At a ceremony in Helena on Thursday, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, flanked by several members of the state legislature, signed House Bill 102, nicknamed ‘the campus carry’ bill.
In a Tuesday press conference from Helena, Governor Greg Gianforte brought welcome news for a state ranked near the bottom for allocation of COVID 19 vaccine doses per 100,000 population.
Reaction was swift and pointed after President Joe Biden sat down at his desk in the oval office to sign his first batch of executive orders, specifically to cancel funding for the Keystone XL pipeline.
State Senator Steve Fitzpatrick from Great Falls introduced SB 65 last week. The bill has already passed the Senate and is making its way through the Montana House of Representatives.
In his inauguration speech, one of the promises made by Governor Greg Gianforte was to eliminate the state’s masking mandate through two avenues, one through vaccination and the other through legislation.