| Monday, Mar 31
🏠 House
🏛 Senate
🏠 House
Committee Hearings
Bill hearings allow the sponsor to explain a bill and enable public testimony.
Morning Policy Committees
👥 House Business and Labor
| 📋 SB 345: Revise workers' compensation laws relating to evidentiary standards | ✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 853: Revise fees for licensed establishments | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 873: Create a mobile home park emergency relocation account | ❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 893: Revise lottery state finance laws related to property tax relief | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
Afternoon Policy Committees
👥 House Natural Resources
| 📋 HJ 35: Joint resolution urging changes to federal wildfire policy | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
| 📋 SB 77: Require conservation districts to comply with state procurement laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 178: Provide for temporary lease of water rights | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 886: Provide for water division court, judges | ❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 923: Revise categorical exclusions from nondegradation authorization | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 935: Limits to Fox Hills-Hell Creek aquifer withdrawals | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
👥 House Education
| 📋 HJ 36: Resolution in support of instruction in reading and writing in cursive | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate |
| 📋 SB 118: Generally revise student data laws to enhance privacy | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 350: Revise participation in extracurricular activities | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 369: Strengthen suicide prevention efforts in schools | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 869: Provide for the sudden cardiac arrest prevention in youth sports | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 922: Generally revise education tax credit laws | ❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
👥 House Transportation
| 📋 HB 933: Establish the Montana railroad crossing clarity act | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 940: Prohibit overnight camping on state highway right-of-way | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
👥 House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
| 📋 HB 877: Establish the Montana data center development act | ❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 911: Revise the meaning of the term "public utility" | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 939: Revise laws relating to wind turbine generators | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
Other Committees
👥 House Appropriations
| 📋 SB 56: Supplemental employer contribution for PERS, HPORS, SRS, GWPORS | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 165: Revise business laws relating to snowmobile rental and trail maintenance | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 551: Eliminate reduced-price copayments for school lunch and breakfast | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 832: Establish PTSD nonmedication therapy training grant program | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 880: Establish a stabilization fund for medicaid | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ❌Gov. |
| 📋 HB 913: Authorize transfers and other necessary measures to implement HB2 Section D | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 918: Authorize transfers and other necessary measures to implement HB 2-Section B | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 919: Authorize transfers and other necessary measure to implement HB 2 section A | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 936: Authorize transfers and other necessary measures to implement HB 2-Section B | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
👥 House Taxation
| 📋 HB 868: Revise taxation of net long-term capital gains | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
Floor Debates
Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.
| 📋 SB 10: Extending onsite inspection timelines during state of emergency | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 175: Allowing for streamlined public hearing notice process when revising zoning | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 201: Require disclosure of paid signature gatherers for initiatives | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 208: Revise definition of "dependent child" in highway patrol, police, and firefighter retirement systems | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 220: Provide for a child tax credit | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 241: Revise alcohol laws relating to transfer of a license | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 289: Provide county notification for certain property tax adjustments | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 302: Provide informal review of property tax disputes at MTAB | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 306: Prohibit sale of tax deed to foreign entity | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 310: Revise the trail stewardship grant program | ✅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.
| 📋 HJ 10: Resolution on sports laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
| 📋 SB 12: Eliminate board of county printing and transfer duties to Dept of Administration | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 37: Clarify calculations for significant enrollment increases | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 104: Expanding access to low-cost capital to certain eligible projects and entities | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 105: Generally revise election laws related to electioneering at polling locations | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 162: Generally revise criminal justice oversight council laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 198: Generally revise professional occupation laws related to private security | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 233: Adopting the interstate massage compact | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 236: Allow longevity payments for county detention officers | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 242: Revise election laws related to ballot form and uniformity | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
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🏛 Senate
Committee Hearings
Bill hearings allow the sponsor to explain a bill and enable public testimony.
Afternoon Policy Committees
👥 Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety
👥 Senate Highways and Transportation
| 📋 HB 641: Repeal Lewis and Clark bicentennial plate program | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
Other Committees
👥 Senate Taxation
| 📋 SB 540: Revise taxation of class 17 property | ✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov. |
Floor Debates
Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.
| 📋 SJ 13: Study resolution for emergency medical services | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House |
| 📋 SJ 17: Resolution requesting an interim study on hunter satisfaction | ✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House |
| 📋 SJ 19: Joint resolution to study public transportation | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House |
| 📋 HB 67: Generally revise laws related to the administration of TRS | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 101: Revise laws related to squatting | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 124: Revise electronic license privacy law | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 128: Protect volunteer emergency service providers from termination | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 203: Revise income tax brackets to lower income taxes | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 218: Revising the practice of optometry to include certain laser procedures and in-office surgical procedures | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 227: Establish a contingent litigation fund for occupational licensing boards and programs | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
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Final Votes
Final votes determine if a bill advances to the next chamber or to the governor.
| 📋 SB 11: Revise local government ballot issue laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 124: Revise electronic license privacy law | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 158: Revising working retiree provisions under TRS | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 174: Revise laws related to drug assault crimes | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 176: Require unlimited wolf hunting quota when population is at or above 450 wolves | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 186: Increase size of parole board | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 198: Revise laws that prohibit contracts that restrict practice of health care providers | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 206: Revise electrical contractors presentation of license 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 241: Adopt the psychology interjurisdictional compact | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
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