2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 12:46 AM Aug 29, 2023
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GOP-held 68-32
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GOP-held 34-16
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Greg Gianforte (R)

SB 6: Gen. revise laws related to conditional release of crim. commitment defendant

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Nov 28
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 6
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Jan 11
βœ… House
Passed House
Feb 6
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
May 1
βœ… Gov.
Signed
May 19

Sponsor: | Requestor: Law and Justice Interim Committee
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
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πŸ› Legal note
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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
Nov 28
Introduced
Dec 2
Referred to Committee
Jan 2
First Reading
Jan 4
Hearing
Jan 6
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 7-4
R3-4
D4-0
Jan 10
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 43-7
R27-7
D16-0
Jan 11
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 43-7
R27-7
D16-0
Jan 12
Transmitted to House
Jan 16
Referred to Committee
Jan 16
First Reading
Jan 24
Jan 26
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 21-0
R14-0
D7-0
Feb 3
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 98-0
R66-0
D32-0
Feb 6
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 98-0
R66-0
D32-0
Feb 8
Returned to Senate with Amendments
Feb 17
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
βœ… 98-0
R66-0
D32-0
Feb 17
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House
βœ… 98-0
R68-0
D30-0
Mar 16
Transmitted to Governor
Mar 27
Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
Mar 28
2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Not Adopt Motion Failed
βœ… 48-0
R34-0
D14-0
Mar 28
2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopt Motion Failed
❌ 22-28
R7-27
D15-1
Mar 29
Transmitted to House for Consideration of Governor's Proposed Amendments
Mar 30
2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted
❌ 22-28
R7-27
D15-1
Apr 12
Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 19
Conference Committee Appointed
Apr 21
Hearing
Apr 21
Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 6-0
Apr 24
Conference Committee Report Received
βœ… 6-0
Apr 26
2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
❌ 22-28
R7-27
D15-1
Apr 27
3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 69-31
R38-30
D31-1
Apr 28
2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 50-0
R34-0
D16-0
May 1
3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted
βœ… 50-0
R34-0
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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