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LEGISLATIVE NEWS
Public health authority debate continues
Republican lawmakers are taking aim at the rule-making powers of public health boards and officers in response to COVID-19 precautions that critics say ignored other factors, like impacts to small businesses, without a way to contest those rules.
Lawmakers consider expanding affordable housing financing program
Two years after passing a program designed to increase the number of affordable apartments available in Montana communities by letting housing developers use the state’s coal trust fund as a bank for low-interest loans, Montana lawmakers are considering doubling the funding available for the program.
Direct primary care debate resurfaces
Sen. Cary Smith, R-Billings, introduced Senate Bill 101 to members of the Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee, stating that the legislation would help strengthen relationships between health care providers and their patients and give Montanans access to another option for affordable health care.
Promoting rural broadband with tax breaks
Senate Bill 51 aims to address a troublesome gap in Montana’s infrastructure: places where residents still don’t have access to reliable broadband internet.
House committee hears emotional arguments on transgender bills
In an emotional four-hour hearing Monday, advocates and opponents of transgender rights debated two bills before the House Judiciary Committee, setting the stage for a controversial vote later this week.
Transgender athlete bill to get a hearing Monday
House Bill 112 has thrust Montana into a national debate over the rights of transgender athletes in public schools.
Lawmakers consider limiting authority of local health officials
House Bill 121 would limit the authority of local public health boards, giving elected officials more power in setting public health policies.
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