2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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GOP-held 68-32
πŸ› Senate
GOP-held 34-16
πŸ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)

HB 37: Generally revise child abuse and neglect laws

Adds legal requirements in child removal cases.
Probably Dead
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Dec 5
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 19
βœ… House
Passed House
Feb 14
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 18
❌ Gov.
Vetoed
Jun 9

Sponsor: | Requestor: Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
πŸ› Legal note
None on file
πŸ– Proposed amendments
🚫 Veto memo
See also: The official bill page.

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MTFP stories involving the bill
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Veto politics set up standoffs between Gianforte and lawmakers
May 26, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
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68th Montana Legislature adjourns
May 2, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
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Child welfare reforms sail through major votes
Jan 26, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Dec 5
Introduced
Dec 12
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Jan 2
First Reading
Jan 10
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Jan 19
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
βœ… 18-1
R12-1
D6-0
Jan 25
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 100-0
R68-0
D32-0
Jan 25
Rereferred to Committee
Jan 30
Feb 9
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 18-5
R11-5
D7-0
Feb 14
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 96-2
R65-2
D31-0
Feb 14
Transmitted to Senate
Feb 15
First Reading
Mar 20
Referred to Committee
Mar 30
Apr 5
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 6-5
R6-1
D0-4
Apr 17
Apr 17
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 37-13
R22-12
D15-1
Apr 17
Rereferred to Committee
Apr 17
Apr 17
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 15-4
R9-4
D6-0
Apr 18
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 41-9
R25-9
D16-0
Apr 18
Returned to House
Apr 27
Transmitted to Governor
May 2
Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
May 4
Transmitted to Governor
May 11
Vetoed by Governor
Veto memo
Jun 5
Veto Override Vote Mail Poll in Progress
Jun 9
Veto Override Failed in Legislature
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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