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 221: Allow USS Montana crew to apply for license plates

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 26
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 7
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Feb 13
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 5
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
May 2
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 19

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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Jan 26
Introduced
Jan 26
First Reading
Jan 27
Referred to Committee
Feb 2
Feb 7
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 12-0
R8-0
D4-0
Feb 10
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 50-0
R34-0
D16-0
Feb 13
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 50-0
R34-0
D16-0
Feb 14
Transmitted to House
Feb 17
Referred to Committee
Feb 17
First Reading
Mar 15
Mar 17
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 15-0
R10-0
D5-0
Apr 4
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 97-3
R68-0
D29-3
Apr 5
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 97-3
R68-0
D29-3
Apr 5
Returned to Senate with Amendments
Apr 19
2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concur Motion Failed
βœ… 95-2
R66-0
D29-2
Apr 21
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
❌ 1-49
R0-34
D1-15
Apr 21
Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process
❌ 1-49
R0-34
D1-15
Apr 21
2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred
βœ… 49-1
R33-1
D16-0
Apr 21
Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 26
Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 27
Hearing
Apr 27
Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 6-0
Apr 27
Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 6-0
May 1
2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 50-0
R34-0
D16-0
May 1
2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 99-1
R68-0
D31-1
May 1
3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 91-3
R64-0
D27-3
May 2
3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 91-3
R64-0
D27-3
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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