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By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan

Democratic senators wondered Tuesday if a bill would give the state government “immunity” from a district court judge’s restraining order if the state was not immediately notified it had been sued.

A portion of Senate Bill 191 contains language saying such an order may be granted without notice if “the state or state’s departments, agencies, or officers being sued in their official capacities are not the adverse party.”

The bill, sponsored by Sen. Steve Fitzpatrick, R-Great Falls, led to questions from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee and the lone person who testified in opposition.

 

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