Montana

Montana Senate Passes Bill to Expand Right to Try Act; Further Reject Some FDA Restrictions on Experimental Treatments

The enactment of SB422 would expand the law to enable any patient to access medications and treatments not yet given final approval for use by the FDA. SB422 would simply remove all patient eligibility requirements from the current law.

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Montana Senate Passes Bill to Limit Warrantless Use of Facial Recognition Technology

The legislation would ban warrantless facial recognition surveillance in Montana in most situations and would place general limits on the use of facial recognition technology by government agencies.

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Montana Senate Committee Passes Bill to Create a Constitution Settlement Commission of States to Review Federal Powers

On Tuesday, a Montana Senate committee passed a bill that would create a “Constitution Settlement Commission of the States” by state compact to review, evaluate, and define the scope and power of the federal government. This would set the stage for states to take further action to refuse to cooperate with overreaching federal power.

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Montana House Committee Passes “Sheriffs First” Bill

Under the proposed law, a federal employee who is not designated by Montana law as a Montana peace officer could not make an arrest, search, or seizure in the state without the written permission of the sheriff or a designee of the sheriff of the county in which the arrest, search, or seizure would occur.

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Montana House Committee Passes Defend the Guard Act

Titled the Defend the Guard Act, the legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Montana National Guard into “active duty combat” unless specific constitutional requirements are met

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Montana Bill Would Create a Constitution Settlement Commission of States to Review Federal Powers

A bill introduced in the Montana Senate would create a "Constitution Settlement Commission of the States" by state compact to review, evaluate, and define the scope and power of the federal government. This would set the stage for states to take further action to refuse to cooperate with overreaching federal power.

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Montana Bill Would Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender in the State

The legislation would establish "specie" as legal tender in the state, making it receivable in payment of all public and private debts contracted for in the state of Montana.

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Montana Bill Would Amend State Constitution On Permitless Carry

Montana legalized permitless carry in 2021. This constitutional amendment would make it more difficult for the state to repeal that law. More generally, it would set the stage to end any state regulation on concealed carry.

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Montana Bill Would Set Foundation to End Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments

Titled the Defend the Guard Act, the legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Montana National Guard into “active duty combat” unless specific constitutional requirements are met

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Montana vs ATF: No Enforcement of Pistol Brace Rule

Thankfully, we don’t have to wait on one part of the federal government to tell another part of the federal government to stop doing what the federal government shouldn’t have been doing in the first place. And when it comes to rejecting the new ATF pistol brace rule - Montana - along with MO, AZ and even ID - are following the path to liberty.

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