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The Session Week 3: MMIP, COVID-19 and Capitol Safety

As of Jan. 15, 296 bills have been introduced and none have been signed into law. This week, we re watching how lawmakers are proposing to change the role of public health officials, how the state is addressing missing Indigenous persons, and how the riot in D.C. could have ripple effects in Montana. House Bill 144 brought by Representative Paul Fielder, a Republican out of Thompson Falls, would give law enforcement the discretion to decide whether or not to enforce public health orders. Currently, sheriffs and police officers would face a misdemeanor if they declined to do that. This bill would strike that part of the code.

Warning Signs from Far-Right Groups Preceded Capitol Attack – El Observador

Warning Signs from Far-Right Groups Preceded Capitol Attack – El Observador
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Montana lawmakers consider bill that would remove penalties for not enforcing health rules

State lawmakers considered a bill Wednesday that would remove penalties for law enforcement officers who decline to assist local health officers in carrying out local health rules, a direct response

Bill Would Exempt Law Enforcement From Enforcing Public Health Guidelines

Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter (right) thanks Sen. Steve Fitzpatrick, R-Great Falls (left), for sponsoring Senate Bill 67, which would remove penalties for law enforcement failing to enforce local health directives, at a meeting of the Montana Senate Judiciary Committee January 13, 2021. Montana lawmakers are bringing a slew of bills this session to modify the power of local health officers in a declared state of emergency, like the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. One bill introduced this week would remove legal penalties for law enforcement who refuse to enforce public health orders. Sen. Steve Fitzpatrick, a Republican from Great Falls, introduced a bill in the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that would protect law enforcement officers from being charged with a misdemeanor if they fail to carry out a health officer’s request for assistance enforcing public health rules. Current law allows for that punishment. 

Biggest stories of 2020: Helena hosted wide-ranging public protests this year

The motorcycle leader answers: “What have you got?” Editor s note This story is part of a 10-part series on the biggest local stories of 2020. There were plenty of protests throughout 2020 in Montana, even though it was a year in which people were encouraged to stay home and avoid crowds in order to ward off the coronavirus. Many of the events focused on human rights issues, constitutional protections, rallies for law enforcement and postal employees and against anti-government mandates. On Jan. 18, more than 700 people came to Helena’s Memorial Park to participate in the 2020 Women s March. More than 700 people gathered in January at Memorial Park in Helena for the 2020 Women’s March.

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