2023 Capitol Tracker

The lawmakers, bills and votes of the 68th Montana Legislature

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Greg Gianforte (R)

SB 419: Ban tik-tok in Montana

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Feb 20
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 27
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Mar 2
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 14
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 17

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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
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Montana TikTok ban draws multiple court challenges
May 22, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Gianforte signs TikTok ban
May 17, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Gianforte signals he’ll sign TikTok ban β€”Β but prefers changes first
Apr 27, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
House joins Senate in endorsing Montana TikTok ban
Apr 13, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Montana Senate votes forward statewide TikTok ban
Mar 3, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Feb 20
Introduced
Feb 21
Referred to Committee
Feb 21
First Reading
Feb 27
Feb 27
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 7-3
R7-0
D0-3
Mar 2
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
βœ… 46-4
R34-0
D12-4
Mar 2
2nd Reading Passed as Amended
βœ… 30-20
R28-6
D2-14
Mar 2
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 30-20
R28-6
D2-14
Mar 3
Transmitted to House
Mar 15
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Mar 15
First Reading
Mar 28
Apr 5
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
βœ… 11-8
R11-2
D0-6
Apr 13
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 48-51
R17-50
D31-1
Apr 13
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 60-39
R59-8
D1-31
Apr 14
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 54-43
R53-14
D1-29
Apr 14
Returned to Senate
May 9
Transmitted to Governor
May 17
Signed by Governor
May 17
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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