2023 Capitol Tracker

The lawmakers, bills and votes of the 68th Montana Legislature

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Last update: 12:46 AM Aug 29, 2023
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Greg Gianforte (R)

HB 15: Implement K-12 Inflation

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Dec 12
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 11
βœ… House
Passed House
Jan 24
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Feb 15
βœ… Gov.
Signed
Mar 2

Sponsor: | Requestor: Office of Budget and Program Planning
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
πŸ› Legal note
None on file
πŸ– Proposed amendments
None on file
See also: The official bill page.

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πŸ“° Education
Education policy at the Legislature’s half-way mark
Mar 7, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Dec 12
Introduced
Dec 20
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Education
Jan 2
First Reading
Jan 9
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ House Education
Jan 11
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
πŸ‘₯ House Education
βœ… 13-0
R9-0
D4-0
Jan 18
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 83-14
R52-14
D31-0
Jan 18
Rereferred to Committee
Jan 19
Jan 19
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 19-3
R12-3
D7-0
Jan 24
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 83-13
R53-13
D30-0
Jan 24
Transmitted to Senate
Jan 25
Referred to Committee
Jan 25
First Reading
Jan 30
Feb 1
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 11-0
R7-0
D4-0
Feb 6
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 44-5
R28-5
D16-0
Feb 6
Rereferred to Committee
Feb 9
Feb 13
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 19-0
R13-0
D6-0
Feb 15
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 45-5
R29-5
D16-0
Feb 16
Returned to House
Mar 1
Transmitted to Governor
Mar 2
Signed by Governor
Mar 6
Chapter Number Assigned
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.

About the 2023 Montana Free Press Capitol Tracker

This guide is an effort to make the quantifiable aspects of the Montana Legislature more accessible to the public by compiling information about lawmakers, proposed bills and the legislative process. This is a project of Montana Free Press, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit newsroom that aims to provide Montanans with in-depth, nonpartisan news coverage.

The information presented here is collected from a variety of sources including the Montana Legislature’s public roster and its official bill-tracking system, the Legislative Automated Workflow System, or LAWS. Reporting and web design was done primarily by MTFP Deputy Editor Eric Dietrich. Please contact him at edietrich@montanafreepress.org with bug reports, questions or suggestions.

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