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)

SJ 1: Senate Joint Resolution on the joint rules

Became Law
βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Dec 16
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Jan 3
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Jan 10
βœ… House
Passed House
Jan 23

Sponsor: | Requestor: Joint Rules 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 16
Introduced
Dec 28
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ Senate Rules
Jan 2
First Reading
Jan 3
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ Senate Rules
Jan 3
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended
πŸ‘₯ Senate Rules
βœ… 14-0
R8-0
D6-0
Jan 6
Motion Carried
Jan 9
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 18-32
R2-32
D16-0
Jan 9
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 18-32
R2-32
D16-0
Jan 9
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
❌ 17-33
R1-33
D16-0
Jan 9
2nd Reading Passed
❌ 20-30
R4-30
D16-0
Jan 10
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 45-5
R34-0
D11-5
Jan 10
Transmitted to House
Jan 12
Referred to Committee
πŸ‘₯ House Rules
Jan 12
First Reading
Jan 17
Jan 17
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
πŸ‘₯ House Rules
βœ… 19-0
R12-0
D7-0
Jan 20
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
βœ… 95-4
R63-4
D32-0
Jan 20
2nd Reading Concurred as Amended
βœ… 95-4
R63-4
D32-0
Jan 23
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 98-1
R67-0
D31-1
Jan 24
Returned to Senate with Amendments
Jan 26
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
βœ… 34-15
R19-15
D15-0
Jan 27
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House
βœ… 37-12
R24-10
D13-2
Feb 2
Filed with Secretary of State
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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