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Greg Gianforte (R)
Last updated 5:26 PM Jun 22, 2021

HB 588: Revise personal staff limits for executive branch

Probably Dead

Bill text
Fiscal note
Legal note
None on file
Official bill page
Deadline for passing first chamber (the House for House bills and the Senate for Senate bills): 3/2/21. Deadline for first chamber return if amended in second: 4/20/21.

News coverage

MTFP stories about the bill
Political appointees bill voted down in Senate
4/21/21
Bill could make hundreds of state workers political appointees
4/6/21
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateActionLocation
2/23/21
Introduced
House Floor
2/23/21
Referred to Committee
House State Administration
2/23/21
First Reading
House Floor
2/24/21
Hearing
House State Administration
2/25/21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
19-0
R12-0
D7-0
House State Administration
3/2/21
2nd Reading Passed
63-37
R62-5
D1-32
House Floor
3/2/21
3rd Reading Passed
58-41
R58-8
D0-33
House Floor
3/2/21
Transmitted to Senate
House Floor
3/8/21
First Reading
Senate Floor
3/8/21
Referred to Committee
Senate State Administration
3/29/21
Senate State Administration
4/12/21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
5-3
R5-0
D0-3
Senate State Administration
4/14/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
38-12
R31-0
D7-12
Senate Floor
4/14/21
2nd Reading Concurred as Amended
27-23
R27-4
D0-19
Senate Floor
4/20/21
3rd Reading Failed
19-30
R19-11
D0-19
Senate Floor
4/29/21
Died in Process
Senate Floor
Showing major bill actions only.
This table may omit bill actions recorded since this guide's last update. See the bill page in LAWS for an official reference.

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