The 2011 Montana legislative session in review

Montana’s 62nd Legislature adjourned last week after a contentious session that spanned most of four months and saw the introduction of more than 1,100 bills.

Less than a third of those have been signed into law. The rest failed to pass, were vetoed or still await Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s decision.

It may take months to sort out the session’s effects, but here’s a rundown by topic of some of its more newsworthy results:

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