2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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Greg Gianforte (R)

SB 77: Generally revise laws related to redistricting data for inmates

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Dec 14
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 27
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Feb 2
βœ… House
Passed House
Mar 29
βœ… Gov.
Signed
Apr 24

Sponsor: | Requestor: Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
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 14
Introduced
Dec 28
Referred to Committee
Jan 2
First Reading
Jan 18
Jan 27
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 9-1
R6-1
D3-0
Feb 1
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 43-7
R27-7
D16-0
Feb 2
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 43-7
R27-7
D16-0
Feb 3
Transmitted to House
Feb 14
Referred to Committee
Feb 14
First Reading
Mar 15
Mar 17
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
βœ… 18-0
R12-0
D6-0
Mar 28
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 91-9
R59-9
D32-0
Mar 29
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 85-12
R55-12
D30-0
Mar 29
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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