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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Greg Gianforte (R)

HB 260: Revise laws regarding legislative special counsel

Probably Dead
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 16
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 19
✴️ House
Pending
May 19
βšͺ️ Senate
βšͺ️ Gov.

Sponsor:
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
πŸ› Legal note
None on file
πŸ– Proposed amendments
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Jan 16
Introduced
Jan 16
Referred to Committee
Jan 16
First Reading
Jan 19
Jan 19
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
Jan 23
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 67-32
R67-0
D0-32
Jan 24
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 67-32
R67-0
D0-32
Jan 24
Transmitted to Senate
Jan 25
Referred to Committee
Jan 25
First Reading
Jan 31
Feb 1
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 5-0
R3-0
D2-0
Feb 13
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 45-3
R33-1
D12-2
Feb 13
Rereferred to Committee
Feb 21
Feb 27
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 19-0
R13-0
D6-0
Mar 14
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 49-1
R33-1
D16-0
Mar 15
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 49-1
R33-1
D16-0
Mar 16
Returned to House with Amendments
Mar 20
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
βœ… 50-0
R34-0
D16-0
Mar 20
Free Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 18
Free Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 21
Hearing
Apr 21
Free Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 6-0
Apr 21
Free Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 6-0
Apr 27
2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 95-4
R67-0
D28-4
Apr 28
3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 91-7
R68-0
D23-7
May 19
Died in Process
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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