| Monday, Apr 28
🏠 House
🏛 Senate
🏠 House
Committee Hearings
Bill hearings allow the sponsor to explain a bill and enable public testimony.
Afternoon Policy Committees
👥 House Human Services
| 📋 SJ 30: Study the child abuse and neglect registry | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House |
| 📋 SJ 31: Interim study of mandatory reporting | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House |
| 📋 SJ 32: Study citizen's review board law for child protective service cases | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House |
| 📋 SJ 34: Interim study of child care | ✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House |
| 📋 SJ 36: Study dependent neglect standards for prosecutors | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House |
| 📋 SJ 37: Interim survey of behavioral health services in Montana | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House |
Floor Debates
Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.
| 📋 HB 2: General Appropriations Act | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 4: Appropriations by budget amendment | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 5: Long-range building appropriations | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov. |
| 📋 HB 12: Montana historic preservation grants | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SJ 28: Interim study resolution on the legislature's ethics processes | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House |
| 📋 SJ 33: Interim study of the prescription drug supply chain | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House |
| 📋 HJ 68: Interim study of the Montana State Fund's Plan 3 workers' compensation insurance | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
| 📋 HJ 69: Study resolution on impacts of federal funding changes on Dept. of Military Affairs | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
| 📋 HJ 70: Study resolution on impacts of federal funding changes on MDT | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
| 📋 HJ 72: Interim study of personal data sharing by DOT | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
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Final Votes
Final votes determine if a bill advances to the next chamber or to the governor.
| 📋 HB 9: Cultural and aesthetic grants | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 10: Long-range information technology appropriations | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 11: Providing grants and appropriations through the Montana coal endowment program | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SJ 29: Interim study resolution on coordinating efforts between OPI and DPHHS in addressing the impacts on children of prenatal exposure to meth and fentanyl | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House |
| 📋 SB 45: Create a judicial performance evaluation commission and system | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HJ 63: Request interim study on early literacy | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
| 📋 HJ 71: Study resolution of the impact of federal funding changes on DEQ | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
| 📋 HJ 74: Study resolution analyzing water re-use in the state | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
| 📋 HJ 75: Interim study of the Montana state hospital | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
| 📋 HB 76: Generally revise laws related to the board of behavioral health | ✅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
| 📋 HJ 65: Request interim study of DUI | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
👥 Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
| 📋 HJ 60: Interim study on the effects and regulation of kratom | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
| 📋 HJ 61: Interim study on the property insurance market in Montana | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
Afternoon Policy Committees
👥 Senate Natural Resources
| 📋 HJ 44: Interim study of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and water quality | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
| 📋 HJ 62: Study resolution on wildfire safety | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
| 📋 HJ 71: Study resolution of the impact of federal funding changes on DEQ | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
| 📋 HJ 74: Study resolution analyzing water re-use in the state | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
👥 Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety
| 📋 HJ 43: Study resolution on coordinated homeless services | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
| 📋 HJ 66: Study resolution on impact of federal funding changes on DPHHS | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate |
👥 Senate Education and Cultural Resources
| 📋 HJ 51: Request interim study on special education | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
| 📋 HJ 58: Request interim study on increasing impact of school counselors | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
| 📋 HJ 59: Request interim study on media literacy | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
| 📋 HJ 63: Request interim study on early literacy | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
👥 Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
| 📋 HJ 52: Interim study on the Montana cattle industry | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
👥 Senate Local Government
| 📋 HJ 47: Study resolution on local government entity cooperation | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
| 📋 HJ 50: Interim study of uniform common interest ownership laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate |
👥 Senate Highways and Transportation
| 📋 HJ 49: Interim study of U.S. Route 212 | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate |
Floor Debates
Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.
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Final Votes
Final votes determine if a bill advances to the next chamber or to the governor.
| 📋 SJ 39: Study specialty courts | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House |
| 📋 SJ 42: Interim study of noxious weed control | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House |
| 📋 SJ 48: Interim study of the public health and safety impacts of marijuana legalization | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House |
| 📋 SJ 49: Interim study of youth and family behavioral health prevention | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House |
| 📋 SB 393: Provide funding for enforcement of PL 280 | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 432: Revise water laws concerning exceptions to change in appropriation right process | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 532: Revise county zoning to allow accessory dwelling units | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 575: Generally revise the proceedings in which a public defender may be assigned | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 680: Generally revise trade and commerce laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 821: Revise vote requirement to enact constitutional amendment by initiative | ✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate |
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