From bills related to changing zoning laws to legislation aimed at abortion access, lawmakers acted on a long list of legislation as a procedural deadline looms next week.
The House of Representatives will now debate a bill that would add penalties for online companies that post obscene material without a form of age restriction or verification.
A bill that would eliminate party primaries in U.S. Senate races, targeting Democrat U.S. Sen Jon Tester’s race for re-election, passed the Montana Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 566 would establish a “jungle primary” system, where the top two vote getters regardless of party affiliation advance to the general election, exclusively for the upcoming U.S. Senate election in 2024, with a sunset date in 2025.
The bill would establish a “jungle primary” system, where the top two vote getters regardless of party affiliation advance to the general election, exclusively for the upcoming U.S. Senate election in 2024, with a sunset date in 2025.