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The bill would state, “The right of individual privacy as referenced in the Montana constitution, the Montana Code Annotated, or the Administrative Rules of Montana does not create, and may not be construed as creating or recognizing, a right to abortion or to governmental funding of abortion.”
A bill that would end up requiring a death certificate for miscarriages drew criticism that it was part of “an anti-choice” agenda, but sponsor Rep. Braxton Mitchell, R-Columbia Falls, said he was willing to amend the most controversial part of the legislation.
Yellowstone County employees who are represented by the Montana Federation of Public Employees have voted to strike as soon as Jan. 23 unless a contract can be negotiated next week.
Sen. Susan Webber made the first blast motion in the five legislative sessions she’s been a part of to send Senate Bill 120, which would designate a portion of Highway 89 to Chief Earl Old Person, to the floor.
A bill to prohibit local governments from enacting rent control on private property was critiqued in a hearing as redundant in Montana law and out of touch with the needs of Montana families.