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 185: Increase appropriation to MSU Fire Service Training School

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 5
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 18
βœ… House
Passed House
Jan 24
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Mar 17
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
May 1
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 19

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πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
πŸ› Legal note
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πŸ– Proposed amendments
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Jan 5
Introduced
Jan 6
Referred to Committee
Jan 6
First Reading
Jan 11
Rereferred to Committee
Jan 16
Hearing
Jan 18
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 20-2
R13-2
D7-0
Jan 23
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 88-11
R56-11
D32-0
Jan 24
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 88-11
R56-11
D32-0
Jan 24
Transmitted to Senate
Jan 25
Referred to Committee
Jan 25
First Reading
Jan 26
Rereferred to Committee
Feb 13
Feb 16
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 19-0
R13-0
D6-0
Mar 16
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 48-2
R32-2
D16-0
Mar 17
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 48-2
R32-2
D16-0
Mar 20
Returned to House with Amendments
Mar 27
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
βœ… 48-2
R32-2
D16-0
Mar 27
Conference Committee Appointed
Mar 28
Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 19
Hearing
Apr 21
Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 6-0
Apr 21
Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 6-0
Apr 27
2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 74-26
R42-26
D32-0
Apr 28
3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 74-26
R42-26
D32-0
Apr 29
2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 75-24
R44-24
D31-0
May 1
3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 46-4
R30-4
D16-0
May 11
Transmitted to Governor
May 19
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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