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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 28, 2025 MT HB 231 Establishes State Homestead Tax Rates Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 29)
April 24, 2025 MT SB 542 Amends State Property Tax Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 26)
April 22, 2025 MT HB 267 Increases Criminal Penalties for DUIs that Result in Death Concurrence Vote Passed - House (95 - 3)
April 11, 2025 MT SB 437 Amends and Defines Sex as Binary in Montana State Law Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 44)
April 11, 2025 MT SB 508 Amends Drunk Driving Laws to Include Any Detectable Traces of THC for Individuals Under the Age of 21 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 37)
March 24, 2025 MT HB 379 Amends and Combines 2 Existing Tools to Facilitate the Sale of State Trust Lands to Developers Bill Failed - House (42 - 55)
March 7, 2025 MT HB 676 Requires the Land Board to Sell Isolated Sections of State Land to Lessees Who Own Adjacent Property Bill Passed - House (56 - 43)
Feb. 24, 2025 MT HB 442 Repeals the Mandate to Automatically Report Medical Malpractice Cases and Insurance Payouts to the State Licensure Board Bill Passed - House (97 - 2)
Feb. 22, 2025 MT HB 252 Appropriates $100 Million to Raise Starting Teacher Pay Bill Passed - House (88 - 9)
Feb. 21, 2025 MT HB 400 Prohibits Discipline Against Students who Refuse to Use Peers' Preferred Names or Pronouns Bill Passed - House (56 - 42)
Feb. 18, 2025 MT HB 291 Amends State Air Quality Standards Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
Feb. 17, 2025 MT HB 245 Expands State Medicaid Programs Bill Passed - House (63 - 37)
Feb. 13, 2025 MT HB 285 Amends the Montana Environmental Policy Act Bill Passed - House (57 - 42)
Feb. 6, 2025 MT HB 300 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (57 - 42)
Jan. 28, 2025 MT HB 195 Increases the Non-Economic Damages Cap to $500,000 by 2029 Bill Passed - House (95 - 4)
Jan. 16, 2025 MT HB 121 Requires Individuals to Use Facilities that Correspond with Their Biological Sex at Birth Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
May 2, 2023 MT HB 819 Establishes the Montana Community Reinvestment Act to Fund Workforce Housing Conference Report Adopted - House (58 - 38)
May 2, 2023 MT HB 828 Authorizes Additional Financial Support for Montana Ambulance Providers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 15)
April 28, 2023 MT HB 676 Amends and Outlines Fundamental Parental Rights Regarding Student Records Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 32)
April 28, 2023 MT SB 518 Increases Parental Rights and Involvement in School Curriculum Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 41)
April 26, 2023 MT HB 889 Expands Legal Protections for Mobile Home Park Tenants Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 31)
April 26, 2023 MT SB 442 Authorizes Counties to Use of 20% of Cannabis Revenues for Construction and Repair of Rural Roads Bill Passed - House (82 - 17)
April 18, 2023 MT SB 397 Amends Laws Related to Privacy and Facial Recognition Technology Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 16)
April 14, 2023 MT HB 450 Authorizes Students Right to Physical Self Defense in School Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 31)
April 13, 2023 MT SB 323 Authorizes for Duplex, Triplex, and Fourplex Housing in City Zoning Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 26)
April 13, 2023 MT SB 301 Amends Property Laws Related to Lakeshore Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 35)
April 13, 2023 MT SB 499 Expands the State's Adverse Possession Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 37)
Feb. 14, 2023 MT HB 29 Requires State to Transfer Patients out of MSH Based on Primary Diagnosis Bill Passed - House (91 - 6)
Jan. 25, 2023 MT HB 60 Establishes Electric Vehicle Registration Fees Bill Passed - House (92 - 8)
April 27, 2021 MT HB 701 Amends Marijuana Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 32)
April 12, 2021 MT SB 283 Specifies Response to Guns in Schools Bill Passed - House (87 - 13)
April 1, 2021 MT HB 632 Appropriates Funds as Part of COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed - House (83 - 14)
March 1, 2021 MT HB 121 Repeals the Ability for Health Boards to Implement Rules Surrounding Covid-19 Bill Passed - House (68 - 31)
Feb. 27, 2021 MT HB 334 Expands Which Healthcare Providers Can Grant COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions Bill Passed - House (65 - 34)
Feb. 5, 2021 MT HB 229 Prohibits Insurance Policies from Covering Abortion Services with Few Exceptions Bill Passed - House (70 - 28)
Feb. 4, 2021 MT HB 195 Restructures Property Insurance Claims Bill Passed - House (73 - 24)
Feb. 1, 2021 MT HB 137 Restructures Vaping and Nicotine Product Laws Bill Passed - House (62 - 37)
Jan. 27, 2021 MT HB 112 Requires Student Athletes to Participate Under Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
Jan. 27, 2021 MT HB 112 Requires Student Athletes to Participate Under Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
Jan. 26, 2021 MT HB 113 Prohibits Medical Providers from Prescribing Certain Treatments for Youth with Gender Dysphoria Bill Failed - House (49 - 51)
April 18, 2019 MT HB 658 Amends State Medicaid Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 35)
April 8, 2019 MT SB 171 Requires Paid Firefighters be Tobacco-Free Bill Passed - House (83 - 14)
March 30, 2019 MT HB 763 Amends Corrections Law and Establishes Requirements for Solitary Confinement Bill Passed - House (86 - 12)
March 28, 2019 MT HB 327 Amends Definitions for Ground Beef and Hamburger Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 21)
April 25, 2017 MT SB 366 Establishes Real-ID Compliance Bill Passed - House (83 - 17)
April 22, 2017 MT HB 473 Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 43)
April 11, 2017 MT SB 299 Requires Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals Bill Passed - House (65 - 65)
March 29, 2017 MT HB 473 Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels Bill Passed - House (54 - 46)
April 20, 2015 MT SB 411 Requires the Closure of the Montana Developmental Center Bill Passed - House (60 - 40)
March 25, 2015 MT HB 245 Authorizes the Sale of Raw Milk Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
March 11, 2015 MT HB 297 Prohibits Texting While Driving Bill Passed - House (53 - 46)
April 17, 2013 MT SB 175 Increases Public Education Funding Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
April 17, 2013 MT SB 143 Amends Bison Management Laws Bill Failed - House (50 - 50)
April 17, 2013 MT SB 143 Amends Bison Management Laws Bill Failed - House (50 - 50)
Feb. 28, 2013 MT HB 505 Prohibits Physician-Assisted Suicide Bill Passed - House (51 - 46)
Feb. 12, 2013 MT HB 315 Establishes Public Charter Schools Bill Failed - House (49 - 50)
April 26, 2011 MT SB 125 Prohibits State from Requiring Individuals to Purchase Health Insurance Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 32)
Feb. 8, 2011 MT HB 30 Health Care Sharing Ministries Bill Passed - House (68 - 32)
Feb. 7, 2011 MT HB 198 Eminent Domain Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
Feb. 7, 2011 MT HB 198 Eminent Domain Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
Feb. 24, 2009 MT HB 531 Red Light Camera Prohibition Bill Passed - House (65 - 35)
Feb. 3, 2009 MT HB 157 Children's Health Insurance Program Appropriations and Amendments Bill Passed - House (60 - 40)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/28 HB 231 Establishes State Homestead Tax Rates Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 29)
4/24 SB 542 Amends State Property Tax Rates Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 26)
4/22 HB 267 Increases Criminal Penalties for DUIs that Result in Death Concurrence Vote Passed - House (95 - 3)
4/11 SB 437 Amends and Defines Sex as Binary in Montana State Law Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 44)
4/11 SB 508 Amends Drunk Driving Laws to Include Any Detectable Traces of THC for Individuals Under the Age of 21 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 37)
3/24 HB 379 Amends and Combines 2 Existing Tools to Facilitate the Sale of State Trust Lands to Developers Bill Failed - House (42 - 55)
3/07 HB 676 Requires the Land Board to Sell Isolated Sections of State Land to Lessees Who Own Adjacent Property Bill Passed - House (56 - 43)
2/24 HB 442 Repeals the Mandate to Automatically Report Medical Malpractice Cases and Insurance Payouts to the State Licensure Board Bill Passed - House (97 - 2)
2/22 HB 252 Appropriates $100 Million to Raise Starting Teacher Pay Bill Passed - House (88 - 9)
2/21 HB 400 Prohibits Discipline Against Students who Refuse to Use Peers' Preferred Names or Pronouns Bill Passed - House (56 - 42)
2/18 HB 291 Amends State Air Quality Standards Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
2/17 HB 245 Expands State Medicaid Programs Bill Passed - House (63 - 37)
2/13 HB 285 Amends the Montana Environmental Policy Act Bill Passed - House (57 - 42)
2/06 HB 300 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (57 - 42)
1/28 HB 195 Increases the Non-Economic Damages Cap to $500,000 by 2029 Bill Passed - House (95 - 4)
1/16 HB 121 Requires Individuals to Use Facilities that Correspond with Their Biological Sex at Birth Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
5/02 HB 819 Establishes the Montana Community Reinvestment Act to Fund Workforce Housing Conference Report Adopted - House (58 - 38)
5/02 HB 828 Authorizes Additional Financial Support for Montana Ambulance Providers Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 15)
4/28 HB 676 Amends and Outlines Fundamental Parental Rights Regarding Student Records Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 32)
4/28 SB 518 Increases Parental Rights and Involvement in School Curriculum Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 41)
4/26 HB 889 Expands Legal Protections for Mobile Home Park Tenants Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 31)
4/26 SB 442 Authorizes Counties to Use of 20% of Cannabis Revenues for Construction and Repair of Rural Roads Bill Passed - House (82 - 17)
4/18 SB 397 Amends Laws Related to Privacy and Facial Recognition Technology Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 16)
4/14 HB 450 Authorizes Students Right to Physical Self Defense in School Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 31)
4/13 SB 323 Authorizes for Duplex, Triplex, and Fourplex Housing in City Zoning Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 26)
4/13 SB 301 Amends Property Laws Related to Lakeshore Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 35)
4/13 SB 499 Expands the State's Adverse Possession Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 37)
2/14 HB 29 Requires State to Transfer Patients out of MSH Based on Primary Diagnosis Bill Passed - House (91 - 6)
1/25 HB 60 Establishes Electric Vehicle Registration Fees Bill Passed - House (92 - 8)
4/27 HB 701 Amends Marijuana Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 32)
4/12 SB 283 Specifies Response to Guns in Schools Bill Passed - House (87 - 13)
4/01 HB 632 Appropriates Funds as Part of COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed - House (83 - 14)
3/01 HB 121 Repeals the Ability for Health Boards to Implement Rules Surrounding Covid-19 Bill Passed - House (68 - 31)
2/27 HB 334 Expands Which Healthcare Providers Can Grant COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions Bill Passed - House (65 - 34)
2/05 HB 229 Prohibits Insurance Policies from Covering Abortion Services with Few Exceptions Bill Passed - House (70 - 28)
2/04 HB 195 Restructures Property Insurance Claims Bill Passed - House (73 - 24)
2/01 HB 137 Restructures Vaping and Nicotine Product Laws Bill Passed - House (62 - 37)
1/27 HB 112 Requires Student Athletes to Participate Under Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
1/27 HB 112 Requires Student Athletes to Participate Under Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
1/26 HB 113 Prohibits Medical Providers from Prescribing Certain Treatments for Youth with Gender Dysphoria Bill Failed - House (49 - 51)
4/18 HB 658 Amends State Medicaid Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 35)
4/08 SB 171 Requires Paid Firefighters be Tobacco-Free Bill Passed - House (83 - 14)
3/30 HB 763 Amends Corrections Law and Establishes Requirements for Solitary Confinement Bill Passed - House (86 - 12)
3/28 HB 327 Amends Definitions for Ground Beef and Hamburger Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 21)
4/25 SB 366 Establishes Real-ID Compliance Bill Passed - House (83 - 17)
4/22 HB 473 Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 43)
4/11 SB 299 Requires Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals Bill Passed - House (65 - 65)
3/29 HB 473 Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels Bill Passed - House (54 - 46)
4/20 SB 411 Requires the Closure of the Montana Developmental Center Bill Passed - House (60 - 40)
3/25 HB 245 Authorizes the Sale of Raw Milk Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
3/11 HB 297 Prohibits Texting While Driving Bill Passed - House (53 - 46)
4/17 SB 175 Increases Public Education Funding Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
4/17 SB 143 Amends Bison Management Laws Bill Failed - House (50 - 50)
4/17 SB 143 Amends Bison Management Laws Bill Failed - House (50 - 50)
2/28 HB 505 Prohibits Physician-Assisted Suicide Bill Passed - House (51 - 46)
2/12 HB 315 Establishes Public Charter Schools Bill Failed - House (49 - 50)
4/26 SB 125 Prohibits State from Requiring Individuals to Purchase Health Insurance Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 32)
2/08 HB 30 Health Care Sharing Ministries Bill Passed - House (68 - 32)
2/07 HB 198 Eminent Domain Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
2/07 HB 198 Eminent Domain Law Amendments Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
2/24 HB 531 Red Light Camera Prohibition Bill Passed - House (65 - 35)
2/03 HB 157 Children's Health Insurance Program Appropriations and Amendments Bill Passed - House (60 - 40)
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