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Committee tables bill to compile list of statutes found facially unconstitutional
Summary
Senate committee tabled House Bill 674, a proposal directing the code commissioner to list laws that courts have finally determined are facially unconstitutional. Supporters said the list would inform legislators; opponents argued it empowers courts over elected lawmakers.
House Bill 674, carried in the House by Representative Zoe Zephyr, would require the code commissioner to prepare a report for the Legislative Council listing sections of the Montana Code Annotated that courts have finally determined to be facially unconstitutional. The sponsor said the report is intended as informational and would not itself remove code sections; it would help legislators and the public know which statutory sections have been invalidated by final court rulings.
Representative Zoe…
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