2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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GOP-held 34-16
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Greg Gianforte (R)

SB 458: Define sex in Montana law

Precludes legal recognition of transgender people and those with intersex conditions by defining 'sex' based on reproductive systems.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Feb 22
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 27
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Mar 17
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 21
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
Apr 27
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 19

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πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
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“° Health Care
Bill defining β€˜sex’ as binary becomes law
May 22, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Gianforte’s son one of many lobbying governor against trans bills
Apr 26, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Tension builds in transgender policy debate
Apr 21, 2023 β€’
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
House Speaker Matt Regier refuses to recognize Rep. Zooey Zephyr on floor until she apologizes
Apr 20, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Senate Judiciary Committee approves amended drag ban
Apr 14, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Where LGBTQ+ bills stand in the Montana Legislature
Apr 3, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
State could lose β€œany, all or none” of $7.5 billion federal special revenue authority if β€˜sex’ definition is enacted
Mar 27, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Bill to define sex based on reproductive function passed by Senate
Mar 21, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Bill to define β€˜sex’ clears first major Senate vote
Mar 15, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Bill creates strict definition for β€˜sex,’ legally sidelining intersex and transgender people
Feb 28, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Feb 22
Introduced
Feb 22
Referred to Committee
Feb 22
First Reading
Feb 27
Feb 27
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 6-3
R6-0
D0-3
Mar 2
Rereferred to Committee
Mar 10
Mar 13
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 11-8
R11-2
D0-6
Mar 15
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
βœ… 30-20
R30-4
D0-16
Mar 15
2nd Reading Passed as Amended
βœ… 30-20
R30-4
D0-16
Mar 17
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 28-22
R28-6
D0-16
Mar 20
Transmitted to House
Mar 22
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Mar 22
First Reading
Apr 13
Apr 18
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
βœ… 12-7
R12-1
D0-6
Apr 20
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 63-37
R62-6
D1-31
Apr 21
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 63-37
R62-6
D1-31
Apr 24
Returned to Senate with Amendments
Apr 26
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
βœ… 31-19
R31-3
D0-16
Apr 27
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House
βœ… 28-22
R28-6
D0-16
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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