2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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Greg Gianforte (R)

SB 70: Revise the Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program

Expands eligibility for student loan assistance for new teachers.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Dec 13
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 11
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Feb 3
βœ… House
Passed House
Mar 27
βœ… Gov.
Signed
Apr 24

Sponsor: | Requestor: Education Interim Committee
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
πŸ› Legal note
None on file
πŸ– Proposed amendments
None on file
See also: The official bill page.

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP stories involving the bill
πŸ“° Education
Education policy at the Legislature’s half-way mark
Mar 7, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Lawmakers eye deep changes to K-12 education
Feb 21, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
πŸ“° Education
Lawmakers eye changes to teacher retirement system
Jan 18, 2023 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Dec 13
Introduced
Dec 28
Referred to Committee
Jan 2
First Reading
Jan 9
Jan 11
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
βœ… 11-0
R7-0
D4-0
Jan 17
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 48-2
R32-2
D16-0
Jan 17
Rereferred to Committee
Jan 23
Jan 26
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 17-2
R11-2
D6-0
Feb 2
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 43-7
R27-7
D16-0
Feb 3
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 46-4
R30-4
D16-0
Feb 6
Transmitted to House
Feb 17
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Education
Feb 17
First Reading
Mar 13
Mar 13
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
πŸ‘₯ House Education
βœ… 13-0
R9-0
D4-0
Mar 16
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 75-25
R43-25
D32-0
Mar 16
Rereferred to Committee
Mar 21
Mar 21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 17-6
R10-6
D7-0
Mar 27
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 59-37
R31-37
D28-0
Mar 27
Returned to Senate
Apr 14
Transmitted to Governor
Apr 24
Signed by Governor
Apr 24
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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