2023 Capitol Tracker

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GOP-held 68-32
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Greg Gianforte (R)

HB 28: Increase legislator per diem reimbursements for lodging and meals

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Nov 28
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 6
βœ… House
Passed House
Jan 24
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Feb 17
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
Feb 27
βœ… Gov.
Became law unsigned

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“° 2023 Legislature
Governor nixes pay bump for Montana legislatorsΒ 
May 12, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Bill to increase per diem rates moves through the Legislature
Jan 19, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Nov 28
Introduced
Dec 19
Referred to Committee
Jan 2
First Reading
Jan 6
Jan 6
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 16-0
R11-0
D5-0
Jan 17
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 67-32
R48-19
D19-13
Jan 17
Rereferred to Committee
Jan 18
Jan 19
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 12-10
R7-8
D5-2
Jan 24
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 68-28
R44-22
D24-6
Jan 24
Transmitted to Senate
Jan 25
Referred to Committee
Jan 25
First Reading
Jan 31
Jan 31
Feb 1
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 5-0
R3-0
D2-0
Feb 7
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 40-9
R27-6
D13-3
Feb 7
Rereferred to Committee
Feb 13
Feb 14
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 18-1
R12-1
D6-0
Feb 17
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 43-7
R30-4
D13-3
Feb 17
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 43-7
R30-4
D13-3
Feb 20
Returned to House with Amendments
Feb 24
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
βœ… 61-39
R46-22
D15-17
Feb 27
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
βœ… 56-42
R39-28
D17-14
Mar 14
Transmitted to Governor
Mar 28
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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