Tuesday, Mar 4

🏠 House

53Hearings

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24FloorDebates

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15FloorVotes

🏛 Senate

37Hearings

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10FloorDebates

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10FloorVotes

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Official Legislature Calendar

🏠 House

Committee Hearings

Bill hearings allow the sponsor to explain a bill and enable public testimony.

Morning Policy Committees

👥 House Business and Labor

📋 SB 320: Create Montana-Ireland trade commission Mike Cuffe (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 HB 813: Provide for the agricultural emissions right to repair act Tom France (D)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 828: Generally revise consumer rights laws to repair powered wheelchairs Zooey Zephyr (D)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.

👥 House Judiciary

📋 HB 704: Generally revise ground water laws Mike Vinton (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 777: Generally revise guardian and conservator laws Brian Close (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 779: Revise discrimination laws Randyn Gregg (R)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 790: Provide for disclosure of criminal records between DOR and DOJ and fingerprinting of certain employees Bill Mercer (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 791: Generally revise nuisance laws Anthony Nicastro (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 793: Generally revise the membership of the POST Council Greg Kmetz (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 795: Revise expungement laws to allow for certain nonviolent felony records James Reavis (D)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 800: Revise landlord and tenant laws Shannon Maness (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 801: Provide for the Montana Firearms Liability Clarification Act Shannon Maness (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 810: Revise tenant landlord laws Mary Caferro (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.

Afternoon Policy Committees

👥 House Local Government

📋 HB 764: Revise public transit laws Brian Close (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 782: Revise local planning board laws Steven Kelly (R)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 784: Revise distribution of revenue for local government roads Scott Rosenzweig (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 802: Revise zoning laws related to the rental of a primary residence Shannon Maness (R)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.

👥 House Agriculture

📋 HB 767: Revise county predator control laws to include goats

Julie Darling (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note

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Other Committees

👥 House Appropriations

📋 HB 93: Establish compensation for wrongful conviction Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 274: Provide medicaid coverage for medical respite care for homeless people Ed Stafman (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 500: Generally revise laws related to chiropractic practitioners Greg Oblander (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 567: Revise education laws related to multidistrict agreements Brad Barker (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 574: Authorizing implementation of the certified community behavioral health clinic model Jane Gillette (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 607: Provide for the hearing aid coverage act Paul Tuss (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 🏛 Legal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ❌Gov.
📋 HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws Melissa Nikolakakos (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 640: Revising membership in FURS to include airport authority public safety employees Mark Thane (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 643: Revise reimbursement costs to detention centers holding inmates in state custody Tracy Sharp (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 🏛 Legal note 📰 2 MTFP stories	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ❌Gov.
📋 HB 681: Revise subdivision regulation laws involving determination of water availability John Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.

Floor Debates

Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.

📋 HB 212: Limit liability of agricultural vehicles Ed Byrne (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 343: Require schools to provide religious instruction released time program Randyn Gregg (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 401: Prohibit the sale of lab-grown meat in the state of Montana Braxton Mitchell (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 471: Revise education laws related to human sexuality and identity instruction Jedediah Hinkle (R)📃 Bill text 📰 2 MTFP stories	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 490: Revise civil liability laws Amy Regier (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 491: Revise alcohol laws relating to community care retirement facility licenses Katie Zolnikov (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 509: Revise the quality educator loan forgiveness program to expand eligibility Debo Powers (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 522: Provide pesticide warning label laws Jerry Schillinger (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 530: Generally revise business laws Steve Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 535: Revise the uniform criminal extradition act Greg Overstreet (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.

Final Votes

Final votes determine if a bill advances to the next chamber or to the governor.

📋 HB 368: Generally revise water supply requirements for coal-fired generating units Gary Parry (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 🏛 Legal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 396: Generally revise bail laws Greg Overstreet (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 399: Revise prior authorization laws Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 432: Revise water laws concerning exceptions to change in appropriation right process Julie Darling (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 463: Revise business laws relating to conversion of certain business entities Steve Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 466: Provide categorical exclusions from MEPA John Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 514: Criminalize use of real and digitally fabricated sexually explicit images Jill Cohenour (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 532: Generally revise laws related to abuse, neglect, and exploitation of incapacitated persons and vulnerable adults Bill Mercer (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 534: Allow county water and/or sewer districts to connect to a system beyond capacity Courtenay Sprunger (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 544: Generally revise health insurance laws relating to health utilization review Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.

🏛 Senate

Committee Hearings

Bill hearings allow the sponsor to explain a bill and enable public testimony.

Morning Policy Committees

👥 Senate Judiciary

📋 HB 431: Revise laws related to the judicial standards commission Greg Overstreet (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law Carl Glimm (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✴️Gov.
📋 SB 444: Generally revise criminal procedure laws Jeremy Trebas (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 479: Generally revise laws related to chemical abortion Theresa Manzella (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 🏛 Legal note 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 488: Generally revise consumer protection laws Mark Noland (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 491: Generally revise laws related to sexual assault kits Bob Phalen (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 493: Establish the offense of trespass by unmanned aerial vehicle Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.

👥 Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs

📋 SB 313: Revise laws relating to wage transparency Shane Morigeau (D)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 394: Provide for workers' compensation coverage of PTSD for first responders Cora Neumann (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ❌Gov.
📋 SB 405: Provide additional funding for the housing Montana fund Dave Fern (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.

👥 Senate Legislative Administration

📋 SB 311: Enhance legislative understanding of state-tribal relations

Shane Morigeau (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 2 MTFP stories

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Afternoon Policy Committees

👥 Senate Education and Cultural Resources

📋 SJ 20: Joint resolution recognizing the military service of Montanans in World War II Mike Cuffe (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 SB 478: Require higher education institutions to pay medical costs associated with mandated COVID–19 vaccinations Theresa Manzella (R)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 521: Directing DPHHS and OPI to develop a plan to expand mental health education to all schools in the state Chris Pope (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 525: Authorize use of school chaplains in school districts and public charter schools Theresa Manzella (R)📃 Bill text 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 526: Establish the community health aide provider education grant program Jonathan Windy Boy (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 1 MTFP story	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.

👥 Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

📋 SB 517: Revise irrigation district commissioner election laws

Josh Kassmier (R)📃 Bill text

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👥 Senate Finance and Claims

📋 SB 315: Allocate funding for petroleum tank cleanup

John Esp (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note

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Floor Debates

Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.

📋 SB 95: Provide funding for suicide prevention Mike Yakawich (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 185: Constitutional amendment regarding qualified elector to require that only a citizen can vote Theresa Manzella (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House
📋 SB 231: Require department of public health and human services to file attachments to affidavit in child abuse or neglect proceedings Daniel Emrich (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 269: Generally revise laws regarding family and group day-care homes Dennis Lenz (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 300: Providing protections for service dogs and handlers Denley Loge (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 308: Revising workers' compensation insurance laws to remove the limitation on benefits to the state's weekly average wage Derek Harvey (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 310: Revise the trail stewardship grant program Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 317: Prohibit health insurers from performing prior authorization on psychiatric drugs in shortage or discontinued Dennis Lenz (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 336: Revise laws related to short-term rentals Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 345: Revise workers' compensation laws relating to evidentiary standards Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov.

Final Votes

Final votes determine if a bill advances to the next chamber or to the governor.

📋 HB 80: Provide cash lease-only bidding for agriculture leases Randyn Gregg (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 SB 118: Generally revise student data laws to enhance privacy Daniel Zolnikov (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 200: Generally revise cooperative laws Bruce Gillespie (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 204: Sunset or reapprove existing voter approved property tax levies Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text 📰 1 MTFP story	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 265: Revise cryptocurrency laws to create Financial Freedom and Innovation Act Daniel Zolnikov (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 299: Revise laws related to enhancing transparency in education John Fuller (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 329: Require employers to use e-verify for employment eligibility Forrest Mandeville (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 355: Generally revise energy laws Wylie Galt (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 395: Revise legal requirement of standing to maintain a lawsuit Daniel Emrich (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 411: Allow recordings to be treated as wills Daniel Zolnikov (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov.

2025 Capitol Tracker

The lawmakers, bills and votes of the 69th Montana Legislature

Tuesday, Mar 4

March 2025

🏠 House

Committee Hearings

Morning Policy Committees

👥 House Business and Labor

👥 House Judiciary

Afternoon Policy Committees

👥 House Local Government

👥 House Agriculture

Other Committees

👥 House Appropriations

Floor Debates

Final Votes

🏛 Senate

Committee Hearings

Morning Policy Committees

👥 Senate Judiciary

👥 Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs

👥 Senate Legislative Administration

Afternoon Policy Committees

👥 Senate Education and Cultural Resources

👥 Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

Other Committees

👥 Senate Finance and Claims

Floor Debates

Final Votes