The Montana State Legislature is currently in session
The Montana State Legislature convenes for 90 days in January each odd-numbered year. The legislature consists of a House of Representatives and a Senate. Each bill that becomes law must be approved by both chambers.
The ACLU of Montana works year-round to protect the constitutional rights and civil liberties of all Montanans, including members of the 13 Native American tribes within the state. During the legislative session, we collaborate with ACLU supporters, other organizations, impacted communities, and lawmakers to draft bills, lobby legislators, testify in support of bills, seek support from other groups, draft fact sheets, and conduct outreach to the media. We also work hard to defeat bills that infringe on our freedom or threaten the civil rights and liberties of Montanans.
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Jan 30, 2017
Legislative Update: Week 5
Legislative update: Week 5, January 29-February 4
Things are heating and speeding up at the legislative session. Please follow us on Facebook and ...
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Jan 23, 2017
Legislative Update: Week 4
Legislative update: Week 4, January 23-27
Things are heating and speeding up at the legislative session. Please follow us on Facebook...
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Jan 16, 2017
Legislative Update: Week 3
Legislative update: Week 3, January 16-20
The beginning of this legislative session has been a refreshing change of pace for the ACLU, with most testimony and lobbying work focused...
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Jan 9, 2017
Legislative Update: Week 2
Legislative update: Week 2, January 9 -13
Last week, committees began to meet in earnest. On Thursday and Friday, Senators Swandal, Malek, and Sands presented a package of bills to the Senate...
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Jan 2, 2017
START OF THE 2017 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
On January 2, the 2017 class of Montana legislators will be sworn in and the first week of the biennial legislative session will kick off. And, as is the case every first legislative day, the ACLU of...
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Oct 13, 2016
ACLU of Montana's Positions on Ballot Measures CI-116 & I-182
The ACLU of Montana opposes CI-116 (“Marsy’s Law”) as unconstitutional and a massive impediment to the workings of the already overburdened criminal justice system in Montana.