2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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Greg Gianforte (R)

SB 47: Revise commercial drivers license laws to comply with federal requirements

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Dec 8
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 25
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Mar 30
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 19
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
Apr 27
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 19

Sponsor: | Requestor: Department of Transportation
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
πŸ› Legal note
None on file
πŸ– Proposed amendments
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Dec 8
Introduced
Dec 28
Referred to Committee
Jan 2
First Reading
Jan 11
Hearing
Jan 25
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 6-5
R2-5
D4-0
Feb 3
2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed
❌ 23-27
R9-25
D14-2
Feb 3
2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
❌ 23-27
R9-25
D14-2
Feb 6
Motion Failed
βœ… 37-13
R32-2
D5-11
Mar 1
On Motion Rules Suspended
Mar 1
Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process
Mar 1
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 35-15
R20-14
D15-1
Mar 1
Rereferred to Committee
Mar 15
Mar 24
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 12-7
R7-6
D5-1
Mar 29
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 41-9
R25-9
D16-0
Mar 30
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 41-9
R25-9
D16-0
Mar 31
Transmitted to House
Apr 3
Referred to Committee
Apr 3
First Reading
Apr 5
Apr 5
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 15-0
R10-0
D5-0
Apr 13
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 93-6
R61-6
D32-0
Apr 13
Rereferred to Committee
Apr 13
Hearing
Apr 13
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 20-0
R14-0
D6-0
Apr 19
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 96-2
R65-2
D31-0
Apr 20
Returned to Senate with Amendments
Apr 26
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
βœ… 47-3
R31-3
D16-0
Apr 27
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House
βœ… 45-5
R29-5
D16-0
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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