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
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GOP-held 34-16
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Greg Gianforte (R)

HB 231: Eliminate certification standards and practices advisory council

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 12
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 25
βœ… House
Passed House
Jan 31
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 5
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
Apr 17
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 3

Sponsor:
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
πŸ› Legal note
None on file
πŸ– Proposed amendments
See also: The official bill page.

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP stories involving the bill
πŸ“° Education
Education advisory council convenes one last time
Apr 21, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Proposal advances to eliminate educator council
Feb 1, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Jan 12
Introduced
Jan 13
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Education
Jan 13
First Reading
Jan 20
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ House Education
Jan 25
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
πŸ‘₯ House Education
βœ… 9-4
R9-0
D0-4
Jan 30
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 66-34
R66-2
D0-32
Jan 31
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 66-34
R66-2
D0-32
Feb 1
Transmitted to Senate
Feb 1
First Reading
Mar 13
Referred to Committee
Mar 22
Mar 29
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 7-4
R7-0
D0-4
Apr 4
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 31-19
R31-3
D0-16
Apr 5
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 31-19
R31-3
D0-16
Apr 6
Returned to House with Amendments
Apr 14
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
βœ… 100-0
R68-0
D32-0
Apr 17
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
βœ… 71-26
R66-0
D5-26
Apr 27
Transmitted to Governor
May 3
Signed by Governor
May 4
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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