2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 3:47 PM May 28, 2024
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Greg Gianforte (R)

SB 538: Generally revise marijuana laws

Probably Dead
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Mar 23
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Mar 30
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 4
❌ House
Voted down
May 1
βšͺ️ Gov.

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πŸ– Proposed amendments
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Mar 23
Introduced
Mar 24
Referred to Committee
Mar 24
First Reading
Mar 28
Mar 30
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 10-0
R7-0
D3-0
Apr 3
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 47-3
R31-3
D16-0
Apr 3
Rereferred to Committee
Apr 3
Apr 3
Tabled in Committee
❌ 19-0
Apr 3
Taken from Table in Committee
Apr 3
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 13-6
R11-2
D2-4
Apr 4
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 44-6
R28-6
D16-0
Apr 4
Transmitted to House
Apr 5
Referred to Committee
Apr 5
First Reading
Apr 14
Apr 20
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 14-5
R8-5
D6-0
Apr 24
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 65-34
R64-4
D1-30
Apr 24
Rereferred to Committee
Apr 25
Hearing
Apr 26
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 16-7
R16-0
D0-7
Apr 27
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 4-95
R4-63
D0-32
Apr 27
2nd Reading Not Concurred
❌ 4-95
R4-63
D0-32
Apr 27
Reconsidered Previous Action; Placed on 2nd Reading
❌ 49-50
R49-18
D0-32
May 1
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
βœ… 55-45
R55-13
D0-32
May 1
2nd Reading Not Concurred as Amended
❌ 38-62
R38-30
D0-32
May 8
Died in Process
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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