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The lawmaker supports voting aye because the bill was amended to remove confusing references about moving to central time, aligning it with other western states' legislation while keeping Montana on mountain daylight time if federal law permits.

The lawmaker supports the bill because they believe the Senate amendments successfully address concerns by removing references to sex reassignment surgery and body art for minors while adding a definition of aggravated assault regarding female genital mutilation.

The lawmaker opposes the amendment because they believe the issue requires more public input and should be addressed during an interim period. They argue that citizens need a chance to comment on these changes.

The lawmaker opposes the amendment because it reduces funding for essential water projects in cities and argues that constitutional agencies like the Board of Control should be funded from the general fund.

The lawmaker urges a no vote because the requirement to verify gross annual sales creates an impossible verification hurdle for new businesses.

The lawmaker opposes the amendment because agencies are already required to negotiate for the lowest bid, making an additional percentage cut difficult to understand or implement.

The lawmaker supports the amendment to exempt county fair boards from lodging taxes because these facilities are used by youth participants for animal care during fairs and do not compete with private motels.

The lawmaker supports the bill because current procedures require hiring lawyers and going through courts, which takes too much time and money, allowing weeds to spread before action can be taken.

The speaker opposes the bill because they believe it will pass costs on to farmers, totaling a significant amount despite being small for each individual farmer.

The lawmaker expresses concern that the bill is overly specific, arguing that recording under clothing without approval should be sufficient grounds regardless of such specificity.

The lawmaker opposes the bill because they believe the proposed task force is too large and lacks adequate legislative control. They also argue that existing committees can handle these issues more effectively.

The lawmaker opposes the bill because they believe it will create conflict between municipalities and counties, as well as pit cities against each other.