2023 Capitol Tracker

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Greg Gianforte (R)

HB 234: Revise dissemination of obscene material to minors laws

Alters Montana obscenity laws so criminal penalties could apply to public school employees.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 12
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 31
βœ… House
Passed House
Feb 9
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 18
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
Apr 26
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 8

Sponsor:
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
None on file
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
State education forum addresses obscenity, religious expression in schools
Jul 27, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° Education
OPI hosts virtual forum on Montana’s charter school bills
Jun 22, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
What exactly does Montana’s new obscenity law do?
May 17, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° Education
Senate passes Montana’s hot-button β€˜obscenity bill’
Apr 19, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Bills concerning transgender youth and local control surface in House
Feb 8, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Lawmakers, advocates prepare to fight legislative β€˜attacks’ against LGBTQ people
Jan 25, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Public, legislators debate obscenity law revisions
Jan 19, 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 Judiciary
Jan 13
First Reading
Jan 19
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Jan 31
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
βœ… 12-7
R12-1
D0-6
Feb 8
Motion Failed
βœ… 65-35
Feb 8
Motion Carried
βœ… 100-0
Feb 8
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 55-45
R55-13
D0-32
Feb 9
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 55-45
R55-13
D0-32
Feb 10
Transmitted to Senate
Feb 10
First Reading
Mar 13
Referred to Committee
Mar 16
Motion Failed
❌ 18-32
R18-16
D0-16
Apr 7
Apr 12
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 7-4
R7-0
D0-4
Apr 17
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 34-16
R33-1
D1-15
Apr 18
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 34-16
R33-1
D1-15
Apr 18
Returned to House with Amendments
Apr 24
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
βœ… 94-6
R67-1
D27-5
Apr 26
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
βœ… 66-33
R66-2
D0-31
May 2
Transmitted to Governor
May 8
Signed by Governor
May 9
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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