The Montana Free Press

Sen. Jill Cohenour

D-East Helena / SD 42

Sponsored bills

Showing 23 bills
Probably Dead
Revise filing requirements for warrants for distraint
Became Law
Make conservation license a standalone prerequisite license
Probably Dead
Revise certain water right adjudication processes
Became Law
Revise laws related to distribution lists
Probably Dead
Revise laws related to river basin councils
Became Law
Amend method for measuring water for aquifer recharge or mitigation
Became Law
Extend deadline to correct an application for water right permit or change
Probably Dead
Prohibit sale of wildlife identification information for hunting
Probably Dead
Generally revise laws related to state employee pay and benefits
Probably Dead
Revise laws related to water projects
Probably Dead
Generally revise school bus safety laws
Probably Dead
Generally revise generic specialty license plate laws
Became Law
Generally revise energy performance contracting laws
Became Law
Revise rulemaking authority of the Board of Outfitters
Became Law
Revise FWP authority for instream flows
Became Law
Generally revise towing laws
Became Law
Generally revise DNA evidence laws regarding minors
Probably Dead
Establishing guidelines for wildlife location data
Became Law
Revise requirements for retention of evidence of sex for harvested animals
Probably Dead
Increase tax on liquor
Became Law
Protect fish and wildlife locations from misuse
Probably Dead
Encourage lap-shoulder belts on school buses
Became Law
Generally revise MVD laws

Floor votes

Second readings on Senate floor
85%
of votes with majority of body
74%
of votes with Republican caucus
97%
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
Jill Cohenour
Outcome (Yes‑No)
GOP caucus
Dem. caucus
General Appropriations Act
4/3/19
NO
18-11
9-11
Long-Range Building Appropriations
4/11/19
YES
20-10
20-0
Establishing "Hanna's Act"
4/14/19
YES
16-14
20-0
Generally revise education funding laws
2/13/19
YES
29-1
20-0
Provide for state employee pay plan
2/13/19
YES
30-0
20-0
Require child support cooperation for food stamp eligibility
3/18/19
NO
28-1
0-20
Provide for film tax credits
4/15/19
YES
7-23
19-1
Constitutional amendment to define person
4/7/19
NO
28-1
1-19
Generally revise laws related to central committees
3/28/19
YES
7-22
19-1
Require county approval to relocate bison
4/4/19
NO
27-2
0-20
Generally revise infrastructure funding laws
4/8/19
YES
30-0
20-0
Revise the long range building bonding program
4/17/19
YES
21-9
20-0
Generally revise healthcare laws and permanently expand Medicaid
4/14/19
YES
6-24
20-0
Revise aviation fuel taxation
4/14/19
YES
13-17
20-0
Revise certain licensing fees for investment-related advisors
4/24/19
YES
11-18
20-0
Revise taxation of social security income
2/26/19
NO
30-0
1-19
Revise taxation to promote new business and economic activity
4/17/19
NO
23-7
7-13
Establish the Montana energy security act
3/26/19
NO
30-0
2-18
Provide for construction of the Montana Heritage Center and create museum grants
3/27/19
YES
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.