2023 Capitol Tracker

The lawmakers, bills and votes of the 68th Montana Legislature

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Greg Gianforte (R)

SB 109: Revise laws related to redistricting the PSC

Redraws the districts used to elect the state utility regulation commission.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 4
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 28
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Mar 2
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 17
βœ… Gov.
Signed
Apr 26

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“° Elections
Lawsuit challenges PSC districts adopted by 2023 LegislatureΒ 
Oct 30, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
πŸ“° Environment
How environmental policy proposals are faring at the Legislature’s halfway mark
Mar 9, 2023 β€’ Amanda Eggert
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Jan 4
Introduced
Jan 4
Referred to Committee
Jan 4
First Reading
Jan 24
Jan 31
Feb 28
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 7-5
R7-1
D0-4
Mar 2
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 15-35
R14-20
D1-15
Mar 2
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 30-20
R30-4
D0-16
Mar 2
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 30-20
R30-4
D0-16
Mar 3
Transmitted to House
Mar 13
Referred to Committee
Mar 14
First Reading
Mar 20
Apr 7
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 8-5
R7-2
D1-3
Apr 14
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 35-65
R4-64
D31-1
Apr 14
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 31-69
R0-68
D31-1
Apr 14
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 66-34
R66-2
D0-32
Apr 17
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 65-32
R65-1
D0-31
Apr 18
Returned to Senate
Apr 21
Transmitted to Governor
Apr 26
Signed by Governor
Apr 27
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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