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

HB 2: General Appropriations Act

Main state budget bill.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Dec 14
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Mar 15
βœ… House
Passed House
Mar 23
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 27
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
May 2
βœ… Gov.
Signed
Jun 14

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

House Bill 2 is traditionally the state's primary two-year appropriations bill, the vehicle the Legislature uses to set most of the state budget. More information about the budgeting process is available on the Legislative Fiscal Division website.

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP stories involving the bill
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Veto politics set up standoffs between Gianforte and lawmakers
May 26, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
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68th Montana Legislature adjourns
May 2, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
House cancels Tuesday floor session as lawmakers discuss next steps for ZephyrΒ 
Apr 25, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
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The Senate’s infrastructure spending spree
Apr 24, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Amendment to send Montana prisoners to Arizona scrapped
Apr 12, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Budget bill clears House debate with GOP support, Democratic critique
Mar 22, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° Corrections
Why Montana might start sending prisoners to Arizona
Mar 22, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Montana moves toward extending postpartum health care coverage
Mar 14, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
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Breaking down the β€˜status sheet’
Feb 27, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Dec 14
Introduced
Dec 21
Referred to Committee
Jan 2
First Reading
Jan 4
Jan 4
Jan 4
Jan 4
Jan 4
Jan 5
Jan 5
Jan 5
Jan 5
Jan 6
Jan 9
Jan 9
Jan 9
Jan 9
Jan 9
Jan 10
Jan 10
Jan 10
Jan 10
Jan 10
Jan 11
Jan 11
Jan 11
Jan 11
Jan 12
Jan 12
Jan 12
Jan 13
Jan 13
Jan 13
Jan 13
Jan 16
Jan 16
Jan 16
Jan 17
Jan 17
Jan 18
Jan 18
Jan 18
Jan 18
Jan 19
Jan 19
Jan 19
Jan 19
Jan 20
Jan 20
Jan 20
Jan 20
Jan 20
Jan 23
Jan 23
Jan 23
Jan 23
Jan 23
Jan 24
Jan 24
Jan 24
Jan 24
Jan 24
Jan 25
Jan 25
Jan 25
Jan 25
Jan 25
Jan 26
Jan 26
Jan 26
Jan 26
Jan 26
Jan 27
Jan 27
Jan 30
Jan 30
Jan 31
Jan 31
Jan 31
Jan 31
Feb 1
Feb 1
Feb 1
Feb 1
Feb 1
Feb 2
Feb 2
Feb 3
Feb 3
Feb 3
Feb 6
Feb 6
Feb 6
Feb 7
Feb 7
Feb 7
Feb 7
Feb 8
Feb 8
Feb 8
Feb 9
Feb 10
Feb 14
Feb 14
Feb 15
Feb 15
Feb 15
Feb 15
Feb 16
Feb 16
Feb 17
Mar 2
Rereferred to Committee
Mar 9
Hearing
Mar 10
Hearing
Mar 13
Hearing
Mar 14
Hearing
Mar 15
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 16-7
R16-0
D0-7
Mar 22
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 32-68
R0-68
D32-0
Mar 22
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 32-68
R0-68
D32-0
Mar 22
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 32-67
R0-67
D32-0
Mar 22
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 32-68
R0-68
D32-0
Mar 22
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 32-68
R0-68
D32-0
Mar 22
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 32-68
R0-68
D32-0
Mar 22
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 32-68
R0-68
D32-0
Mar 22
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 32-68
R0-68
D32-0
Mar 22
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 33-67
R1-67
D32-0
Mar 22
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 32-68
R0-68
D32-0
Mar 22
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 32-68
R0-68
D32-0
Mar 22
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 32-68
R0-68
D32-0
Mar 22
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 32-68
R0-68
D32-0
Mar 22
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 32-68
R0-68
D32-0
Mar 22
2nd Reading Passed
❌ 32-68
R0-68
D32-0
Mar 23
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 68-32
R68-0
D0-32
Mar 23
Transmitted to Senate
Mar 24
Referred to Committee
Mar 24
First Reading
Apr 5
Apr 6
Apr 13
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 19-0
R13-0
D6-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 16-34
R4-30
D12-4
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
βœ… 26-24
R10-24
D16-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 16-34
R4-30
D12-4
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
βœ… 26-24
R10-24
D16-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 18-32
R3-31
D15-1
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
❌ 16-34
R0-34
D16-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 17-33
R13-21
D4-12
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
βœ… 44-6
R28-6
D16-0
Apr 24
Motion Carried
❌ 18-32
R2-32
D16-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
❌ 25-25
R9-25
D16-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
βœ… 28-21
R28-5
D0-16
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
βœ… 49-1
R33-1
D16-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 16-34
R0-34
D16-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 18-32
R2-32
D16-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 16-34
R0-34
D16-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 18-32
R2-32
D16-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 25-25
R9-25
D16-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
❌ 17-33
R1-33
D16-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
❌ 19-31
R19-15
D0-16
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
βœ… 40-10
R34-0
D6-10
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
βœ… 48-2
R33-1
D15-1
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 20-30
R4-30
D16-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
❌ 22-28
R7-27
D15-1
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
❌ 18-32
R7-27
D11-5
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
βœ… 28-22
R28-6
D0-16
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
βœ… 27-23
R27-7
D0-16
Apr 24
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
❌ 17-33
R10-24
D7-9
Apr 24
2nd Reading Concurred as Amended
❌ 25-25
R16-18
D9-7
Apr 27
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 32-18
R31-3
D1-15
Apr 28
Returned to House with Amendments
May 2
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
βœ… 94-6
R62-6
D32-0
May 2
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
βœ… 94-6
R62-6
D32-0
Jun 13
Transmitted to Governor
Jun 14
Signed by Governor
Jun 14
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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