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

HB 819: Create Montana community reinvestment act to fund workforce housing

As amended, bundles several housing investment proposals into a single bill.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Mar 1
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Mar 30
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 4
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“° 2023 Legislature
How the 2023 Legislature tried to tackle Montana’s housing crunchΒ 
May 10, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Attempt at housing compromise emerges in Legislature’s final days
Apr 25, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Pro-housing zoning bills advance, but big funding remains in limbo
Apr 18, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
What’s on the table as lawmakers negotiate major spending proposals
Apr 10, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° Housing
House brings down Gianforte’s β€˜HOMES Act’
Apr 3, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Mar 1
Introduced
Mar 2
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Taxation
Mar 3
First Reading
Mar 24
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ House Taxation
Mar 29
Tabled in Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Taxation
❌ 21-0
Mar 30
Taken from Table in Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Taxation
Mar 30
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
πŸ‘₯ House Taxation
βœ… 16-5
R10-4
D6-1
Mar 31
Rereferred to Committee
Mar 31
Apr 1
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 17-6
R10-6
D7-0
Apr 3
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 67-32
R36-31
D31-1
Apr 4
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 67-32
R36-31
D31-1
Apr 4
Transmitted to Senate
Apr 5
First Reading
Apr 5
Referred to Committee
Apr 12
Apr 20
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 10-0
R7-0
D3-0
Apr 21
Rereferred to Committee
Apr 24
Apr 27
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 19-0
R13-0
D6-0
Apr 28
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 42-8
R26-8
D16-0
Apr 28
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 42-8
R26-8
D16-0
Apr 28
Returned to House with Amendments
May 1
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
βœ… 39-10
R24-10
D15-0
May 1
Free Conference Committee Appointed
May 1
Free Conference Committee Appointed
May 1
Hearing
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… 28-22
R28-6
D0-16
May 2
2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Rejected
βœ… 28-22
R28-6
D0-16
May 2
3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 28-22
R28-6
D0-16
May 2
Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process
❌ 49-50
R45-22
D4-28
May 2
2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 75-22
R45-22
D30-0
May 2
3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 61-37
R41-27
D20-10
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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