| Tuesday, Apr 15
🏠 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 555: Generally revise gambling laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
👥 House State Administration
Afternoon Policy Committees
👥 House Agriculture
👥 House Local Government
| 📋 HJ 47: Study resolution on local government entity cooperation | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
| 📋 SB 260: Provide for alteration of service district boundaries | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 532: Revise county zoning to allow accessory dwelling units | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
Other Committees
👥 House Appropriations
| 📋 SB 95: Provide funding for suicide prevention | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 409: Generally revise laws related to the department of commerce | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
Floor Debates
Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.
| 📋 HJ 23: Interim study on youth court laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
| 📋 HJ 30: Study resolution on incentivizing housing density and affordability | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
| 📋 HB 45: Generally revising telecommunications regulation laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HJ 46: Study resolution on data centers | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate |
| 📋 HB 62: Generally revise laws related to the administration of MPERA | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 70: Study of wildland firefighting | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
| 📋 SB 74: Generally revise marijuana laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 103: Revise fee for issuing an execution or order of sale on foreclosure of lien | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 117: Revise government entity limitations on property tax increases | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 237: Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates | ✅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.
| 📋 SB 2: Revise treatment of tax increment upon expiration of tax increment financing provision | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ❌Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 46: Increase registration fee for underground petroleum tanks | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 53: Revise income tax laws to provide conforming changes for prior legislation | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 57: Revise county canvassing processes | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 266: Establish education inflation reconciliation process | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 270: Revise remedies to MEPA | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 285: Generally revise Montana environmental policy act | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 292: Establish the uniform public expression protection act | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 301: Generally revise utility lines and facilities laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 311: Require the refund of rental application fees | ❌1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ⚪️Gov. |
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🏛 Senate
Committee Hearings
Bill hearings allow the sponsor to explain a bill and enable public testimony.
Morning Policy Committees
👥 Senate Judiciary
👥 Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
| 📋 HJ 33: Resolution to urge U.S. Congress to take action relating to mortgage trigger leads | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
| 📋 SR 106: Confirm governor's appointees for board of personnel appeals | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate |
| 📋 HB 853: Revise fees for licensed establishments | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 898: Generally revise laws related to LLC operating agreements | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 947: Revise insurance laws relating to continuous glucose monitors and supplies | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Gov. |
Afternoon Policy Committees
👥 Senate Fish and Game
| 📋 SR 84: Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of fish, wildlife, and parks | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate |
| 📋 HB 897: Generally revise laws related to shed hunting on wildlife management areas | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 899: Establish Montana state shooting center task force | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 907: Generally revise fish and game laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 932: Generally revise conservation financing laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
👥 Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
👥 Senate Education and Cultural Resources
| 📋 HB 168: Provide state funding for preschool children with disabilities | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 339: Fund 6th graders in middle school at high school ANB rates along with 7th and 8th graders | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 340: Establish Montana's BEST program to bolster educator support and training | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 361: Provide funding to school districts for English language learners | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 462: Encourage academic excellence through high-quality instructional materials | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ❌Gov. |
| 📋 HB 515: Generally revise laws relating to school facilities consolidating two existing state special revenue accounts | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 551: Eliminate reduced-price copayments for school lunch and breakfast | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 846: Revise property taxation for certain local government subdivisions | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
Floor Debates
Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.
| 📋 HB 117: Establish criminal justice data warehouse priorities | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 137: Revise securities laws relating to fees paid by certain licensees | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 147: Revise laws related to covenants to provide definition of enforcement action | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 243: Amend zoning regulations to allow taller buildings | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 252: Create the student and teacher advancement for results and success act (STARS) | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 395: Generally revise voting laws related to individuals of unsound mind | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 416: Require homeowners' associations to seek permission for entry on real property | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 578: Generally revise laws related to restitution | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 587: Revise mine reclamation laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 665: Preclude non-profit officers from personal liability for unpaid tax withholding | ✅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 39: Generally revise attorney fee awards | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 40: Revise public water supply fee accounts | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 55: Revising public utility resource planning laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 56: Establish ambulance provider assessment fee program | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 85: Reinstating former employer contributions for JRS, HPORS, SRS, GWPORS | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 106: Revising laws related to the use of manned and unmanned aircraft while hunting | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 121: Revise the land use and planning act | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 133: Revise impact fee laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 182: Provide grant funding for senior citizen centers | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ❌Gov. |
| 📋 SB 183: Requiring outfitter endorsement for guide licensure | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
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