2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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πŸ› House
GOP-held 68-32
πŸ› Senate
GOP-held 34-16
πŸ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)

HB 16: Revise laws relating to child abuse and neglect proceedings

Requires expedited court hearings after the state removes children from their homes.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Nov 28
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 17
βœ… House
Passed House
Feb 14
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 18
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
May 2
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 22

Sponsor: | Requestor: Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
πŸ› Legal note
None on file
πŸ– Proposed amendments
See also: The official bill page.

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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Nov 28
Introduced
Dec 19
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Jan 2
First Reading
Jan 5
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Jan 17
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
βœ… 19-0
R13-0
D6-0
Jan 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
βœ… 99-0
Jan 24
2nd Reading Passed as Amended
βœ… 95-4
R64-3
D31-1
Jan 24
Rereferred to Committee
Jan 30
Feb 9
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 22-1
R15-1
D7-0
Feb 14
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 98-0
R67-0
D31-0
Feb 14
Transmitted to Senate
Feb 15
First Reading
Mar 15
Referred to Committee
Mar 29
Apr 5
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 11-0
R7-0
D4-0
Apr 11
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 50-0
R34-0
D16-0
Apr 11
Rereferred to Committee
Apr 14
Apr 14
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 19-0
R13-0
D6-0
Apr 18
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 50-0
R34-0
D16-0
Apr 18
Returned to House with Amendments
Apr 24
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
βœ… 50-0
R34-0
D16-0
Apr 24
Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 25
Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 27
Hearing
Apr 27
Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 4-2
Apr 27
Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 4-2
May 2
2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 70-29
R67-0
D3-29
May 2
2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 35-15
R34-0
D1-15
May 2
3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 35-15
R34-0
D1-15
May 2
3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 92-4
R66-0
D26-4
May 12
Transmitted to Governor
May 22
Signed by Governor
May 22
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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