Tuesday, Mar 25

🏠 House

8Hearings

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18FloorDebates

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11FloorVotes

🏛 Senate

16Hearings

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11FloorDebates

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5FloorVotes

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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

📋 HB 502: Establish board of facility health care professionals Greg Oblander (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 832: Establish PTSD nonmedication therapy training grant program Jerry Schillinger (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.

Afternoon Policy Committees

👥 House Human Services

📋 SB 466: Establish factors when determining best interest of child

Dennis Lenz (R)📃 Bill text

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👥 House Fish, Wildlife and Parks

📋 SB 165: Revise business laws relating to snowmobile rental and trail maintenance Barry Usher (R)📃 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.

Other Committees

👥 House Appropriations

📋 HB 372: Revise license fees used for funding of upland game bird enhancement program

Tom France (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note

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Floor Debates

Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.

📋 SB 9: Allow agency cash deposits biweekly Wendy McKamey (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 11: Revise local government ballot issue laws Forrest Mandeville (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 29: Allow electronic submission of bonds for state construction projects John Esp (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 33: State buildings subject to state building code review Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 58: Revise vote count procedures Mike Cuffe (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 60: Revise insurance premium taxes for certain captive insurers Mark Noland (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 78: Revise laws related to marking hides and meat Josh Kassmier (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 104: Expanding access to low-cost capital to certain eligible projects and entities Gayle Lammers (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 132: Generally revise minor in possession laws Tom McGillvray (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 156: Generally revise evidentiary burdens related to child abuse and neglect cases Daniel Emrich (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov.

Final Votes

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

📋 SJ 3: Provide for a joint resolution on CDLs Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 SB 7: Repeal of retirement criteria change for HPORS and SRS Wendy McKamey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 🏛 Legal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ❌Gov.
📋 SJ 9: Joint resolution on the economic dangers of federal debt and deficits Tom McGillvray (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 HJ 12: Resolution regarding electric vehicles Randyn Gregg (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate
📋 HB 20: Require voted levies to be in dollars rather than mills Larry Brewster (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 SB 110: Revise laws relating to amusement rides and safety Wendy McKamey (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 206: Generally revise laws related to child abuse and neglect proceedings and investigations Dennis Lenz (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 256: Generally revise child abuse and neglect laws Dennis Lenz (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 HB 275: Provide for a driving privilege card Ed Stafman (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 309: Eliminate the Scenic-Historic Byways Advisory Council Becky Beard (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.

🏛 Senate

Committee Hearings

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

Morning Policy Committees

👥 Senate Judiciary

📋 HB 186: Increase size of parole board Amy Regier (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 292: Establish the uniform public expression protection act Tom Millett (R)📃 Bill text 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 344: Revise criminal laws. Braxton Mitchell (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 415: Revise laws on a judge's ability to provide bail to certain defendants Amy Regier (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.

Other Committees

👥 Senate Finance and Claims

📋 SB 74: Generally revise marijuana laws Josh Kassmier (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 HB 210: Revise laws relating to unemployment insurance program collection rates and uses Steve Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 SB 337: Provide a 5 year prepaid property tax exemption during subdivision development Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 HB 560: Establish the Montana hunters and anglers community fund Tom France (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.

Floor Debates

Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.

📋 SB 23: Increase thresholds for railroad accident reporting requirements Daniel Zolnikov (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 64: Clarifying calculation of legislator compensation and expenses during the interim Pat Flowers (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 HB 92: Generally revise laws related to alcohol regulation Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 108: Eliminate reference to personal property farm manual for property tax purposes Eric Tilleman (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 SB 113: Revise exemptions related to tow truck lien law Mike Yakawich (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 HB 150: Generally revise alcohol and gaming laws Steve Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 164: Revise the uniform unclaimed property act Ken Walsh (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 165: Notaries not required for vehicle title transfer Ken Walsh (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 235: Provide for voluntary cancellation and suspension of vehicle registration Neil Duram (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 SB 237: Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates Dave Fern (D)📃 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 53: Revise law allowing for troop labor to execute projects George Nikolakakos (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 77: Generally revise laws related to child abuse and neglect investigations by the department of public health and human services SJ Howell (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 88: Allow for automatic return of certain unclaimed property Marta Bertoglio (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 91: Allow taxpayers to elect to receive electronic correspondence from the department of revenue Mark Thane (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 120: Revise commercial property assessed clean energy laws Julie Darling (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.

2025 Capitol Tracker

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

Tuesday, Mar 25

March 2025

🏠 House

Committee Hearings

Morning Policy Committees

👥 House Business and Labor

Afternoon Policy Committees

👥 House Human Services

👥 House Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Other Committees

👥 House Appropriations

Floor Debates

Final Votes

🏛 Senate

Committee Hearings

Morning Policy Committees

👥 Senate Judiciary

Other Committees

👥 Senate Finance and Claims

Floor Debates

Final Votes