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This week is the nineteenth week of the 2023 Montana Legislature. This week will be the last week of the session.

Last week, the Senate passed a series of key bills which are the final pieces of legislation necessary to bring the 2023 Legislative Session to a close. The first key piece of legislation to advance was House Bill 2. House Bill 2 is the main budget bill for the State of Montana. The bill passed on a mostly party line vote with Republicans voting to pass it and Democrats voting against it.

On Thursday, the Senate passed House Bill 971, a bill designed to address a recent deci...