Montana State Legislature
Montana Legislature wraps up with $12B, two-year budget
By Amy Beth Hanson Apr. 29, 2021 07:03 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Legislature wrapped up its 2021 session Thursday having passed a $12 billion two-year budget, set a framework for spending $2...
Montana lawmakers approve governor's changes to vaccine bill
By Amy Beth Hanson Apr. 29, 2021 11:44 AM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers have approved amendments proposed by Gov. Greg Gianforte to a bill aimed at preventing discrimination based on a person...
Montana bill aims to stop work bias based on vaccine status
By Amy Beth Hanson Apr. 27, 2021 01:56 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Legislature has passed a bill that would prohibit employers from requiring vaccinations as a condition of employment — a measure...
Montana Senate advances bill banning vaccine requirements
By Iris Samuels Apr. 22, 2021 06:10 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Senate voted Thursday to advance a measure banning the use of vaccine passports and prohibiting workplaces from requiring...
Montana lawmakers delay in-person meetings after virus case
Apr. 15, 2021 09:54 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Legislature will postpone floor sessions and not meet in person after a “member of the government affairs community” tested...
Strict COVID-19 guidelines could mean less stimulus money
By Amy Beth Hanson And Iris Samuels Mar. 26, 2021 06:06 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — As Montana lawmakers decide how to allocate millions of dollars in American Rescue Plan Act money, some Republicans are looking at ways to...
Are suit jackets oppression? Lawmakers fight own dress codes
By Philip Marcelo Mar. 25, 2021 07:25 AM EDT
Sixth Montana lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19
Mar. 23, 2021 05:00 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A sixth Montana lawmaker has tested positive for COVID-19 during this year’s legislative session, COVID-19 panel chairman Sen. Jason...
Montana House advances budget amid cuts to social services
By Iris Samuels Mar. 22, 2021 08:11 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana House voted Monday against increasing funding for a suicide prevention program, even after a Democratic lawmaker testified...
Vaccine status discrimination bill fails to pass in House
By Iris Samuels Feb. 25, 2021 06:43 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana House failed Thursday to advance a bill that would ban discrimination based on vaccination status and prohibit the use of...
Montana bill would make it easier to decline vaccinations
By Iris Samuels Feb. 23, 2021 12:46 PM EST
Fifth Montana lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19
Feb. 12, 2021 06:00 PM EST
HELENA, Mot. (AP) — A fifth Montana lawmaker has tested positive for COVID-19 during this year’s session, COVID-19 panel chairman Sen. Jason Ellsworth said...
Montana Senate committee hears bills on proposed tax cuts
By Amy Beth Hanson Feb. 11, 2021 05:50 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Gianforte administration is proposing tax cuts it says will help lure more businesses, and jobs, to Montana, in part to take advantage...
4th Montana lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19
Feb. 10, 2021 02:45 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A fourth Montana lawmaker has tested positive for COVID-19 during this year's session, COVID-19 panel chairman Sen. Jason Ellsworth said...
Third Montana lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19
Feb. 08, 2021 11:23 AM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — GOP state Rep. Brian Putnam has tested positive for COVID-19, the Montana House Republicans said.
Putnam felt mildly...
Montana House advances bill providing virus liability shield
By Iris Samuels Feb. 01, 2021 04:41 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana House lawmakers voted Monday to advance a bill that would protect businesses and health care providers from coronavirus-related...
Gianforte to deliver State of the State address on Thursday
Jan. 25, 2021 03:29 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte will deliver his first State of the State address to a joint session of the Montana Legislature on Thursday...