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 209: Revise laws relating to Montana distilleries

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 23
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 3
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Feb 9
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 5
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
Apr 26
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 19

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.
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Jan 23
Introduced
Jan 24
Referred to Committee
Jan 24
First Reading
Feb 2
Feb 3
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 10-0
R7-0
D3-0
Feb 8
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 48-2
R32-2
D16-0
Feb 9
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 48-2
R32-2
D16-0
Feb 10
Transmitted to House
Mar 10
Referred to Committee
Mar 10
First Reading
Mar 20
Mar 21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 19-0
R13-0
D6-0
Apr 4
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 91-8
R65-3
D26-5
Apr 5
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 91-8
R65-3
D26-5
Apr 5
Returned to Senate with Amendments
Apr 11
2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred
βœ… 91-8
R65-3
D26-5
Apr 11
Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 13
Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 18
Hearing
Apr 18
Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 6-0
Apr 19
Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 6-0
Apr 21
2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 48-2
R32-2
D16-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 48-2
R32-2
D16-0
Apr 25
3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 48-2
R32-2
D16-0
Apr 26
3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 92-8
R66-2
D26-6
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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