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 8: Renewable resource bonds and loans

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Dec 12
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Mar 24
βœ… House
Passed House
Mar 30
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
May 1
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
May 2
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 22

Sponsor: | Requestor: Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
πŸ› Legal note
None on file
πŸ– Proposed amendments
See also: The official bill page.
Passage requires supermajority, 3/4 of Each House.

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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Dec 12
Introduced
Dec 20
Referred to Committee
Jan 2
First Reading
Jan 23
Feb 14
Mar 1
Rereferred to Committee
Mar 16
Mar 24
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 20-0
R13-0
D7-0
Mar 29
2nd Reading Passed
Supermajority required - 3/4 each chamber
βœ… 100-0
R68-0
D32-0
Mar 30
3rd Reading Passed
Supermajority required - 3/4 each chamber
βœ… 99-0
R68-0
D31-0
Mar 30
Transmitted to Senate
Mar 31
Referred to Committee
Mar 31
First Reading
Apr 4
Apr 21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 19-0
R13-0
D6-0
Apr 27
2nd Reading Concurred
Supermajority required - 3/4 each chamber
❌ 34-16
R33-1
D1-15
Apr 28
3rd Reading Failed
Supermajority required - 3/4 each chamber
❌ 33-16
R33-1
D0-15
Apr 29
Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 3rd Reading Process
Supermajority required - 3/4 each chamber
❌ 33-16
R33-1
D0-15
May 1
3rd Reading Concurred
Supermajority required - 3/4 each chamber
❌ 33-16
R33-1
D0-15
May 2
Returned to House with Amendments
May 2
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
Supermajority required - 3/4 each chamber
βœ… 98-0
R66-0
D32-0
May 2
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
Supermajority required - 3/4 each chamber
βœ… 95-1
R65-1
D30-0
May 12
Transmitted to Governor
May 22
Signed by Governor
May 22
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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