SANDERS COUNTY
MONTANA
DEMOCRATS
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Sanders County Democrats
P.O. Box 1491
Thompson Falls, MT 59873
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Montana's Legislative Session
2021
Legislative Updates
February 16, 2021
Into the Bracing Wind
Mindy has tried to organize the many bills being presented. See the attached spreadsheet and interact as best you can.
Take special note of the date for action shown for each bill.
For talking points, please go to their advising group’s web sites. Use Montana’s Legislative Website to be impactful and effective.
Priorities?
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SB140 would allow the Governor’s office to select Judges and bypass the Legislative approval process.
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Montana Budget and Policy Center: https://montanabudget.salsalabs.org/Newsletter10_copy1_copy1_copy1_copy1?wvpId=f1d10966-3eff-4bd1-b888-7686a08863a1&fbclid=IwAR2wSh7ZBPXGttTrmRnFKFssBuIUyQmHnhgu8ns0udDMA6zYqZW0Re0GzkE
Be Informed
Legislature in the News:
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Helena Independent Record: 3rd Lawmaker tests positive for Covid-19
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Missoulian: Proposal to cap insulin costs at $35 a month tabled in committee
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Billings Gazette: Legislative candidates could face stricter residency requirements
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Montana Free Press: The Session Podcast Week 6: Cutting taxes, weakening labor unions, and end same-day voter registration
Opinions You Should Read
Sandra Oldendorf, Bozeman
Republicans doing the opposite of what they promised
Rita Wells, Billings
Randy Kosted, Rexford
Republicans Trying to Repeal Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization
Other Important Sources of Information
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The Montana Post and The Montana Free Press are independent papers worth supporting.
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Email lhoward@montanadems.org to get on MDP’s “Under the Rotunda” list
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Connect with Facebook or many of the websites to get weekly updates:
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Montana Environmental Information Center
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Montana Federation of Public Employees
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Montana Wilderness Association
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Montana Human Rights Network
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Montana Women Vote
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Love Lives Here
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Missoula Rises
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Make your voice heard
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Here is the link to submit written testimony: https://leg.mt.gov/web-messaging/
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Here is a link to where you can provide public testimony (Note: you must request to testify by noon the day before a bill is heard in committee): https://leg.mt.gov/public-testimony/
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This is where you get your legislator's contact info: https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-information/
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To email your elected representatives regarding your priorities for governance and about bills: https://leg.mt.gov/web-messaging/
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Call the Capitol switchboard to request comments be given: (406)-444-4800. You may list up to 4 legislators/bills/or committees in one phone call.
Legislative Updates: Week 7
(Please note that this spreadsheet will display best on a larger screen, such as a desktop computer. You may need to scroll to see the lower rows, and on mobile devices, you will need to scroll in both directions.)
Below we will post the major bills before the legislature every week, along with voting schedules, brief explanations of the bills, and recommendations for how we'd like the vote to go. Contact information for our local officials can be found here, so that you may reach out to them to express your concerns and thoughts.
The measures in rows 1 through 4 (HB 102), can be commented on at this time. The others are shown to let you know what happened with bills from the past week.
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