way and confirmed Abbott on a 27-23 vote. "I haven’t slept a lot the last couple days," Abbott said after the fi...

HELENA, Mont. - The 67th Legislative Session is ending Thursday after more than 1,300 bills have been introduced in the Legislature. Fewer than 300 have already been signed into law, and an additional 300 bills are on their way to the governors desk. Almost two dozen of those pieces of legislation will change what the voting process looks like here in Montana. To date, Governor Greg Gianforte has signed 10 bills changing election rules into law, while an additional 11 are on their way ...

After a battle, Helena judge confirmed by MT Senate Bullock appointee Chris Abbott confirmed 27-23 Mike Dennison-MTN News By: Mike Dennison and last updated 2021-04-29 15:43:33-04 HELENA — In an unusual series of razor-close votes, the Montana Senate Thursday confirmed state District Judge Chris Abbott of Helena, a 2020 appointee of former Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock that conservatives had tried to unseat. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee began the day by vo...

The looming redistricting fight in Montana spilled over into the Legislature on Tuesday, as Republican lawmakers rewrote and quickly passed a bill to direct the work of the state’s redistricting commission — a move that one Democratic lawmaker decried as “fully unconstitutional.” The bill now goes to Republican Gov. Greg Gianfortes desk. With census data finally trickling out of the federal government after a delay caused by the pandemic, Montanas five-person Districting ...

Republican Lawmakers Look To Influence Redistricting Process Fresh off Monday’s news that Montana’s gained a second U.S. House seat, Republican lawmakers Tuesday passed a proposal to give the Legislature more input on how the state is drawn into two districts. Opponents say the move is unconstitutional. The proposal was tacked on as an amendment to another bill regulating elections. It adds new criteria that an independent commission would be required to follow when drawing the state’s ne...