2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 4:50 PM Mar 27, 2023
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πŸ› House
GOP-held 68-32
πŸ› Senate
GOP-held 34-16
πŸ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)

Senate Judiciary Committee

208 bills considered

Members (11)

4 Democrats
πŸ‘€ Jen Gross (D-Billings) – Vice Chair

Commitee bills (208)

πŸ—“ Awaiting hearing (43)

Hearing set Monday, Mar 27

πŸ“‹ HB 361: Provide that use of a name and sex by a student is not discrimination
Brandon Ler (R)πŸ“ƒ Bill textπŸ– Proposed amendmentsπŸ“° 2 MTFP stories
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 518: Revise parental rights laws to increase parental involvement in education
✴️1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 625: Infant safety and care act
Requires life-sustaining medical care for newborns, including those diagnosed with fatal health conditions.
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 676: Revise laws to clarify fundamental parental rights
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.

Hearing set Tuesday, Mar 28

πŸ“‹ SB 524: Revise unrelated business taxable income to include certain legal fees
✴️1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 575: Prohibit abortion of unborn viable children
Bans abortions based on gestational viability, presumed at 24 weeks.
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 721: Restrict unborn child from dismemberment abortion
Prohibits most second-trimester abortions by barring dilation and evacuation procedures.
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 786: Revise laws to require reporting of individuals harmed by abortion pills
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.

Hearing set Wednesday, Mar 29

πŸ“‹ HB 16: Revise laws relating to child abuse and neglect proceedings
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SR 65: Confirm appointee for chief water judge
✴️1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
πŸ“‹ SB 157: Generally revise laws relating to legislative exempt staff
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 174: Requiring certain costs paid to detention centers to be based on actual costs
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 272: Constitutional amendment to secure the office of county sheriff
✴️1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
πŸ“‹ HB 545: Revise state laws to recognize creation of US Space Force
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.

Hearing set Thursday, Mar 30

πŸ“‹ HB 37: Generally revise child abuse and neglect laws
Adds legal requirements in child removal cases.
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 255: Generally revise catalytic converter sale laws
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 309: Revise voting requirements of quasi-judicial boards
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 362: Revise laws related to the crisis intervention team training program
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 500: Eliminating youth court fees, costs, and certain fines and financial obligations
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 541: Require interest on criminal restitution and fines
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.

Unscheduled

πŸ“‹ HB 317: Provide for the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act
Codifies federal protections for Native American children, families and tribal nations in state law.
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 359: Prohibit minors from attending drag shows
Bars drag performances in publicly funded schools and libraries.
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 398: Define recidivism for executive branch and judicial branch reporting
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 461: Revise laws related to reporting of child abuse and neglect
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 474: Revise background checks for employees with federal tax information
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
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βŒ›οΈ Heard, awaiting vote (18)

πŸ“‹ SB 286: Revise probate law regarding collection of personal property by affidavit
✴️1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 322: Generally revise laws related to standing masters
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 410: Establish a time limit for service of process
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 425: Generally revising laws rel. to restitution payments under the Youth Court Act
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 436: Revise laws regarding the substitution of judges
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
Showing 5 of 18.

🚫 Withdrawn (2)

πŸ“‹ SB 257: Generally revise laws regarding the judiciary
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 438: Revise laws relating to the judiciary to require audit of state bar of Montana
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
Showing 2 of 2

🚫 Voted down (14)

πŸ“‹ SB 2: Revise criminal intelligence information advisory council
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 44: Revise laws pertaining to court administration of certain civil cases
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 79: Revise laws relating to peace officer status
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 92: Eliminate jail penalties for driving while suspended/revoked
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 204: Generally revise DUI laws
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
Showing 5 of 14.

βœ… Voted forward (130)

πŸ“‹ HJ 1: Request interim study on missing youth
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
πŸ“‹ SJ 3: Joint resolution related to the Justice Counts Initiative
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
✴️House
πŸ“‹ SJ 5: Resolution urging Congress to fully fund law enforcement in Indian Country
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
✴️House
πŸ“‹ SB 6: Gen. revise laws related to conditional release of crim. commitment defendant
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
βœ…Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SR 6: Confirm governor's appointees for the judicial standards commission
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
Showing 5 of 130.

🧨 Blasted from committee

Blast motions on the House or Senate floor pull bills from committee for debate there.

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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