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Sen. Jason W Ellsworth

R-Hamilton / SD 43

Sponsored bills

Showing 7 bills
Probably Dead
SB 198
Providing legal access to parcels exempt from subdivision review
Veto override vote in progress
SB 239
Provide for moratorium on property taxes for broadband fiber and cable
Became Law
SB 240
Allow for rescission of insurance contracts under certain circumstances
Became Law
SB 256
Authorize transfer of harvested game animal
Probably Dead
SB 263
Allow exemptions for certain divisions in a subdivision
Probably Dead
SB 287
Create wilderness only hunting combination license
Became Law
SB 351
Revise State Fund board composition and term requirements

Floor votes

Second readings on Senate floor
83%
of votes with majority of body
92%
of votes with Republican caucus
71%
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
Jason W Ellsworth
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
NO
✓40-10
20-10
20-0
HB 21
Establishing "Hanna's Act"
4/14/19
NO
✓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
YES
✓28-21
28-1
0-20
HB 293
Provide for film tax credits
4/15/19
NO
✓26-24
7-23
19-1
HB 302
Constitutional amendment to define person
4/7/19
YES
✓29-20
28-1
1-19
HB 318
Generally revise laws related to central committees
3/28/19
NO
✓26-23
7-22
19-1
HB 332
Require county approval to relocate bison
4/4/19
YES
✓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
NO
✓41-9
21-9
20-0
HB 658
Generally revise healthcare laws and permanently expand Medicaid
4/14/19
NO
✓26-24
6-24
20-0
HB 661
Revise aviation fuel taxation
4/14/19
NO
✓33-17
13-17
20-0
HB 694
Revise certain licensing fees for investment-related advisors
4/24/19
NO
✓31-18
11-18
20-0
SB 217
Revise taxation of social security income
2/26/19
YES
✓31-19
30-0
1-19
SB 266
Revise taxation to promote new business and economic activity
4/17/19
YES
✓30-20
23-7
7-13
SB 331
Establish the Montana energy security act
3/26/19
YES
✓32-18
30-0
2-18
SB 338
Provide for construction of the Montana Heritage Center and create museum grants
3/27/19
NO
✓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.