2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 11:29 PM Mar 23, 2023
πŸ“‘ Key billsπŸ—‚ All billsπŸ”Ž Find a billπŸ”Ž Find a lawmaker🏑 Your districtπŸ—“ CalendarπŸ“ What's happenedπŸ™‹ How to participate
πŸ› House
GOP-held 68-32
πŸ› Senate
GOP-held 34-16
πŸ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)

Senate Fish and Game Committee

47 bills considered

Members (12)

4 Democrats
πŸ‘€ Mike Fox (D-Hayden) – Vice Chair

Commitee bills (47)

πŸ—“ Awaiting hearing (12)

Hearing set Thursday, Mar 23

πŸ“‹ HB 438: Revise public access agreement laws
Denley Loge (R)πŸ“ƒ Bill textπŸ’΅ Fiscal note
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 522: Provide landowner preference bison tags for landowners near YNP
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 547: Provide penalties for selling data/images from trail cams on public land
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 548: Revise penalties for criminal trespass while collecting antlers/sheds/horns
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.

Hearing set Tuesday, Mar 28

πŸ“‹ SB 512: Generally revise non resident hunting license laws
✴️1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 520: Generally revise hunting license laws
✴️1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 525: Generally revise laws related to hunting licenses and permits
✴️1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.

Unscheduled

πŸ“‹ SR 2: Confirm governor's appointee for the state parks and recreation board
✴️1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
πŸ“‹ HB 375: Appropriate funds to pave road providing access to Lost Creek State Park
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
❌Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
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βŒ›οΈ Heard, awaiting vote (5)

πŸ“‹ HB 217: Increase fees for migratory bird licenses
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 243: Revise hunter education laws
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 290: Revise laws related to membership of wetlands protection advisory council
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 593: Revise FWP laws related to publishing the number of nonresident licenses
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 596: Revise elk hunting access agreement licenses
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
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🚫 Withdrawn (0)

None at present

🚫 Voted down (4)

πŸ“‹ SB 139: Revise non resident license laws related to harvesting mountain lions
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 305: Revise definition of nonresident related to hunting and fishing licenses
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 357: Require terms for conservation easements using state funds
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 428: Elect fish and wildlife commissioners
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
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βœ… Voted forward (26)

πŸ“‹ SR 3: Confirm governor's appointees for the fish and wildlife commission
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
πŸ“‹ SJ 14: Resolution opposing bison introduction at Charles M. Russell Wildlife Refuge
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
✴️House
πŸ“‹ HB 42: Revise laws related to FWP employee firearm use
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 58: Increase landowner payment cap for block management
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
✴️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 73: Repeal surety bond requirements for FWP license agents
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
βœ…Gov.
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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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