2023 Capitol Tracker

The lawmakers, bills and votes of the 68th Montana Legislature

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Last update: 3:47 PM May 28, 2024
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πŸ› House
GOP-held 68-32
πŸ› Senate
GOP-held 34-16
πŸ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)

HB 251: Provide budget stability through investment and liability reduction

β€œDebt-free in β€˜23” bill that funds the pay down of some state bonds.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 13
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 23
βœ… House
Passed House
Feb 3
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Mar 1
βœ… Gov.
Signed
Mar 13

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
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Jan 13
Introduced
Jan 13
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Taxation
Jan 13
First Reading
Jan 19
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ House Taxation
Jan 23
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
πŸ‘₯ House Taxation
βœ… 14-7
R14-0
D0-7
Jan 23
Referred to Committee
Jan 24
Jan 27
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 16-7
R16-0
D0-7
Feb 1
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 32-68
R0-68
D32-0
Feb 1
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
βœ… 97-3
R68-0
D29-3
Feb 1
2nd Reading Passed as Amended
βœ… 69-31
R68-0
D1-31
Feb 3
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 70-25
R65-0
D5-25
Feb 3
Transmitted to Senate
Feb 6
Referred to Committee
Feb 6
First Reading
Feb 14
Feb 23
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 13-6
R13-0
D0-6
Feb 28
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
βœ… 34-16
R34-0
D0-16
Feb 28
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 34-16
R34-0
D0-16
Mar 1
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 34-16
R34-0
D0-16
Mar 2
Returned to House
Mar 13
Transmitted to Governor
Mar 13
Signed by Governor
Mar 13
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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