Tuesday, Mar 4

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Official Legislature Calendar

🏠 House

Committee Hearings

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

No House committee hearings scheduled for this date.

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 ⚪️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 ✅Reconcil. ✴️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.

No Senate committee hearings scheduled for this date.

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 ⚪️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 ⚪️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 ⚪️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 ⚪️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

Floor Debates

Final Votes

🏛 Senate

Committee Hearings

Floor Debates

Final Votes

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