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 38: Generally revise theft laws to enumerate theft of a light vehicle

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Dec 6
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 6
βœ… House
Passed House
Jan 26
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Mar 23
βœ… Gov.
Signed
Apr 19

Sponsor: | Requestor: Criminal Justice Oversight Council
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
πŸ› Legal note
None on file
πŸ– Proposed amendments
See also: The official bill page.
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Dec 6
Introduced
Dec 20
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Jan 2
First Reading
Jan 5
Hearing
Jan 6
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Jan 10
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
βœ… 59-40
R59-8
D0-32
Jan 10
2nd Reading Passed as Amended
βœ… 68-31
R66-1
D2-30
Jan 10
Rereferred to Committee
Jan 12
Jan 24
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 15-7
R15-0
D0-7
Jan 26
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 71-28
R67-0
D4-28
Jan 26
Transmitted to Senate
Jan 27
Referred to Committee
Jan 27
First Reading
Feb 15
Hearing
Feb 17
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 11-0
R7-0
D4-0
Feb 23
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 8-3
R7-0
D1-3
Mar 13
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 35-15
R33-1
D2-14
Mar 13
Rereferred to Committee
Mar 21
Mar 21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 12-7
R12-1
D0-6
Mar 23
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 33-17
R33-1
D0-16
Mar 24
Returned to House
Apr 13
Transmitted to Governor
Apr 19
Signed by Governor
Apr 19
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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