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Rep. Robert Farris-Olsen

D-Helena / HD 79

Sponsored bills

Showing 10 bills
Probably Dead
HB 113
Revise the Montana Child Care Act
Probably Dead
HB 358
Establish a Montana homeowners bill of rights
Probably Dead
HB 366
Increase funeral benefit in crime victims compensation act
Probably Dead
HB 495
Expand exemptions from collections to include student loans
Probably Dead
HB 546
Provide for civil cause of action for victims of gender violence
Probably Dead
HB 622
Eliminate pre-established loan products
Probably Dead
HB 648
Create state program to incentivize school breakfast program
Probably Dead
HB 659
Establish penalties for negligent injury or death of service animal
Probably Dead
HB 718
Generally revise domestic violence protections
Probably Dead
HB 746
Revise laws related to prepaid cards for prison release funds

Floor votes

Second readings on House floor
77%
of votes with majority of body
64%
of votes with Republican caucus
94%
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
Robert Farris-Olsen
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
NO
✓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
NO
✓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.