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 816: Revise distribution of surplus revenue

Allocates an additional $135 million for property and income tax rebates.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Feb 27
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Mar 27
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 4
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 28
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
May 2
βœ… Gov.
Signed
Jun 5

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“° 2023 Legislature
Filing period opens for homeowner property tax rebates
Aug 15, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
See money from the state in your bank account? It’s probably your Montana income tax rebate.
Jul 18, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
How to claim your Montana tax rebates
Jun 16, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
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68th Montana Legislature adjourns
May 2, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
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What’s on the table as lawmakers negotiate major spending proposals
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 27
Introduced
Feb 28
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Taxation
Mar 1
First Reading
Mar 21
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ House Taxation
Mar 27
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
πŸ‘₯ House Taxation
βœ… 14-7
R14-0
D0-7
Mar 27
Rereferred to Committee
Mar 29
Mar 31
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 17-6
R10-6
D7-0
Apr 3
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 68-32
R67-1
D1-31
Apr 4
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 68-32
R67-1
D1-31
Apr 4
Transmitted to Senate
Apr 5
First Reading
Apr 17
Referred to Committee
Apr 19
Apr 21
Tabled in Committee
❌ 8-1
Apr 24
Taken from Table in Committee
βœ… 6-0
Apr 24
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 9-0
R6-0
D3-0
Apr 25
Rereferred to Committee
Apr 27
Apr 27
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 19-0
R13-0
D6-0
Apr 28
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 48-2
R33-1
D15-1
Apr 28
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 48-2
R33-1
D15-1
Apr 28
Returned to House with Amendments
May 1
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
βœ… 45-3
R30-3
D15-0
May 1
Free Conference Committee Appointed
May 1
Free Conference Committee Appointed
May 1
May 1
Free Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 4-2
May 2
Free Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 4-2
May 2
2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 80-18
R57-9
D23-9
May 2
Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process
βœ… 80-18
R57-9
D23-9
May 2
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
βœ… 73-25
R64-4
D9-21
May 2
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
βœ… 69-27
R64-2
D5-25
May 26
Transmitted to Governor
Jun 5
Signed by Governor
Jun 5
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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