| Thursday, Mar 20
🏠 House
🏛 Senate
🏠 House
Committee Hearings
Bill hearings allow the sponsor to explain a bill and enable public testimony.
Afternoon Policy Committees
👥 House Agriculture
| 📋 SB 78: Revise laws related to marking hides and meat | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 161: Provide for regulation and sale of aquaculture | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
👥 House Local Government
Floor Debates
Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.
| 📋 HB 3: Supplemental Appropriations Bill | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HJ 14: Resolution on Marbury v. Madison | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
| 📋 HB 27: Remove automatic agricultural classification for certain parcels | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 82: Generally revise laws related to crimes against children | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 88: Revise laws related to the publication process of certificate of need letters of intent | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 113: Revise exemptions related to tow truck lien law | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 136: Revise property insurance laws relating to preventative measures to reduce damage | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 144: Change name of mental health advisory council to behavioral health advisory council | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 170: Eliminate termination date of community health aide program | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 172: Revise resort tax eligibility and allow use for workforce housing | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
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Final Votes
Final votes determine if a bill advances to the next chamber or to the governor.
🏛 Senate
Committee Hearings
Bill hearings allow the sponsor to explain a bill and enable public testimony.
Morning Policy Committees
👥 Senate Judiciary
| 📋 HB 135: Create statutes of repose for claims against real estate appraisers | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 247: Eliminate damages for injuries and death arising from dueling | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 278: Require peace officer to check and report immigration status during lawful stop | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 325: Revise covenant laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 365: Revise laws relating to attorney fees and costs based on legislative conduct | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 493: Establish the crime of possession of stolen firearm or ammunition | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 712: Provide for restitution payments to children of certain homicide victims | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
👥 Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
| 📋 HB 150: Generally revise alcohol and gaming laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 238: Revise laws related to physical and mental evaluations for professional licenses | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 454: Revise visit frequency required of supervisory physical therapists | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 516: Move workers' compensation court to judicial branch | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
Other Committees
👥 Senate Finance and Claims
| 📋 HB 15: Implement K-12 Inflation | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 18: Deposit non-levy revenue in school equalization and property tax relief account | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 28: Clarify timelines and opening procedures for public charter schools | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 234: Extend the use of funding for lead-in-schools appropriated in 2023 | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 572: Revise MCE prison industries training program laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
Floor Debates
Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.
| 📋 HB 16: Revise infrastructure loan program and tax credit | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 24: Clarify laws related to kindergarten | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 46: Revise change of attorney laws for public defenders | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 102: Revise laws related to public defenders for clarity | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 109: Revise professional licensing laws to correct errata | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 307: Reallocate Montana marijuana tax revenue | ✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 337: Provide a 5 year prepaid property tax exemption during subdivision development | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
Final Votes
Final votes determine if a bill advances to the next chamber or to the governor.
| 📋 HB 13: State Employee Pay Plan | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 37: Revise property tax information required in preliminary budgets | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 68: Authorize county commissioners to initiate mandamus proceedings | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 144: Revise building code council membership laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 159: Revise rural improvement district laws to include maintenance of existing public improvements | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 191: Revise crime of endangering welfare of child | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 268: Generally revise notification requirements related to the registration of sexual and violent offenders | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 300: Generally revise laws related to discrimination in education | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 318: Generally revise child custody laws | ✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov. |