Hundreds of bills were left on the cutting room floor at the legislative session's midway point. Now, as lawmakers head into the second half, they're turning more of their attention to finalizing the state’s next two-year budget.
Host Corin Cates-Carney and reporters Ellis Juhlin and Eric Dietrich discuss what they're watching now that the Legislature has rounded the critical transmittal break.
Plus: If you missed last week's The Session Live: The First 45 Days, you can watch or listen to the discussion any time here.
The Session Week 17: Time is running out
The Session Week 16: Tensions are running high
The Session Week 15: Housing policy, school choice, and a historic number of bills
The Session Week 14: Last-minute bills, LGBTQ rights and a jungle primary
The Session Week 13: Constitutional amendments, affordable housing, and climate
The Session Week 12: GOP controls the budget and lawmakers collaborate on elk management
The Session Week 11: Healthcare funding, childcare initiatives, and vaccine bills
The Session Live: The First 45 Days
The Session Week 8: Deadline rush includes abortion access debate
The Session Week 7: Indigenous Peoples Day, property taxes and redistricting
The Session Week 6: Health department spending and colliding world views
The Session Week 5: The judiciary, tax rebates and the budget surplus
The Session Week 4: A speech, a crowded hearing room and the cost of defending laws
The Session Week 3: Relationships in the Capitol
The Session Week 2: Taxes, missing persons and child welfare
The Session Week 1: “The House is ready for business”
The Session Preview: “Everybody smile, we’re running the place”
Sine Die: What happened during Montana’s 2021 legislative session?
Week 17: Last minute legislation and maneuvering
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