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Rep. Dave Fern

D-Whitefish / HD 5

Sponsored bills

Showing 14 bills
Became Law
HB 16
Establish affordable housing loan program
Probably Dead
HB 28
Establish fireworks tax to assist with workers' comp for volunteer firefighters
Became Law
HB 39
Amend fuel tax laws related to dyed fuel
Probably Dead
HB 184
Constitutional initiative regarding tobacco products
Probably Dead
HB 185
Revise brewery operation hours
Probably Dead
HB 195
Provide for local option luxury sales tax to fund infrastructure
Probably Dead
HB 235
Provide options, conditions for financing school health group plans
Probably Dead
HB 236
Generally revise building code program laws
Probably Dead
HB 449
Revise population limit for resort tax
Probably Dead
HB 540
Generally revise legislative bill drafting laws
Became Law
HB 590
Revise criminal procedure laws related to sexual offenses
Probably Dead
HB 611
Revise load securing law for non-commercial vehicles hauling trash
Became Law
HB 723
Provide for review of income tax credits
Probably Dead
HB 750
Revise laws prohibiting robo calls and provide pol practices office may enforce

Floor votes

Second readings on House floor
89%
of votes with majority of body
74%
of votes with Republican caucus
92%
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 21 votes
Bill
Title
Vote Date
Dave Fern
Outcome (Yes‑No)
GOP caucus
Dem. caucus
HB 2
General Appropriations Act
4/24/19
YES
✓79-21
37-21
42-0
HB 5
Long-Range Building Appropriations
4/16/19
YES
✓65-35
24-34
41-1
HB 21
Establishing "Hanna's Act"
4/17/19
YES
✓100-0
58-0
42-0
HB 159
Generally revise education funding laws
1/22/19
YES
✓97-3
55-3
42-0
HB 175
Provide for state employee pay plan
2/19/19
YES
✓64-35
22-35
42-0
HB 219
Establish Indigenous Peoples Day in Montana
2/12/19
YES
✓62-38
20-38
42-0
HB 290
Require child support cooperation for food stamp eligibility
2/12/19
NO
✓55-45
55-3
0-42
HB 293
Provide for film tax credits
4/17/19
YES
✓82-18
43-15
39-3
HB 302
Constitutional amendment to define person
2/13/19
NO
✓56-44
56-2
0-42
HB 318
Generally revise laws related to central committees
2/17/19
YES
✓61-38
19-38
42-0
HB 332
Require county approval to relocate bison
2/24/19
NO
✓58-42
57-1
1-41
HB 553
Generally revise infrastructure funding laws
4/12/19
YES
✓96-3
54-3
42-0
HB 575
Revise laws related to immunizations in daycare facilities
2/27/19
NO
✗32-68
31-27
1-41
HB 652
Revise the long range building bonding program
3/26/19
YES
✓68-32
26-32
42-0
HB 658
Generally revise healthcare laws and permanently expand Medicaid
4/17/19
YES
✓87-13
45-13
42-0
HB 661
Revise aviation fuel taxation
4/22/19
YES
✓74-26
32-26
42-0
HB 694
Revise certain licensing fees for investment-related advisors
3/28/19
YES
✓59-40
17-40
42-0
SB 217
Revise taxation of social security income
3/17/19
NO
✓61-39
56-2
5-37
SB 266
Revise taxation to promote new business and economic activity
4/14/19
YES
✓69-31
49-9
20-22
SB 331
Establish the Montana energy security act
4/14/19
NO
✓62-38
55-3
7-35
SB 338
Provide for construction of the Montana Heritage Center and create museum grants
4/17/19
YES
✓56-44
14-44
42-0

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.