Itâs part of Shawn Reagorâs job to distill information for lawmakers and bring to the forefront human stories that illustrate complex policy. But the pace at which the Montana Legislature heard, advanced and dispatched bills in the last week made that a challenge.
âWe have a spreadsheet of everything and Iâm having a hard time keeping track,â said Reagor, program director with the Montana Human Rights Network. âFor any member of the public to be able to keep track and know who to contact and when and what to say? It makes it really difficult.â
Early in the week, Reagor testified on a bill that was one of 20 heard by the House Judiciary Committee in a single day. The session is careening toward the transmittal deadline, which is the cutoff for policy bills that donât deal with money to advance from their original chamber or face defeat.
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Montana Republican Rep. Jennifer Carlson introduces House Bill 334 during a House floor session on Feb. 25, 2021.
The Montana House Thursday voted down two bills that propose loosening vaccine requirements and endorsed a third.
House Bill 415 would’ve prevented state agencies from refusing service to those who are unvaccinated and would’ve banned employers from requiring vaccination as a job requirement. Sponsor and Manhattan Republican Rep. Jennifer Carlson said the proposal addresses a constitutional rights issue.
“What it does is what I promised my constituents that I would do when I got here, and that is fight for their individual liberty, Carlson said.
The Montana House considered three bills dealing with exemptions to vaccination requirements. One passed easily in a preliminary vote, but two others were defeated on the floor.
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