2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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

HB 517: Constitutional amendment regarding board of regents

Proposes allowing the Legislature to overrule university system regents on free speech policy.
Probably Dead
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Feb 13
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Mar 29
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 4
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 26

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.
Passage requires supermajority, 2/3 of Entire Legislature.

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP stories involving the bill
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Proposals to amend Constitution struggle to garner needed support
Apr 5, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
πŸ“° Education
Montana Associated Students resolved in regents’ favor
Mar 28, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
GOP revives debate about constitutional authority over university system
Mar 21, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° Education
Montana lawmakers debate Board of Regents authority
Mar 13, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Feb 13
Introduced
Feb 15
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Feb 15
First Reading
Mar 13
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Mar 29
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
βœ… 13-6
R13-0
D0-6
Apr 3
2nd Reading Passed
Supermajority required - 2/3 entire legislature
66-34
R66-2
D0-32
Apr 4
3rd Reading Passed
Supermajority required - 2/3 entire legislature
61-37
R61-7
D0-30
Apr 4
Transmitted to Senate
Apr 5
First Reading
Apr 5
Referred to Committee
Apr 12
Apr 13
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 7-4
R7-0
D0-4
Apr 19
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
βœ… 34-14
R33-0
D1-14
Apr 19
2nd Reading Concurred as Amended
βœ… 34-14
R33-0
D1-14
Apr 21
3rd Reading Failed
Supermajority required - 2/3 entire legislature
❌ 27-23
R27-7
D0-16
Apr 24
Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 3rd Reading Process
βœ… 26-23
R26-7
D0-16
Apr 24
Rereferred to Committee
Apr 25
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 7-0
R7-0
Apr 25
2nd Reading Concurred
Supermajority required - 2/3 entire legislature
❌ 27-23
R27-7
D0-16
Apr 26
3rd Reading Concurred
Supermajority required - 2/3 entire legislature
❌ 27-23
R27-7
D0-16
May 8
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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