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Sen. Bryce Bennett

D-Missoula / SD 50

Sponsored bills

Showing 10 bills
Probably Dead
SB 112
Prohibition on distributing things at polling place not to apply to volunteers
Probably Dead
SB 113
Allow either DL number or last four of SS number for voter registration
Became Law
SB 148
Allow late registrant absentee ballots to be dropped off at polling locations
Probably Dead
SB 149
Provide that sec of state' s office pays postage for absentee ballot return
Became Law
SB 150
Revise ethics laws
Became Law
SB 231
Require sponsor be appointed to legislative referendum ballot committees
Became Law
SB 232
Allow for counties to pay for polling location in certain circumstances
Became Law
SB 286
Generally revise laws on privacy
Probably Dead
SB 355
Require net neutrality
Probably Dead
SB 359
Require supply of reasonable amounts of potable water in residential leases

Floor votes

Second readings on Senate floor
86%
of votes with majority of body
74%
of votes with Republican caucus
96%
of votes with Democratic caucus

Statistics calculated for second reading floor votes only. The majority vote percentage figure indicates how often the lawmaker has voted with at least half their fellow lawmakers in both parties. Party vote statistics indicate how often the lawmaker has voted with a majority of members in that party's caucus.

Votes here represent second readings. Some bills are subject to multiple rounds of votes in a given chamber, e.g., an initial "do pass" vote in the House and then a "do concur" on a version of the bill with Senate amendments. All second reading votes are included in statistics, but only the final chamber vote on a bill is shown in the list below.

Showing 19 votes
Bill
Title
Vote Date
Bryce Bennett
Outcome (Yes‑No)
GOP caucus
Dem. caucus
HB 2
General Appropriations Act
4/3/19
NO
✓27-22
18-11
9-11
HB 5
Long-Range Building Appropriations
4/11/19
YES
✓40-10
20-10
20-0
HB 21
Establishing "Hanna's Act"
4/14/19
YES
✓36-14
16-14
20-0
HB 159
Generally revise education funding laws
2/13/19
YES
✓49-1
29-1
20-0
HB 175
Provide for state employee pay plan
2/13/19
YES
✓50-0
30-0
20-0
HB 290
Require child support cooperation for food stamp eligibility
3/18/19
NO
✓28-21
28-1
0-20
HB 293
Provide for film tax credits
4/15/19
YES
✓26-24
7-23
19-1
HB 302
Constitutional amendment to define person
4/7/19
NO
✓29-20
28-1
1-19
HB 318
Generally revise laws related to central committees
3/28/19
YES
✓26-23
7-22
19-1
HB 332
Require county approval to relocate bison
4/4/19
NO
✓27-22
27-2
0-20
HB 553
Generally revise infrastructure funding laws
4/8/19
YES
✓50-0
30-0
20-0
HB 652
Revise the long range building bonding program
4/17/19
YES
✓41-9
21-9
20-0
HB 658
Generally revise healthcare laws and permanently expand Medicaid
4/14/19
YES
✓26-24
6-24
20-0
HB 661
Revise aviation fuel taxation
4/14/19
YES
✓33-17
13-17
20-0
HB 694
Revise certain licensing fees for investment-related advisors
4/24/19
YES
✓31-18
11-18
20-0
SB 217
Revise taxation of social security income
2/26/19
NO
✓31-19
30-0
1-19
SB 266
Revise taxation to promote new business and economic activity
4/17/19
NO
✓30-20
23-7
7-13
SB 331
Establish the Montana energy security act
3/26/19
NO
✓32-18
30-0
2-18
SB 338
Provide for construction of the Montana Heritage Center and create museum grants
3/27/19
YES
✓31-18
11-18
20-0

Note: Coloring in the vote outcome column does not currently account for votes that require more than a simple majority to pass. Putting a constitutional amendment before voters, for example, takes approval from two-thirds of lawmakers across both houses. Additionally, bills that authorize state debt must pass with two-thirds supermajorities in each legislative chamber.