Committee declines to concur on study of public participation and bill-tracking
Representative Jonathan Karlin introduced HJ 38 to study how the public engages with Montana's legislative process and recent digital changes; proponents praised online access but committee members split over timing and overlap with existing IT work, and the motion to concur failed in committee.
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Representative Jonathan Karlin introduced House Joint Resolution 38 as a study of public participation in the legislature and how the public interacts with the chamber's bill-tracking and outreach tools. Karlin told the committee the measure would take an "all-stakeholders" look at what has worked and what has not, including recent changes such as a legislator portal and other digital systems.
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