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 generally revising the Montana economic development industry advancement act film tax incentives
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Montana Legislature adjourns; Marijuana plans, $12.5 billion budget, federal relief and more roll on to Governor s desk
Montana 67th Legislative Session - Week 17
2021 Montana Legislature Adjourns after Near-Marijuana Meltdown and Bill-Resurrecting Blitz
The 67th Montana Legislature adjourned on Thursday, April 29, following a week filled with policies brought back from the dead and capped by a failed high-stakes gamble by conservative Republicans to rewrite a major portion of the recreational marijuana plan passed just days earlier.
Both chambers adjourned “sine die” a Latin phrase meaning “without assigning another day to meet” just minutes apart, with Republicans touting a laundry list of bills their caucus passed cracking down on elections, promoting what they call religious freedom and cutting taxes and Democrats expressing frustration with legislation they
MONTANA - As we wait for a decision from Governor Greg Gianforte on the main recreational marijuana bill, lawmakers tried to make some last minute changes to the program through a different bill, which caused controversy as the session wrapped up.
As House Bill 701 is still en route to the governor s desk, Republican lawmakers tried to change HB 640 by adding language that would give money from marijuana tax revenue to a state trust fund.
However, that amendment was voted down. Â This is the prudent thing to do, the wise and mature thing to do, to actually set aside and look toward the future, Representative Matt Regier said.