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House State Administration advances dozens of bills in marathon session; several measures pass, others tabled
Summary
The House State Administration Committee heard testimony and then moved to executive action on a slate of bills July 2, approving reforms on lobbyist thresholds, the veterans long-term care study, marijuana local-ballot procedures, and several campaign finance and administrative measures while tabling other proposals for further work.
The Montana House State Administration Committee spent the morning of July 2 hearing dozens of bills and then conducted executive action on many of them. The panel approved multiple measures and tabled others after a mix of public testimony and member debate.
What passed. The committee recorded passage or favorable action on a number of bills after roll-call or voice votes. Notable measures that passed included: HB 566 (move primary responsibility for the decennial veterans long-term care needs study to the Montana Veterans Affairs Division), HB 692/6 92 technical revision (as amended), HB 627 (revising public contract reporting; amended to create an interim process), HB 700 (amortization changes;…
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