Impact
Advocacy
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Collaborated with state representative to draft and advocated for successful passage of Montana HB 310 (2021) to amend Notice of Rights for victims of sexual assault.
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Collaborated with state representative to draft and advocated for successful passage of Montana HB 520 (2021) to create a safe harbor for sex workers who are sexually assaulted.
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Collaborated with state representative to draft and advocated for passage of Montana HJ 12 (2021) to declare that white supremacist neo-Nazi violence is domestic terrorism.
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Successfully carried and passed (with the help and support of many individuals and organizations) the following Montana legislation:
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HB 136 (2019) to abolish rubella premarital blood test for women
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HB 137 (2019) to create a statewide drug takeback day
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HB 514 (2019) to provide for check the box election on informal property tax appeals
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HB 549 (2019) to revise child sex trafficking laws to provide specialized services for survivors
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HB 631 (2019) to create public private partnership to help workers in targeted industries
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HB 719 (2019) to establish the Jeannette Rankin memorial highway
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HR 4 (2019) to establish Montana sexual assault survivor's day
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HB 192 (2019) (carried by Rep. Marilyn Ryan) to revise laws related to privacy in communications to include revenge porn
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HJ 23 (2019) study resolution on improving Montana Veterans' Affairs Division
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SB 289 (2019) (carried by Sen. Diane Sands) to provide safe harbor for pregnant women seeking assistance for substance abuse
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HB 59 (2017) to revise appointment of public defender for putative father in neglect cases
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HB 64 (2017) to revise child abuse diversion project laws
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HB 89 (2017) to establish holistic defense pilot project within state public defender system
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HB 173 (2017) to provide deadline for treatment plans and permanency hearings in child abuse and neglect cases
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HB 247 (2017) to revise laws on sexual abuse of children
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HB 248 (2017) to revise anti-bullying laws
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HB 351 (2017) to revise laws relating to permanency of youth in foster care
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HB 516 (2017) to allow for civil action to collect certain delinquent property taxes
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HB 517 (2017) to require DPHHS to develop a strategic plan to reduce child abuse and neglect
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HB 89 (2015) to revise human trafficking laws
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HB 227 (2015) to adopt 2008 uniform interstate family support act
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HB 232 (2015) to revise laws related to child identity theft
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HB 284 (2015) to pass the Bully Free Montana Act anti-bullying law
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HB 397 (2015) to revise adoption laws related to release of birth certificates to adoptees without requiring court order
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HB 612 (2015) to establish child abuse court diversion pilot project
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Presentations
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Using Noncriminal Legal Interventions and an Alternative Service Response to Respond to Juvenile Sex Trafficking. JuST Conference. November 2021.
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Navigating Montana Politics and Overcoming Barriers to Electing Women. Ready to Lead Montana. October 2021.
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Montana Legislative Update. Annual McGuire Memorial Conference on Family Violence. October 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017.
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Improving Community Safety Through Reforms to Montana's Hate Crimes, Sex Crimes, & Child Marriage Laws. Kimberly Dudik & Associates. July 2021.
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Safe Community Challenge. Public Policy Institute of the Rockies. June 2021.
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Tuesday Talks. Public Policy Institute of the Rockies. January - June 2021.
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Red Sand Initiative. National Foundation for Women Legislators Annual Conference. November 2019.
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Human Trafficking Legal Reform in Montana. Billings Area Red Sand Project. April 2018.
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Run for Freedom. Montana Anti-Trafficking Project. May 2016, November 2017.
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END THE BACKLOG with rape kit testing reform. CSG West Annual Conference. August 2017.
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NFWL Human Trafficking Summit. National Foundation for Women Legislators. June 2016.
Writings
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Montana, Independent Courts, and Montanans’ Rights are Under Attack, Missoulian (Feb. 10, 2021).
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Montanans Deserve Better After COVID-19, Montana Standard (April 8, 2020).
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Improving Justice in Indian County, Medium (Feb. 28, 2020).
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Fighting for Our Democracy, Medium (Jan. 29, 2020).
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After 100 Years We Are Still Marching, Missoulian (Jan 17, 2020).
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Prescription Pills, Big Pharma, & Accessible Treatment, Medium (Jan. 7, 2020).
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Fighting for Justice in Montana, Medium (Dec. 26, 2019).
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Together We Can Stop Human Trafficking Together, Medium (Dec. 4, 2019).
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Protecting Our Elections, Medium (Nov. 4, 2019).
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Fighting For Our Military Veterans, Medium (Nov. 10, 2019).
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Protecting Our Land, Medium (Nov. 20, 2019).
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Making Montana Safer for Everyone, Medium (Oct. 24, 2019).
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Bully-Free Montana Act In Action, Missoulian (Sept. 9, 2019).
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We Must Stop Elder Abuse in Montana, Montana Standard (June 11, 2019).
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Montana Champions Protecting From Sexual Abuse, Missoulian ( May 13, 2019).
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Improving Response to Sexual Assaults, Missoulian (May 18, 2019)
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Montanans take a stand against human trafficking with Red Sand Projects, Missoulian (Apr. 21, 2018).
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Reform Montana Law to Stop Rapists, Billings Gazette (Mar. 27, 2019).
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Child Abuse Diversion Project Proving Successful, Bozeman Daily Chronicle (Nov. 21, 2018).
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Positive Reforms Coming to Indigent Defense in Montana, Flathead Beacon (Jan. 14, 2017).
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Public Safety Requires Special Session, Missoulian (Oct. 24, 2017).
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Legislature Enacts Major Changes to State Criminal Justice System, The Montana Lawyer (May 2017).
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Mothers Day 2017 - Representative Kim Dudik, NFWL Newsletter (May 14, 2017).
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Why Montana Should Invest in Early Education, Billings Gazette (Dec. 7, 2016).
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Women in the Montana Legislature, The Montana Lawyer (Sept. 2013).​
