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 587: Generally revise school finance laws related to property taxes

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Feb 15
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 24
βœ… House
Passed House
Mar 22
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 28
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
May 2
βœ… Gov.
Signed
Jun 13

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“° Education
Gov. Greg Gianforte signs school insurance trust bill
Jun 15, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
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Apr 10, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Feb 15
Introduced
Feb 16
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Education
Feb 16
First Reading
Feb 22
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ House Education
Feb 24
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
πŸ‘₯ House Education
βœ… 13-0
R9-0
D4-0
Mar 1
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 100-0
R68-0
D32-0
Mar 1
Rereferred to Committee
Mar 14
Hearing
Mar 20
Mar 20
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 18-0
R12-0
D6-0
Mar 22
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 89-0
R60-0
D29-0
Mar 23
Transmitted to Senate
Mar 23
First Reading
Mar 24
Referred to Committee
Apr 12
Apr 14
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 11-0
R7-0
D4-0
Apr 18
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 42-8
R27-7
D15-1
Apr 18
Rereferred to Committee
Apr 20
Apr 27
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 19-0
R13-0
D6-0
Apr 28
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 50-0
R34-0
D16-0
Apr 28
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 49-0
R34-0
D15-0
Apr 28
Returned to House with Amendments
May 1
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
βœ… 100-0
R68-0
D32-0
May 2
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
βœ… 96-0
R66-0
D30-0
Jun 13
Transmitted to Governor
Jun 13
Signed by Governor
Jun 14
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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