By Austin Amestoy
UM Legislative News Service UM School of Journalism 

Week 13: Marijuana bills advance largely unchanged, state budget clears Senate

 
Series: Legislative Roundup | Story 8

Last updated 4/14/2021 at 8:58pm

Austin Amestoy / UM Legislative News Service

Sen. Bob Keenan, R-Bigfork, speaks on the Department of Health and Human Services portion of House Bill 2 -- the state budget bill -- during a meeting of the Montana Senate Thursday morning, April 8. The budget is the only bill the Legislature is constitutionally required to pass, and it appropriates more than $12 billion to state agencies and programs over the next two years.

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House Bill 2 is the only bill the Legislature is constitutionally required to pass...



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