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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Greg Gianforte (R)

SB 169: Generally revise punitive damage laws

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 12
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 9
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Feb 16
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 6
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
Apr 21
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 19

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

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Jan 12
Introduced
Jan 13
First Reading
Jan 16
Referred to Committee
Jan 19
Hearing
Feb 9
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 7-4
R7-0
D0-4
Feb 15
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 17-33
R1-33
D16-0
Feb 15
2nd Reading Passed
❌ 17-33
R1-33
D16-0
Feb 16
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 34-16
R34-0
D0-16
Feb 17
Transmitted to House
Mar 13
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Mar 14
First Reading
Mar 24
Mar 25
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
βœ… 12-7
R12-1
D0-6
Apr 4
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
βœ… 95-5
R68-0
D27-5
Apr 4
2nd Reading Concurred as Amended
βœ… 95-5
R68-0
D27-5
Apr 6
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 64-29
R63-1
D1-28
Apr 6
Returned to Senate with Amendments
Apr 20
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
βœ… 39-11
R33-1
D6-10
Apr 21
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House
βœ… 34-16
R34-0
D0-16
May 11
Transmitted to Governor
May 19
Signed by Governor
May 22
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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