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 971: Revise environmental policy act

Specifies that state environmental reviews can’t analyze greenhouse gas impacts.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Apr 14
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Apr 17
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 24
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 28
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 8

Sponsor:
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
None on file
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“° Environment
Gianforte signs bill banning state agencies from analyzing climate impactsΒ 
May 12, 2023 β€’ Amanda Eggert
πŸ“° Environment
Bill banning greenhouse gas analysis from permitting decisions heads to governor
Apr 28, 2023 β€’ Amanda Eggert
πŸ“° Environment
House passes controversial, 11th-hour MEPA bill
Apr 25, 2023 β€’ Amanda Eggert
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Apr 14
On Motion Rules Suspended
βœ… 67-31
R67-0
D0-31
Apr 14
Introduced
Apr 14
First Reading
Apr 14
Referred to Committee
Apr 17
Hearing
Apr 17
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 10-5
R10-0
D0-5
Apr 21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
βœ… 100-0
R68-0
D32-0
Apr 21
2nd Reading Passed as Amended
βœ… 71-29
R68-0
D3-29
Apr 24
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 70-28
R66-1
D4-27
Apr 24
Transmitted to Senate
Apr 24
Rules Suspended to Accept Late Transmittal of Bill
βœ… 35-14
Apr 24
Referred to Committee
Apr 24
First Reading
Apr 26
Apr 26
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 7-4
R7-0
D0-4
Apr 27
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 18-32
R2-32
D16-0
Apr 27
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 34-16
R34-0
D0-16
Apr 28
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 34-15
R34-0
D0-15
Apr 28
Returned to House
May 8
Transmitted to Governor
May 8
Signed by Governor
May 9
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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