Montana Grassroots

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• SB 71, sponsored by Sen. Daniel Salomon - Generally revise milk control policies

• SB 78, sponsored by Sen. Bruce Gillespie - Revise reimbursement values for registered livestock

• SB 132, sponsored by Sen. Becky Beard - Enhancing Agricultural Education

• SB 196, sponsored by Sen. Walt Sales - Require payment parity in insurance coverage of telehealth services

• SB 203, sponsored by Sen. Ken Bogner - Revise law for transfer of critical infrastructure and agricultural land

• SB 295, sponsored by Sen. Butch Gillespie - Revising laws to accommodate grizzly bear delisting

• SJ 9, sponsored by Sen. Butch Gillespie - Joint resolution establishing soil health week and day

• SR 28, sponsored by Sen. Mike Lang - Confirm governor’s appointee for director of department of agriculture

Bills Opposed

• HB 206, sponsored by Rep. Ron Marshall - Generally revise mill levy election laws

• HB 448, sponsored by Rep. James Bergstrom - Revise laws related to right to work

• HB 216, sponsored by Rep. Bill Mercer - Generally revise laws related to public employees and labor organizations

• SB 72, sponsored by Sen. Steve Fitzpatrick - Revise judicial administration of water rights

• SB 140, sponsored by Sen. Keith Regier - Revise Union membership laws

• SB 189, sponsored by Sen. Theresa Manzella - Requiring super majority to approve mail balloting

• SB 202, sponsored by Sen. Greg Hertz - Homemade food deregulation, amendments to the Montana Local Food Choice Act

• SB 251, sponsored by Sen. Greg Hertz - Sunset or reapprove existing voter-approved property tax levies

• SB 292, sponsored by Sen. Greg Hertz - Revising the threshold for approval of a mill levy election

Important bills coming up!

• HB 463, sponsored by Rep. Katie Sullivan, Establish reporting requirement for food procurement (MFU will support)

• HB 475, sponsored by Rep. Tom France, Generally revise laws related to agricultural equipment repair (MFU Priority bill)

• SB 347, sponsored by Sen. Willis Curdy, Revise right to repair laws relating to agriculture (MFU Priority bill)

Montana Farmers Union also is closely monitoring other bills (currently about 230) and more to come as we approach the March 3 transmittal deadline for general bills and resolutions.

Thursdays at 8 p.m., MFU hosts a Facebook Live legislative update on Zoom for members to join and ask questions. We also send our Rotunda Roundup weekly by email. Get added to the list by emailing communications@montanafarmersunion.com with your contact information.

If you have any questions about legislation that MFU is working on (Right to Repair, Country of Origin Labeling, Data Harvest, Land/ Water Use, Local Food Systems) reach out to myself (rprevost@ montanafarmersunion.com) or Jasmine Krotkov (jkrotkov@ montanafarmersunion.com). We are more than happy to assist you with how to reach out to your legislator, craft testimony and comments, understand the impact of a bill, or just how the legislative process works.

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