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Lawmakers will be polled on whether to override eight vetoes issued by Gov. Greg Gianforte after they adjourned the legislative session last month

The bills Governor Gianforte signed include: HB 230 Matt Regier (R - Kalispell) An act generally revising emergency and disaster laws; limiting the length of time for martial rule without legislative approval HB 249 Matt Regier (R - Kalispell) An act allowing for limited electronic advertising of marijuana and medical marijuana HB 318 Kenneth Holmlund (R - Miles City) An act revising wild buffalo and wild bison laws HB 330 Llew Jones (R - Conrad) An act generally revising laws related to budget stabilization and the budget stabilization reserve fund HB 340 Wylie Galt (R - Martinsdale) An act ...

At the end of a press conference Thursday after the echoes of the final gavel rang through the House and Senate chambers, Republican lawmakers started asking where to get a copy of talking points to take back home. For GOP members of all stripes, the list of party wins to show their constituents is long — from a slew of tax cuts and lifting regulations on businesses to reducing access to abortion and increasing places where firearms can be carried. Majority Republicans came to Helena with a self-branded mandate after one of the most dominant election showings in years. They left...

Proposal for a Constitutional amendment to ban abortion in Montana comes up short Five votes short of going to the ballot Mike Dennison-MTN News By: Mike Dennison and last updated 2021-04-14 17:44:03-04 HELENA — A proposed constitutional amendment that would essentially ban abortion in Montana has failed to get enough legislative votes to be placed before voters in 2022. The Montana Senate on Wednesday voted 29-21 for House Bill 337, but that count gave the measure only 95 total votes in the Legislature – five short of the necessary two-thirds of the entire body to p...

Three major marijuana bills to go before full Montana House after drama in committees Jonathon Ambarian Rep. Josh Kassmier, R - Fort Benton (right), talks to Reps. Becky Beard, R- Elliston (center) and Tom Welch, R - Dillon (left) after the House Taxation Committee voted down the long-awaited marijuana reform bill House Bill 701 Thursday. and last updated 2021-04-02 11:12:32-04 HELENA — Three major bills to overhaul the state’s marijuana laws are all headed to the full Montana House for consideration – but not before some dramatic moments at the Legislature Thursday. Committees...