MTLeg Weekly Debrief: Halftime Report
Of the bills the Frontier Institute is tracking, fourteen have died in the process, while twenty-seven remain alive.
It’s official, we’ve reached the halfway point in Montana’s 2023 Legislative Session. This marks the point in which general bills must pass a final floor vote in either the House or the Senate, or they are considered dead. The exception to this are Revenue bills, study resolutions and constitutional amendments, which have a later date in which they can be transmitted from one chamber to the other.
The following is the current status of key bills we have been tracking:
Bills We Support Still In The Process
HB 152 has not been passed by its first Committee. This bill has a later transmittal deadline. Click here to see our statement in support of HB 152.
SB 112 passed its final reading on the Senate floor in a 34 to 15 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the House. Click here to see our statement in support of SB 112.
SB 245 passed its final reading on the Senate floor in a 40 to 10 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the House. Click here to see our statement in support of SB 245.
SB 323 passed its final reading on the Senate floor in a 47 to 3 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the House. Click here to see our statement in support of SB 323.
SB 382 passed its final reading on the Senate floor in a 44 to 6 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the House. Click here to see our statement in support of SB 382.
SB 397 passed its final reading on the Senate floor in a 44 to 6 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the House. Click here to see our statement in support of SB 397.
Other Key Bills Still In The Process
These are key bills we identified which have been passed by both chambers, transmitted to the 2nd chamber or are revenue bills, which have a later deadline.
HB 21 passed both the House and the Senate. This bill is awaiting a signature from Governor Gianforte.
HB 101 passed its final reading on the House floor in a 95 to 2 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the Senate.
HB 203 passed its final reading on the House floor in a 96 to 1 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the Senate.
HB 313 passed its final reading on the House floor in a 92 to 6 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the Senate.
HB 326 passed its final reading on the House floor in a 66 to 32 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the Senate.
HB 393 passed its first Committee hearing in a 9 to 4 vote. This bill has a later transmittal deadline.
HB 408 passed both the House Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee. This bill has a later transmittal deadline.
HB 409 passed its final reading on the House floor in a 67 to 32 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the Senate.
HB 549 passed its second House floor by a 79 to 21 vote. This bill has a later transmittal deadline. See our in-depth analysis to see how this bill compares with HB 562.
HB 562 passed its second House floor by a 79 to 21 vote. This bill has a later transmittal deadline. See our in-depth analysis to see how this bill compares with HB 549.
HB 777 passed its final reading on the House floor in a 97 to 0 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the Senate.
SB 101 passed its final reading on the Senate floor in a 45 to 5 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the House.
SB 105 passed its final reading on the Senate floor in a 39 to 9 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the House.
SB 178 passed its final reading on the Senate floor in a 36 to 14 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the House.
SB 201 passed its final reading on the Senate floor in a 33 to 14 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the House.
SB 214 passed its final reading on the Senate floor in a 49 to 0 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the House.
SB 313 passed its final reading on the Senate floor in a 26 to 24 vote. This bill is awaiting its first hearing in the House.
Key Bills That Died In The Process
These are the key bills which have failed to meet the deadline for the bill to continue through the legislative process.
HB 191 was tabled in Committee in a 7 to 6 vote.
HB 324 was tabled in Committee on a 11 to 5 vote.
HB 337 was tabled in Committee on a 10 to 2 vote.
HB 464 failed to pass on its second reading on the House floor. The vote was 49 to 51.
HB 553 was tabled in Committee on a 9 to 7 vote.
HB 605 was tabled in Committee on a 19 to 0 vote.
HB 606 was tabled in Committee on a 16 to 0 vote.
HB 772 was tabled in Committee on a 19 to 0 vote.
SB 200 was tabled in Committee on a 10 to 0 vote.
SB 227 was tabled in Committee in a 17 to 2 vote.
SB 287 was indefinitely postponed on its 2nd reading on the Senate floor. The vote was 44 to 6.
SB 302 was indefinitely postponed on its 2nd reading on the Senate floor. The vote was 45 to 5.
SB 390 was tabled in Committee on a 8 to 3 vote. A subsequent attempt to blast the bill from Committee to the Senate floor failed in a 21 to 29 vote.
SB 395 was tabled in Committee on a 10 to 0 vote.
SB 440 was indefinitely postponed on its 2nd reading on the Senate floor. The vote was 38 to 12.