Transmittal.
We're coming up on Transmittal on the 24th of February. That means no more bills may be introduced unless they are "revenue" bills.
Some of the revenue bills being introduced late were:
SB 390 which raises the conservation license fee to give money to wildlife services (which kills coyotes for sheep producers).
and HB 576, which would reclassify Mtn Lions as predators
There will be a lot of floor action over the next few days as both chambers try to clear the dockett with an immense number of bills that have stacked up. You can follow the House floor action online and the Senate floor action online
Also of note - there is an access rally at the Capitol on March 3rd, 2011, in the Old Supreme Court Chambers at 2 pm. At 3 pm, the Senate Agriculture Committee will hear HB 309, which would severely limit your ability to access rivers and streams in Montana.
This bill needs to meet serious opposition. If you can travel to Helena for this, please do so. Folks are working on getting buses lined up to bring folks from Great Falls, Billings, Missoula and Bozeman. As those become available, I will post the information.
Things will pick up substantially next week as committees get back in to the swing of it, and bills that have moved from one chamber to the other start back up.
If you, or any of your friends, are having problems with what is going on at the Legislature, now is the time to write your Letters to the Editor, opinion pieces, etc. Get the word out that we are under attack and the keys to the wildlife treasury are being handed over to the forces of privatization and market hunting.
We're coming up on Transmittal on the 24th of February. That means no more bills may be introduced unless they are "revenue" bills.
Some of the revenue bills being introduced late were:
SB 390 which raises the conservation license fee to give money to wildlife services (which kills coyotes for sheep producers).
and HB 576, which would reclassify Mtn Lions as predators
There will be a lot of floor action over the next few days as both chambers try to clear the dockett with an immense number of bills that have stacked up. You can follow the House floor action online and the Senate floor action online
Also of note - there is an access rally at the Capitol on March 3rd, 2011, in the Old Supreme Court Chambers at 2 pm. At 3 pm, the Senate Agriculture Committee will hear HB 309, which would severely limit your ability to access rivers and streams in Montana.
This bill needs to meet serious opposition. If you can travel to Helena for this, please do so. Folks are working on getting buses lined up to bring folks from Great Falls, Billings, Missoula and Bozeman. As those become available, I will post the information.
Things will pick up substantially next week as committees get back in to the swing of it, and bills that have moved from one chamber to the other start back up.
If you, or any of your friends, are having problems with what is going on at the Legislature, now is the time to write your Letters to the Editor, opinion pieces, etc. Get the word out that we are under attack and the keys to the wildlife treasury are being handed over to the forces of privatization and market hunting.
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