HB 2: General Appropriations Act
Main state budget bill.
Passed By Legislature — Enrolling and Final Preparation Process
✅ Proposed
Introduced
Dec 14
✅ 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Mar 15
✅ House
Passed House
Mar 23
✅ Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 27
✅ Reconcil.
Reconciled
May 2
✴️ Gov.
Pending
Sponsor: | Requestor: Office of Budget and Program Planning
📃 Bill text
💵 Fiscal note
None on file
🏛 Legal note
None on file
🖍 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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Legislative actions
How bills move through the Legislature
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Dec 21 | Referred to Committee |
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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 ✅ 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 ✅ 68-32 R68-0 D0-32 |
Mar 23 | Transmitted to Senate |
Mar 24 | Referred to Committee |
Mar 24 | First Reading |
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Apr 13 | Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended ✅ 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 ✅ 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 ✅ 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 ✅ 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 ✅ 28-21 R28-5 D0-16 |
Apr 24 | 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed ✅ 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 ✅ 40-10 R34-0 D6-10 |
Apr 24 | 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed ✅ 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 ✅ 28-22 R28-6 D0-16 |
Apr 24 | 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed ✅ 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 ✅ 32-18 R31-3 D1-15 |
Apr 28 | Returned to House with Amendments |
May 2 | 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred ✅ 94-6 R62-6 D32-0 |
May 2 | 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate ✅ 94-6 R62-6 D32-0 |
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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