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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SB 73: Clarify agency's duty to permit inspection for legislative audit purposes

Probably Dead
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Dec 13
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 27
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Feb 2
βœ… House
Passed House
Apr 17
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
Apr 20
❌ Gov.
Vetoed
Jun 16

Sponsor: | Requestor: Legislative Audit Committee
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
None on file
πŸ› Legal note
None on file
πŸ– Proposed amendments
See also: The official bill page.
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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 16
Jan 27
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 10-0
R7-0
D3-0
Feb 1
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 50-0
R34-0
D16-0
Feb 2
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 34-16
R31-3
D3-13
Feb 3
Transmitted to House
Mar 11
Referred to Committee
Mar 11
First Reading
Mar 16
Apr 4
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
βœ… 11-7
R5-7
D6-0
Apr 12
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 59-41
R58-10
D1-31
Apr 13
3rd Reading Failed
βœ… 59-41
R58-10
D1-31
Apr 14
Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 3rd Reading Process
❌ 46-53
R44-23
D2-30
Apr 17
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 60-39
R58-10
D2-29
Apr 18
Returned to Senate with Amendments
Apr 19
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
βœ… 50-0
R34-0
D16-0
Apr 20
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House
βœ… 47-0
R31-0
D16-0
May 11
Transmitted to Governor
May 22
Vetoed by Governor
Veto memo
Jun 5
Veto Override Vote Mail Poll in Progress
Jun 16
Veto Override Failed in Legislature
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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