Montana statehouse Republicans on Wednesday silenced Democratic transgender legislator Zooey Zephyr from floor debates for breaking decorum after she said lawmakers who backed a ban on gender-affirming healthcare for minors would have "blood on their hands."

The organic bill governing the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) is scheduled for final reading before the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Thursday for a final reading amid a controversy regarding the OAG’s proposed new authority to probe officials of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).