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 20: Generally revise laws related to alcohol

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Dec 1
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 11
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Jan 16
βœ… House
Passed House
Feb 15
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
Feb 22
βœ… Gov.
Signed
Mar 23

Sponsor: | Requestor: Department of Revenue
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
Dec 1
Introduced
Dec 8
Referred to Committee
Jan 2
First Reading
Jan 2
Rereferred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ Senate Taxation
Jan 10
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ Senate Taxation
Jan 11
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
πŸ‘₯ Senate Taxation
βœ… 10-0
R6-0
D4-0
Jan 13
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 49-0
R34-0
D15-0
Jan 16
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 49-0
R34-0
D15-0
Jan 17
Transmitted to House
Jan 19
Referred to Committee
Jan 19
First Reading
Jan 26
Feb 2
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 19-0
R13-0
D6-0
Feb 14
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 96-4
R67-1
D29-3
Feb 15
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 96-4
R67-1
D29-3
Feb 16
Returned to Senate with Amendments
Feb 21
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
βœ… 50-0
R34-0
D16-0
Feb 22
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House
βœ… 50-0
R34-0
D16-0
Mar 16
Transmitted to Governor
Mar 23
Signed by Governor
Mar 23
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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