2023 Capitol Tracker

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Greg Gianforte (R)

HB 359: Prohibit minors from attending drag shows

Bars drag performances in publicly funded schools and libraries.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 28
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 15
βœ… House
Passed House
Feb 24
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 18
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
May 2
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 22

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“° Courts
Federal judge renews block on Montana drag show ban
Oct 13, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Gianforte’s son one of many lobbying governor against trans bills
Apr 26, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Tension builds in transgender policy debate
Apr 21, 2023 β€’
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Senate Judiciary Committee approves amended drag ban
Apr 14, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Drag ban bill for public places, schools and libraries moves through Legislature
Feb 23, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Jan 28
Introduced
Jan 30
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Jan 30
First Reading
Feb 9
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Feb 15
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
βœ… 13-6
R13-0
D0-6
Feb 23
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 42-58
R10-58
D32-0
Feb 23
Motion Carried
❌ 42-58
R10-58
D32-0
Feb 23
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 67-31
R66-0
D1-31
Feb 24
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 66-33
R66-1
D0-32
Feb 27
Transmitted to Senate
Feb 27
First Reading
Mar 20
Referred to Committee
Apr 4
Apr 13
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 7-4
R7-0
D0-4
Apr 17
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
βœ… 23-19
R10-19
D13-0
Apr 17
2nd Reading Concurred as Amended
βœ… 23-19
R10-19
D13-0
Apr 18
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 49-1
R34-0
D15-1
Apr 18
Returned to House with Amendments
Apr 24
Motion Carried
βœ… 66-33
R66-2
D0-31
Apr 24
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
βœ… 66-33
R66-2
D0-31
Apr 24
Free Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 25
Free Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 26
Hearing
Apr 26
Free Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 4-2
Apr 26
Free Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 4-2
May 1
2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 65-35
R65-3
D0-32
May 2
3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 30-20
R30-4
D0-16
May 2
2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 29-21
R29-5
D0-16
May 2
3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 29-21
R29-5
D0-16
May 12
Transmitted to Governor
May 22
Signed by Governor
May 22
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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