2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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

SB 557: Revise MEPA relating to litigation

Makes it harder to challenge projects under the Montana Environmental Policy Act.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Mar 27
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Mar 30
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 4
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 24
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
Apr 27
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 19

Sponsor:
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“° Environment
House passes controversial, 11th-hour MEPA bill
Apr 25, 2023 β€’ Amanda Eggert
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Mar 27
Introduced
Mar 27
Referred to Committee
Mar 28
First Reading
Mar 29
Mar 30
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 6-4
R6-1
D0-3
Apr 3
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
βœ… 49-0
R34-0
D15-0
Apr 3
2nd Reading Passed as Amended
βœ… 49-0
R34-0
D15-0
Apr 4
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 30-20
R30-4
D0-16
Apr 4
Transmitted to House
Apr 5
Referred to Committee
Apr 5
First Reading
Apr 14
Apr 17
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 8-7
R8-2
D0-5
Apr 21
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 64-35
R64-4
D0-31
Apr 24
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 64-35
R64-4
D0-31
Apr 24
Returned to Senate with Amendments
Apr 26
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
βœ… 34-16
R34-0
D0-16
Apr 27
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House
βœ… 34-16
R34-0
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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