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On The First Day Of The 2019 Montana Legislative Session, House Republicans Make Temporary Peace Over Rules

January 8, 2019/

Members of the Montana House of Representatives are sworn in to the 2019 legislative session Monday.

According to a draft of temporary House operating rules presented when representatives met on the floor at 1 p.m. Monday, lawmakers now require a simple majority vote to approve the House Speaker’s committee appointments. The temporary rules also tweak the number of votes needed to push bills out of committee and onto the House floor for debate.

By Leia Larsen – Montana Free Press


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