People speak against Hill's immunization bill

Havre's freshman Rep. Ed Hill, a Republican, had his first hearing on his first bill this week, with one person speaking in support and a number of people speaking against his proposal to change Montana's immunization laws, saying it would endanger the health of school children and other Montana residents and could lead to outbreaks of diseases eradicated in the state for decades.

House Bill 332 was heard Wednesday in the House Education Committee, with Hill saying it is just a bill to modernize definitions of immunization and immunizing agent.

His bill adds "due to infection or recovery...