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Last update: 5:29 PM Apr 28, 2025

House Bill 311: Require the refund of rental application fees

βœ… Proposed
Introduced
Jan 24
βœ… 1st Cmte.
Blasted to floor
Mar 4
βœ… House
Passed House
Mar 7
βœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 8
βœ… Reconcil.
Reconciled
Apr 15
✴️ Gov.
Pending

Sponsor: | Requester: Kelly Kortum
πŸ“ƒ Bill text
πŸ’΅ Fiscal note
None on file
πŸ› Legal note
None on file
πŸ– Proposed amendments
None on file
See also: The official bill page.
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Jan 24
Introduced
Jan 27
Referred to Committee
Jan 27
First Reading
Feb 3
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ House Judiciary
Feb 17
Tabled in Committee
❌ 18-2
R12-0
D6-2
Mar 4
Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading
βœ… 57-42
R15-42
D42-0
Mar 5
2nd Reading Passed
βœ… 68-31
R26-31
D42-0
Mar 7
3rd Reading Passed
βœ… 67-32
R25-32
D42-0
Mar 7
Transmitted to Senate
Mar 14
First Reading
Mar 14
Referred to Committee
Mar 20
Rereferred to Committee
Mar 22
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
Mar 24
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ Senate Judiciary
Apr 2
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
πŸ‘₯ Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
βœ… 11-0
R7-0
D4-0
Apr 3
Hearing
πŸ‘₯ Senate Judiciary
Apr 5
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
βœ… 28-21
R28-3
D0-18
Apr 5
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
βœ… 36-14
R19-13
D17-1
Apr 8
3rd Reading Concurred
βœ… 34-14
R17-14
D17-0
Apr 8
Returned to House with Amendments
Apr 14
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
βœ… 78-22
R36-22
D42-0
Apr 15
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
βœ… 68-29
R29-29
D39-0
Apr 22
Transmitted to Governor
Showing major bill actions only.
This table may omit bill actions recorded since this guide's last update. See the bill page at legmt.gov for an official reference.

About the 2025 Montana Free Press Capitol Tracker

This guide is an effort to make the quantifiable aspects of the Montana Legislature more accessible to the public by compiling information about lawmakers, proposed bills and the legislative process. This is a project of Montana Free Press, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit newsroom that aims to provide Montanans with in-depth, nonpartisan news coverage.

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