2023 Capitol Tracker

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GOP-held 68-32
πŸ› Senate
GOP-held 34-16
πŸ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)

SB 245: Revise municipal zoning to allow multifamily and mixed use development

Requires larger cities to allow apartment-style housing in most commercial zones.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Feb 1
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 15
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Feb 24
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 13
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
May 2
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 17

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.

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP stories involving the bill
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May 10, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Feb 1
Introduced
Feb 1
Referred to Committee
Feb 1
First Reading
Feb 8
Hearing
Feb 15
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
❌ 3-6
R0-6
D3-0
Feb 23
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 16-33
R1-33
D15-0
Feb 23
2nd Reading Passed
❌ 16-33
R1-33
D15-0
Feb 24
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 41-9
R32-2
D9-7
Feb 27
Transmitted to House
Mar 13
Referred to Committee
Mar 14
First Reading
Mar 23
Apr 4
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 14-2
R11-0
D3-2
Apr 12
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 97-3
R68-0
D29-3
Apr 13
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 97-3
R68-0
D29-3
Apr 14
Returned to Senate with Amendments
Apr 18
2nd Reading House Amendments Concur Motion Failed
βœ… 96-4
R66-2
D30-2
Apr 25
Free Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 27
Free Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 28
Hearing
Apr 28
Free Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 5-0
Apr 28
Free Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 5-0
May 1
2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 45-5
R30-4
D15-1
May 1
2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 45-5
R30-4
D15-1
May 1
3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 49-0
R34-0
D15-0
May 2
3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 87-8
R58-7
D29-1
May 11
Transmitted to Governor
May 17
Signed by Governor
May 18
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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