2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 3:47 PM May 28, 2024
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SB 153: Revise ballot initiative laws

Probably Dead
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 10
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 3
✴️ Senate
Pending
May 2
βšͺ️ House
βšͺ️ Gov.

Sponsor:
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
πŸ› Legal note
None on file
πŸ– Proposed amendments
None on file
See also: The official bill page.

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πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Bill would reverse ballot issue requirements created in 2021 sessionΒ 
Jan 23, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Jan 10
Introduced
Jan 11
Referred to Committee
Jan 11
First Reading
Jan 23
Jan 25
Tabled in Committee
❌ 10-0
Feb 3
Taken from Table in Committee
Feb 3
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 10-0
R7-0
D3-0
Feb 9
2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed
βœ… 32-17
R29-4
D3-13
Feb 9
2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
βœ… 31-18
R29-4
D2-14
Mar 13
Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
May 2
Died in Process
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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