by mindyrobbins | Feb 14, 2025
HB 331 imposes strict advertising regulations on marijuana businesses, prohibiting them from using billboards, online ads, and media promotions that could target minors or normalize marijuana use. The bill seeks to limit public exposure to marijuana marketing while...
by mindyrobbins | Feb 14, 2025
HB 320 establishes Montana’s Academic Prosperity Program for Scholars (MAPPS), an education savings account (ESA) initiative that allows families to use tax-credit-funded accounts for private schooling, homeschooling, tutoring, and other educational expenses. The bill...
by mindyrobbins | Feb 14, 2025
SB139 eliminates the clergy exemption from mandatory reporting laws, requiring priests, pastors, and other religious leaders to report suspected child abuse even if the information was obtained in a confessional or confidential religious setting. This bill violates...
by mindyrobbins | Feb 14, 2025
HB 215 removes gender and racial balancing requirements in state hiring and appointments, ensuring that positions are filled based on merit and qualifications rather than diversity quotas. It reinforces equal opportunity employment without mandated DEI (Diversity,...
by mindyrobbins | Feb 5, 2025
HB300 prohibits biological males from participating in female athletic programs and requires educational institutions to provide sex-segregated facilities such as restrooms, locker rooms, and sleeping quarters based on biological sex. It includes exceptions for...