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 597: Generally revising laws related to reallocation of 911 fees

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Feb 16
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 24
βœ… House
Passed House
Mar 25
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 20
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
Apr 28
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 18

Sponsor:
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
Feb 16
Introduced
Feb 20
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Feb 21
First Reading
Feb 21
Referred to Committee
Feb 24
Feb 24
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 9-4
R8-1
D1-3
Mar 1
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 86-14
R67-1
D19-13
Mar 1
Rereferred to Committee
Mar 15
Mar 17
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 19-0
R13-0
D6-0
Mar 24
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 100-0
R68-0
D32-0
Mar 25
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 100-0
R68-0
D32-0
Mar 27
Transmitted to Senate
Mar 27
First Reading
Mar 27
Referred to Committee
Apr 13
Apr 13
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 19-0
R13-0
D6-0
Apr 18
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
βœ… 46-3
R33-1
D13-2
Apr 18
2nd Reading Concurred as Amended
βœ… 46-3
R33-1
D13-2
Apr 20
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 47-0
R31-0
D16-0
Apr 21
Returned to House with Amendments
Apr 27
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
βœ… 100-0
R68-0
D32-0
Apr 28
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
βœ… 99-0
R68-0
D31-0
May 8
Transmitted to Governor
May 18
Signed by Governor
May 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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