Wednesday, Apr 16

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36FloorDebates

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22FloorVotes

🏛 Senate

27Hearings

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35FloorDebates

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9FloorVotes

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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 Rules

📋 SJ 1: Senate joint rules resolution

Tom McGillvray (R)📃 Bill text

✅1st Cmte.

✅Senate

✅House

Afternoon Policy Committees

👥 House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations

📋 SJ 21: Interim study on interstate power grid development Daniel Zolnikov (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 SJ 26: Joint resolution regarding the purchase and sale of stocks by members of congress Kenneth Bogner (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 HJ 54: Interim study on waste-to-energy Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate
📋 HJ 57: Study resolution examining the effects of public safety communications on extreme weather responses Shane Klakken (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate

👥 House Natural Resources

📋 HJ 62: Study resolution on wildfire safety

Becky Edwards (D)📃 Bill text

✅1st Cmte.

✅House

✅Senate

👥 House Education

📋 HJ 51: Request interim study on special education Melissa Romano (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate
📋 HJ 53: Request an interim study on school safety Brad Barker (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate
📋 HJ 58: Request interim study on increasing impact of school counselors Jamie Isaly (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate
📋 HJ 59: Request interim study on media literacy Peter Strand (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate

Other Committees

👥 House Appropriations

📋 SB 74: Generally revise marijuana laws

Josh Kassmier (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note

✅1st Cmte.

✅Senate

✅House

✅Gov.

👥 House Taxation

📋 SB 203: Revise income tax brackets to lower income taxes Mike Yakawich (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 2 MTFP stories	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 321: Provide tax credits for children and child care Josh Kassmier (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 4 MTFP stories	✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 546: Provide income based tax credit Dave Fern (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 1 MTFP story	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 550: Revise taxation of of certain telecommunications property Dave Fern (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.

Floor Debates

Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.

📋 HB 6: Renewable resource grants John Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 7: Reclamation and development grants John Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 SJ 11: Interim study on farmer's markets and food systems Bruce Gillespie (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 HJ 26: Study guardianships and conservatorships Brian Close (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate
📋 HJ 27: Interim study on laws regarding morticians and funeral services Denise Baum (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate
📋 HJ 28: Interim study to identify and improve access to federal grant opportunities for the state of Montana, tribal governments, and local government entities Luke Muszkiewicz (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate
📋 HB 31: Revise wind and solar facility decommissioning Neil Duram (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 84: Revise liability, training for prescribed fires Steve Gist (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 153: Revise laws related to the school funding interim commission. David Bedey (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 202: Generally revise laws related to the unlawful use of aircraft for hunting Courtenay Sprunger (R)📃 Bill text 🚫 Veto memo	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ❌Gov.

Final Votes

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

📋 HJ 23: Interim study on youth court laws James Reavis (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate
📋 HJ 30: Study resolution on incentivizing housing density and affordability Julie Darling (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate
📋 HB 45: Generally revising telecommunications regulation laws Katie Zolnikov (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HJ 46: Study resolution on data centers Tom Millett (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate
📋 HB 62: Generally revise laws related to the administration of MPERA Julie Darling (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 70: Study of wildland firefighting Steve Gist (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate
📋 SB 103: Revise fee for issuing an execution or order of sale on foreclosure of lien Russ Tempel (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 117: Revise government entity limitations on property tax increases Daniel Zolnikov (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅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.
📋 SB 238: Allow hunters to donate funds for archery equipment for disabled bowhunters Janet Ellis (D)📃 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 Business, Labor and Economic Affairs

📋 SJ 33: Interim study of the prescription drug supply chain Sue Vinton (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 HB 584: Revising laws related to dental anesthesia inspections Ed Buttrey (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.
📋 HB 850: Provide licensing and regulation of community health workers Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 🚫 Veto memo 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ❌Gov.
📋 HB 872: Revise licensing laws Steve Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 882: Generally revise alcohol laws Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.

Afternoon Policy Committees

👥 Senate State Administration

📋 SR 47: Confirm governor's appointees for public employees' retirement board Theresa Manzella (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate
📋 SR 105: Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of administration Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate
📋 HB 627: Revise reporting requirements related to public contracts Bill Mercer (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 692: Generally revise the SMART Act Bill Mercer (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.

👥 Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety

📋 SJ 30: Study the child abuse and neglect registry Dennis Lenz (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House
📋 SJ 31: Interim study of mandatory reporting Dennis Lenz (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House
📋 SJ 32: Study citizen's review board law for child protective service cases Dennis Lenz (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House
📋 SJ 34: Interim study of child care Dennis Lenz (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House
📋 SJ 36: Study dependent neglect standards for prosecutors Dennis Lenz (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 SJ 37: Interim survey of behavioral health services in Montana Dennis Lenz (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 SJ 41: Interim study of home-based and family child care providers Dennis Lenz (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House
📋 HB 456: Provide best beginnings scholarships to child care workers Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 🚫 Veto memo 📰 4 MTFP stories	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ❌Gov.
📋 HB 881: Revise medicaid buy-in program to include children with disabilities Mary Caferro (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 🚫 Veto memo 📰 2 MTFP stories	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ❌Gov.
📋 HB 953: Revise medicaid laws related to direct primary care Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.

👥 Senate Highways and Transportation

📋 HB 940: Prohibit overnight camping on state highway right-of-way

Anthony Nicastro (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note

✅1st Cmte.

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✅Senate

✅Gov.

Floor Debates

Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.

📋 HJ 6: Joint resolution recognizing the 250th birthday of the United States of America Caleb Hinkle (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate
📋 SB 19: Revise sentencing laws related to theft Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SR 23: Confirm governor's appointee for the judicial standards commission Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate
📋 SR 29: Confirm governor's appointee for board of crime control Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate
📋 SB 40: Revise supreme court public records laws by opening deliberations and files to the public Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 🚫 Veto memo	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ❌Gov.
📋 SR 42: Confirm governor's appointee for workers' compensation judge Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate
📋 SB 69: Revise county attorney reporting requirements for child sexual abuse Gayle Lammers (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SB 77: Require conservation districts to comply with state procurement laws Gayle Lammers (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov.
📋 SR 93: Confirm governor's appointees for the board of crime control Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate
📋 SR 104: Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of public health and human services Dennis Lenz (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate

Final Votes

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

📋 HB 137: Revise securities laws relating to fees paid by certain licensees Steve Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 147: Revise laws related to covenants to provide definition of enforcement action Jedediah Hinkle (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 416: Require homeowners' associations to seek permission for entry on real property Jedediah Hinkle (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 578: Generally revise laws related to restitution Bill Mercer (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 587: Revise mine reclamation laws Gary Parry (R)📃 Bill text 📰 2 MTFP stories	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 665: Preclude non-profit officers from personal liability for unpaid tax withholding Bill Mercer (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 672: Generally revise Montana department of transportation’s utility relocation process Courtenay Sprunger (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 679: Generally revised use of public equipment Morgan Thiel (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 808: Creating the Montana brownfields program Paul Tuss (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.

2025 Capitol Tracker

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

Wednesday, Apr 16

April 2025

🏠 House

Committee Hearings

Morning Policy Committees

👥 House Rules

Afternoon Policy Committees

👥 House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations

👥 House Natural Resources

👥 House Education

Other Committees

👥 House Appropriations

👥 House Taxation

Floor Debates

Final Votes

🏛 Senate

Committee Hearings

Morning Policy Committees

👥 Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs

Afternoon Policy Committees

👥 Senate State Administration

👥 Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety

👥 Senate Highways and Transportation

Floor Debates

Final Votes

Other Events

Committee Hearings