The bills include:
HB 66 Rep. Terry Moore (R â Billings) Reauthorize securities restitution fund
HB 112 Rep. John Fuller (R - Whitefish) Require interscholastic athletes to participate under sex assigned at birth
HB 233 Rep. Fred Anderson (R - Great Falls) Revise funding for students with disabilities
HB 247 Rep. Marta Bertoglio (R â Clancy) Revise motor vehicle fleet registration
HB 257 Rep. Jedediah Hinkle (R â Belgrade) Revise laws relating to government mandates and businesses
HB 273 Rep. Derek Skees (R â Kalispell) Eliminate restrictions on nuclear facility development
HB 336 Rep. Brandon Ler (R â Savage) Interstate cooperative meatpacking compact
HB 426 Rep. Dennis Lenz (R - Billings) Revise laws regarding interactions between DPHHS and child and family ombudsman
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Montana’s local public-health officers and boards, who’ve made difficult and sometimes unpopular decisions during the Covid-19 pandemic, have had their wings clipped by a trio of Republican-passed bills at the 2021 Legislature.
GOP clips the wings of Montana public health officials
Bills restrict public-health powers
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A trio of bills passed by Republicans at the 2021 Legislature limit the power of local public-health officials.
and last updated 2021-05-04 18:54:24-04
HELENA â Montanaâs municipal and county public-health officers and boards, whoâve made difficult and sometimes unpopular decisions during the Covid-19 pandemic, have had their wings clipped by a trio of Republican-passed bills at the 2021 Legislature. The bills â one of which is law, and the other two that are about to be â erase some enforcement power entirely, for things like mask mandates, and allow the public or local elected officials to curb health officersâ power.
Gallatin City-County BOH takes no action on local emergency rules, awaiting pending legislation from Governor s Office
âOur current assessment is that local communities lost this control and that will make it difficult, if not impossible, to adopt or enforce local rules designed to slow disease transmission.â
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Matt Kelley, Health Officer at Gallatin City-County Health Department (GCCHD), announced on Wednesday that he has accepted a new position as the first chief executive officer of the Montana Public Health Institute (MTPHI).
and last updated 2021-05-05 15:23:48-04
BOZEMAN â The Gallatin City-County Board of Health took no action on the Phase 2 reopening rule that restricts how certain businesses operate during the pandemic and the face-covering rule on Wednesday morning.