“SB442 is a shining example of how democracy is supposed to work, and vetoing it ignores this will of over 130 legislators, numerous counties, farmers, ranchers, veteran groups, conservation groups, and thousands of other Montanans.”
By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan
The Montana Legislature adjourned the 2023 session on Tuesday—the 87th day of the session—finishing up the budget and signing off on millions of dollars’ worth of major infrastructure, pension and other spending projects.
The session involved lofty goals from a Republican supermajority, a surplus that topped $2 billion, a series of major tax cuts, long discussions over LGBTQ+ rights and attacks on them, a Medicaid provider rate saga that lasted four months, the censure of a transgender lawmaker, one of the longest sessions in recent history, and major deals over the last couple of weeks.
On the final day, there was one more surprise in store: The fight over Montana’s marijuana tax revenue might continue beyond the final gavel.
Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed Senate Bill 442 Friday afternoon sometime around the time the Senate voted to approve a sine die motion from the minority leader to end the body’s work for the 2023 session.
The timing of the veto
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