A very busy week ahead as the House Local Government Committee is moving on land use bills quickly. We had a few hearings last week, and many coming up this week. Last Week– We testified in support of two bills last week SB 130 – Allow for a county consolidated land use board This is…
We are at the effective halfway point of the 88th Montana Legislative Session. Transmittal was on Friday 3/3, where all general bills must have passed one chamber to still be viable. The volume of bills this session was higher than in recent memory, and as we approached the last few weeks before transmittal, the MAP…
We passed the first benchmark of the session and have the second coming up fast. Friday was the last day to introduce general bills, and this Friday is transmittal where all general bills must pass at least one chamber. Revenue bills still have some time, and we believe an ADU bill will be introduced that…
I am sending this out early with Monday being a holiday for many and a busy week ahead (potential 14 bills we need to provide testimony on). The last day to introduce bills is Friday 2/24, and transmittal is the following Friday. The reality is this next week will see a flurry of hearings, and…
Things are picking up and should start getting very busy as we get closer to transmittal. Transmittal is scheduled for the first week in March. By then we generally know what bills we are dealing with, although crazy things do happen. Last week We testified or submitted testimony on three bills. HB 337: Revise municipal…
