Montana Fix Missoula Bill, HB 325, Goes To Governor, This Will Be Interesting

By Gary Marbut

Monatana – -(AmmoLand.com)- HB 325 has been transmitted to Governor Bullock for his consideration. This will be interesting!

You will remember that HB 325 is MSSA’s “fix Missoula” bill, to amend the Montana “preemption law” at 45-8-351 to prevent ongoing abuse of the law that limits all local government’s power to regulate firearms – to prevent a patchwork of gun control laws across Montana. You will also remember that HB 357 passed too, is identical to HB 325, and will put the same measure on the ballot for a vote if Bullock vetoes HB 325.

So, what can and will Bullock do? That’s where it gets interesting to ponder, but the answer is not clear.

The possible options are that Bullock could sign HB 325 into law, he could let it sit in his in-basket for ten days and it would become law without his signature, he could veto the bill, or he could do an “amendatory veto” of HB 325 whereby he recommends amendments and sends it back to the Legislature for approval.

A potential amendatorty veto was made more difficult for Bullock when HB 325 was held up and not sent to the Governor until after the …Read the Rest

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