Monday, Apr 28

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🏛 Senate

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Official Legislature Calendar

🏠 House

Committee Hearings

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

No House committee hearings scheduled for this date.

Floor Debates

Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.

📋 HB 2: General Appropriations Act Llew Jones (R)📃 Bill text 📰 4 MTFP stories	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Reconcil. ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 4: Appropriations by budget amendment Llew Jones (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Reconcil. ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 5: Long-range building appropriations John Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Reconcil. ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 12: Montana historic preservation grants John Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Reconcil. ✴️Gov.
📋 SJ 28: Interim study resolution on the legislature's ethics processes Pat Flowers (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 SJ 33: Interim study of the prescription drug supply chain Sue Vinton (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 HJ 68: Interim study of the Montana State Fund's Plan 3 workers' compensation insurance Curtis Schomer (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate
📋 HJ 69: Study resolution on impacts of federal funding changes on Dept. of Military Affairs Marc Lee (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate
📋 HJ 70: Study resolution on impacts of federal funding changes on MDT Denise Baum (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate
📋 HJ 72: Interim study of personal data sharing by DOT Bob Carter (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate

Final Votes

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

📋 HB 9: Cultural and aesthetic grants John Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text 📰 2 MTFP stories	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Reconcil. ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 10: Long-range information technology appropriations John Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Reconcil. ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 11: Providing grants and appropriations through the Montana coal endowment program John Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Reconcil. ✴️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 Jonathan Windy Boy (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 SB 45: Create a judicial performance evaluation commission and system Tom McGillvray (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ✴️Gov.
📋 HJ 63: Request interim study on early literacy Linda Reksten (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate
📋 HJ 71: Study resolution of the impact of federal funding changes on DEQ Jill Cohenour (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate
📋 HJ 74: Study resolution analyzing water re-use in the state Bob Carter (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate
📋 HJ 75: Interim study of the Montana state hospital Scott DeMarois (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate
📋 HB 76: Generally revise laws related to the board of behavioral health SJ Howell (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.

🏛 Senate

Committee Hearings

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

No Senate committee hearings scheduled for this date.

Floor Debates

Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.

📋 HJ 23: Interim study on youth court laws James Reavis (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate
📋 HJ 26: Study guardianships and conservatorships Brian Close (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
📋 HJ 30: Study resolution on incentivizing housing density and affordability Julie Darling (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate
📋 HJ 32: Interim study of advanced investigator qualifications for law enforcement Steven Kelly (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate
📋 SJ 40: Interim study on legislative branch procurement and leadership expenditures Pat Flowers (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✴️House
📋 HJ 40: Interim study on transferring fiscal note production from executive branch to legislative branch Katie Sullivan (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate
📋 SJ 43: Study of the criminal justice data warehouse Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✴️House
📋 SJ 45: Interim study to determine a use policy for the executive residence when the governor has an alternate residence Mary Ann Dunwell (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House
📋 HJ 45: Interim study on the impact collateral consequences have on criminal record expungement Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate

Final Votes

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

📋 SJ 39: Study specialty courts Tom McGillvray (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ❌House
📋 SJ 42: Interim study of noxious weed control Forrest Mandeville (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 SJ 48: Interim study of the public health and safety impacts of marijuana legalization Mike Yakawich (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 SJ 49: Interim study of youth and family behavioral health prevention Mike Yakawich (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House
📋 SB 393: Provide funding for enforcement of PL 280 Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Reconcil. ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 432: Revise water laws concerning exceptions to change in appropriation right process Julie Darling (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 SB 532: Revise county zoning to allow accessory dwelling units Forrest Mandeville (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Reconcil. ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 575: Generally revise the proceedings in which a public defender may be assigned Peter Strand (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 680: Generally revise trade and commerce laws Ken Walsh (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 821: Revise vote requirement to enact constitutional amendment by initiative Jodee Etchart (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate

2025 Capitol Tracker

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

Monday, Apr 28

April 2025

🏠 House

Committee Hearings

Floor Debates

Final Votes

🏛 Senate

Committee Hearings

Floor Debates

Final Votes

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Committee Hearings