2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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Greg Gianforte (R)

SB 154: Define the right to privacy to clarify no right to abortion

Redefines a constitutional provision that currently protects abortion rights.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 11
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 18
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Jan 26
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 13
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 3

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

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP stories involving the bill
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Republican lawmakers shy away from changing state’s constitutional right to abortion
Feb 17, 2023 β€’
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Abortion privacy bill clears major vote on Senate floor
Jan 25, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
First abortion bill of 2023 introduced in Montana Legislature
Jan 17, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Jan 11
Introduced
Jan 11
Referred to Committee
Jan 11
First Reading
Jan 17
Hearing
Jan 18
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 7-4
R7-0
D0-4
Jan 25
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 28-21
R28-6
D0-15
Jan 26
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 28-21
R28-6
D0-15
Jan 27
Transmitted to House
Mar 11
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Mar 11
First Reading
Mar 31
Apr 4
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
βœ… 12-7
R12-1
D0-6
Apr 12
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 67-33
R67-1
D0-32
Apr 13
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 67-33
R67-1
D0-32
Apr 14
Returned to Senate
Apr 25
Transmitted to Governor
May 3
Signed by Governor
May 4
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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