"The purpose of the bill is to prohibit children from attending drag shows," said Columbia Falls' Representative Braxton Mitchell, the bill's primary sponsor.
All four of the state’s federal representatives were on hand to traditionally address the state’s lawmakers as they near the midway point of their session.
The Montana Legislature's Senate Local Government Committee will hear a pro-housing bill on Tuesday, sponsored by Republican State Senator Daniel Zolnikov of Billings.
Senate Bill 265, which will drastically increase the fines on criminals convicted of human trafficking, had its first hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee this week.