▁hun ters ▁and ▁others ▁access ▁at ▁" cor ner ▁cross ings " ▁to ▁public ▁land ▁that ▁is ▁inter ming led ▁with ▁private ▁land ▁in ▁a ▁check er board ▁pattern . ▁Hun ters ▁and ▁advoc acy ▁groups ▁pack ed ▁the ▁chamber ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁measure , ▁seeking ▁access ▁to ▁patch es ▁of ▁government ▁land ▁that ▁meet ▁at ▁corners . ▁Supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁said ▁den ying ▁access ▁at ▁such ▁corners ▁ens ures ▁that ▁m ega - land ▁own ers ▁like ▁Ted ▁Turner ▁lock ▁up ▁blocks ▁of ▁public ▁land . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Ell ie ▁spons ored ▁House ▁Bill ▁ 3 1 8 , ▁a ▁bill ▁mode led ▁after ▁ 2 0 0 9 ' s ▁" Br andon ' s ▁Bill " ▁and ▁it ▁will ▁expand ▁mand atory ▁ins urance ▁coverage ▁for ▁k ids ▁with ▁Down ▁Sy nd rome ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Mont ana .   ▁The ▁bill ▁passed ▁and ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁Governor ▁Steve ▁Bul lock . ▁ ▁For ▁several ▁sessions , ▁she ▁spons ored ▁a ▁bill ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁required ▁resident ial ▁ad oles cent ▁youth ▁programs ▁to ▁be ▁reg ulated ▁like ▁other ▁schools ▁for ▁vulner able ▁youth .   ▁Mont ana ▁currently ▁has ▁an ▁exem ption ▁to ▁reg ulation ▁if ▁the ▁programs ▁are ▁religious ly ▁affili ated . ▁There ▁were ▁several ▁schools ▁in ▁Mont ana ▁with ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁significant ▁ab use ▁and ▁neglect ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁was ▁limited ▁in ▁its ▁ability ▁to ▁interven e . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1