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Montana Senate indefinitely postpones SR 1, a package of proposed rules changes
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The Montana Senate indefinitely postponed Senate Resolution 1, a package of proposed updates to the chamber's rules including media floor-pass requirements and changes to committee classifications, after a committee recommendation failed and a motion to indefinitely postpone passed.
The Montana Senate indefinitely postponed Senate Resolution 1, a package of proposed updates to the chamber's rules, after first failing to adopt a committee recommendation and then approving a motion to indefinitely postpone the resolution.
Majority Leader McGillivray moved that the committee recommend SR 1 "do pass." That motion failed on a roll call, 23-27, after which Minority Leader Flowers moved to indefinitely postpone SR 1. The Senate then voted 27-23 to indefinitely postpone the resolution.
The resolution, introduced as "Senate Resolution 1" and described by its sponsor as a compilation of rule clarifications adopted by the Senate Rules Committee, would have incorporated several procedural changes into the Senate's formal rules. "Senate…
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