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House committee advances bill to name rodeo the official sport of Montana after hours of personal testimony
Summary
Representative Greg Overstreet’s House Bill 190 to designate rodeo as Montana’s official state sport drew broad testimony from rodeo participants, Native communities, tourism and business groups. Committee voted in executive action to pass the bill by voice vote.
Representative Greg Overstreet opened House Bill 190, asking the committee to recognize rodeo as the state sport. "Nothing says Montana better than rodeo," Overstreet said, and he told the committee proponents would include many people with long personal ties to the sport.
The hearing featured more than a dozen proponents who described rodeo’s cultural, economic and youth-development roles. Elena Hutchings, identified in testimony as…
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