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

SB 99: Provide for a youth health protection act

Prohibits gender-affirming medical and surgical care for transgender minors.
Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 3
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 31
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Feb 8
βœ… House
Passed House
Mar 24
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
Apr 19
βœ… Gov.
Signed
Apr 28

Sponsor:
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.

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP stories involving the bill
πŸ“° Health Care
Families and doctors challenge Montana’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors
May 9, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Gianforte signs gender-affirming care ban for transgender minors
Apr 28, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
House Republicans bar Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr for breaching decorum
Apr 26, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Gianforte’s son one of many lobbying governor against trans bills
Apr 26, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
House cancels Tuesday floor session as lawmakers discuss next steps for ZephyrΒ 
Apr 25, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Tension builds in transgender policy debate
Apr 21, 2023 β€’
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House Speaker Matt Regier refuses to recognize Rep. Zooey Zephyr on floor until she apologizes
Apr 20, 2023 β€’ Arren Kimbel-Sannit
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Ban of medical care for transgender minors clears legislative hurdle
Apr 19, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Where LGBTQ+ bills stand in the Montana Legislature
Apr 3, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
4 Questions For: Gov. Greg Gianforte
Apr 3, 2023 β€’ MTFP Staff
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Transgender medical care ban for minors poised to pass state Legislature
Mar 24, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Gender-affirming care ban for transgender minors has second hearing
Mar 20, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Ban on transgender medical care for youth advances
Feb 7, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Lawmakers debate ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
Jan 27, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Lawmakers, advocates prepare to fight legislative β€˜attacks’ against LGBTQ people
Jan 25, 2023 β€’ Mara Silvers
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Jan 3
Introduced
Jan 3
First Reading
Jan 3
Referred to Committee
Jan 4
Rereferred to Committee
Jan 27
Hearing
Jan 31
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
βœ… 7-4
R7-0
D0-4
Feb 7
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 28-21
R28-5
D0-16
Feb 8
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 28-21
R28-5
D0-16
Feb 9
Transmitted to House
Mar 11
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Mar 13
First Reading
Mar 17
Motion Failed
❌ 33-63
R3-63
D30-0
Mar 20
Mar 21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
βœ… 13-6
R13-0
D0-6
Mar 23
Motion Carried
βœ… 84-12
R65-1
D19-11
Mar 23
2nd Reading Concurred
βœ… 84-12
R65-1
D19-11
Mar 24
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 84-12
R65-1
D19-11
Mar 24
Returned to Senate with Amendments
Mar 28
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
βœ… 65-35
R65-3
D0-32
Mar 29
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House
βœ… 65-34
R65-3
D0-31
Apr 17
Transmitted to Governor
Apr 17
Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
Apr 17
2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted
βœ… 31-19
R31-3
D0-16
Apr 18
Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
Apr 18
2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted
βœ… 31-19
R31-3
D0-16
Apr 19
3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted
βœ… 66-34
R66-2
D0-32
Apr 19
3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted
βœ… 65-33
R65-2
D0-31
Apr 21
Transmitted to Governor
Apr 28
Signed by Governor
Apr 28
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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