On May 26, 2023, a lawsuit was filed in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, challenging the state constitutionality of Senate Bill 93, which was recently passed. According to The Daily Montanan, SB 93 “implements a nonrefundable $3,700 filling fee for an initiative or referendum when a proponent files the proposal; adds layers to the review process that give the attorney general and secretary of state power to reject the language of a proposal; and implements more reporting requirements on the face of the petition about its effect on business and its overall fiscal impact. Further, it prohibits a proposal from being run if a similar one was defeated in the past four years; bars the use of electronic signatures; and adds a requirement that paid signature gatherers register with the secretary of state and pay a fee of up to $100 unless they can show their inability to pay.” The complaint was filed by John Meyer, Esq. of the Cottonwood Environmental Law Center. Here is the Filed Complaint