Montana Session 2 Status: In Committee

HB 404 — Require official action to release Montana national guard to active duty combat

Last action — (H) Died in Process

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with Session 2. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

Signed by Governor Greg Gianforte (Republican) on February 25, 2025.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Require official action to release Montana national guard to active duty combat

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. (H) Died in Process

  2. (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

  3. (H) 2nd Reading

  4. (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  5. (H) Committee Report

  6. (H) Committee Executive Action

  7. (H) Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading

  8. (H) Tabled in Committee

  9. (H) Hearing

  10. (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed

  11. (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed

  12. (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received

  13. (H) Fiscal Note Printed

  14. (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested

  15. (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned

  16. (H) Fiscal Note Received

  17. (H) Fiscal Note Requested

  18. (H) 1st Reading

  19. (H) Referred to Committee

  20. (H) Introduced

  21. (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  22. (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  23. (LC) Draft in Assembly

  24. (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  25. (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  26. (LC) Draft in Edit

  27. (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  28. (LC) Drafter Assigned

Sponsors

  • Legislator #71 · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 76 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Legislator #71

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (205)

205 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Cloture-Duram

Passed 49 Yea · 47 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 494704
Total 494704
% of votes cast 49%47%0%4%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Alanah Griffith — Nay
Amy Regier — Yea
Anthony Nicastro — Yea
Becky Edwards — Nay
Bill Mercer — Yea
Bob Carter — Nay
Brad Barker — Yea
Brandon Ler — Not Voting
Braxton Mitchell — Yea
Brian Close — Nay
Caleb Hinkle — Nay
Chip Fitzpatrick — Nay
Connie Keogh — Yea
Courtenay Sprunger — Yea
Curtis Cochran — Yea
Curtis Schomer — Nay
David Bedey — Yea
Debo Powers — Yea
Denise Baum — Nay
Denise Joy — Nay
Donavon Hawk — Nay
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Ed Byrne — Nay
Ed Stafman — Nay
Eric Albus — Yea
Eric Matthews — Nay
Eric Tilleman — Yea
Fiona Nave — Yea
Frank Smith — Yea
Gary Parry — Yea
George Nikolakakos — Yea
Greg Kmetz — Nay
Greg Oblander — Yea
Greg Overstreet — Nay
Jade Sooktis — Nay
James Reavis — Nay
Jamie Isaly — Nay
Jane Gillette — Yea
Jane Weber — Nay
Jedediah Hinkle — Yea
Jennifer Lynch — Nay
Jerry Schillinger — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Yea
Jodee Etchart — Not Voting
John Fitzpatrick — Yea
Jonathan Karlen — Nay
Joshua Seckinger — Nay
Julie Darling — Yea
Kathy Love — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Nay
Katie Zolnikov — Nay
Kelly Kortum — Nay
Ken Walsh — Yea
Kerri Seekins-Crowe — Yea
Larry Brewster — Nay
Lee Deming — Nay
Linda Reksten — Yea
Llew Jones — Yea
Lukas Schubert — Nay
Luke Muszkiewicz — Nay
Lyn Bennett — Yea
Marc Lee — Nay
Marilyn Marler — Nay
Mark Thane — Nay
Marta Bertoglio — Yea
Mary Caferro — Nay
Melissa Nikolakakos — Yea
Melissa Romano — Nay
Melody Cunningham — Nay
Mike Fox — Nay
Mike Vinton — Yea
Morgan Thiel — Yea
Neil Duram — Yea
Nelly Nicol — Yea
Paul Fielder — Nay
Paul Tuss — Nay
Pete Elverum — Nay
Peter Strand — Yea
Randyn Gregg — Yea
Ron Marshall — Not Voting
Russ Miner — Yea
SJ Howell — Nay
Scott DeMarois — Yea
Scott Rosenzweig — Nay
Shane Klakken — Nay
Shannon Maness — Yea
Shelly Fyant — Yea
Sherry Essmann — Yea
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Steve Gist — Yea
Steven Kelly — Yea
Terry Falk — Yea
Thedis Crowe — Not Voting
Tom France — Nay
Tom Millett — Nay
Tracy Sharp — Nay
Tyson Running Wolf — Nay
Valerie Moore — Yea
Zack Wirth — Yea
Zooey Zephyr — Nay

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Cloture-Sullivan

Passed 92 Yea · 4 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 92404
Total 92404
% of votes cast 92%4%0%4%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Alanah Griffith — Yea
Amy Regier — Yea
Anthony Nicastro — Yea
Becky Edwards — Yea
Bill Mercer — Yea
Bob Carter — Yea
Brad Barker — Yea
Brandon Ler — Yea
Braxton Mitchell — Yea
Brian Close — Yea
Caleb Hinkle — Yea
Chip Fitzpatrick — Yea
Connie Keogh — Yea
Courtenay Sprunger — Yea
Curtis Cochran — Yea
Curtis Schomer — Yea
David Bedey — Yea
Debo Powers — Yea
Denise Baum — Yea
Denise Joy — Yea
Donavon Hawk — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Ed Byrne — Yea
Ed Stafman — Yea
Eric Albus — Yea
Eric Matthews — Yea
Eric Tilleman — Yea
Fiona Nave — Yea
Frank Smith — Nay
Gary Parry — Yea
George Nikolakakos — Yea
Greg Kmetz — Nay
Greg Oblander — Yea
Greg Overstreet — Yea
Jade Sooktis — Yea
James Reavis — Yea
Jamie Isaly — Yea
Jane Gillette — Yea
Jane Weber — Yea
Jedediah Hinkle — Yea
Jennifer Lynch — Yea
Jerry Schillinger — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Yea
Jodee Etchart — Yea
John Fitzpatrick — Yea
Jonathan Karlen — Yea
Joshua Seckinger — Yea
Julie Darling — Yea
Kathy Love — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Yea
Katie Zolnikov — Yea
Kelly Kortum — Yea
Ken Walsh — Yea
Kerri Seekins-Crowe — Yea
Larry Brewster — Yea
Lee Deming — Nay
Linda Reksten — Yea
Llew Jones — Yea
Lukas Schubert — Not Voting
Luke Muszkiewicz — Yea
Lyn Bennett — Yea
Marc Lee — Yea
Marilyn Marler — Yea
Mark Thane — Yea
Marta Bertoglio — Yea
Mary Caferro — Yea
Melissa Nikolakakos — Yea
Melissa Romano — Yea
Melody Cunningham — Yea
Mike Fox — Yea
Mike Vinton — Yea
Morgan Thiel — Not Voting
Neil Duram — Yea
Nelly Nicol — Yea
Paul Fielder — Yea
Paul Tuss — Yea
Pete Elverum — Yea
Peter Strand — Yea
Randyn Gregg — Yea
Ron Marshall — Not Voting
Russ Miner — Yea
SJ Howell — Yea
Scott DeMarois — Yea
Scott Rosenzweig — Yea
Shane Klakken — Yea
Shannon Maness — Yea
Shelly Fyant — Yea
Sherry Essmann — Yea
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Steve Gist — Yea
Steven Kelly — Yea
Terry Falk — Yea
Thedis Crowe — Not Voting
Tom France — Yea
Tom Millett — Yea
Tracy Sharp — Nay
Tyson Running Wolf — Yea
Valerie Moore — Yea
Zack Wirth — Yea
Zooey Zephyr — Yea

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Do Pass

Failed 41 Yea · 58 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 415801
Total 415801
% of votes cast 41%58%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Alanah Griffith — Nay
Amy Regier — Yea
Anthony Nicastro — Yea
Becky Edwards — Nay
Bill Mercer — Yea
Bob Carter — Nay
Brad Barker — Nay
Brandon Ler — Yea
Braxton Mitchell — Yea
Brian Close — Nay
Caleb Hinkle — Yea
Chip Fitzpatrick — Nay
Connie Keogh — Nay
Courtenay Sprunger — Nay
Curtis Cochran — Nay
Curtis Schomer — Nay
David Bedey — Nay
Debo Powers — Nay
Denise Baum — Nay
Denise Joy — Nay
Donavon Hawk — Nay
Ed Buttrey — Nay
Ed Byrne — Yea
Ed Stafman — Yea
Eric Albus — Nay
Eric Matthews — Nay
Eric Tilleman — Nay
Fiona Nave — Yea
Frank Smith — Yea
Gary Parry — Nay
George Nikolakakos — Nay
Greg Kmetz — Yea
Greg Oblander — Yea
Greg Overstreet — Yea
Jade Sooktis — Nay
James Reavis — Nay
Jamie Isaly — Nay
Jane Gillette — Yea
Jane Weber — Nay
Jedediah Hinkle — Yea
Jennifer Lynch — Nay
Jerry Schillinger — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Nay
Jodee Etchart — Yea
John Fitzpatrick — Nay
Jonathan Karlen — Yea
Joshua Seckinger — Nay
Julie Darling — Nay
Kathy Love — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Nay
Katie Zolnikov — Yea
Kelly Kortum — Nay
Ken Walsh — Nay
Kerri Seekins-Crowe — Yea
Larry Brewster — Yea
Lee Deming — Yea
Linda Reksten — Nay
Llew Jones — Nay
Lukas Schubert — Yea
Luke Muszkiewicz — Nay
Lyn Bennett — Nay
Marc Lee — Nay
Marilyn Marler — Nay
Mark Thane — Nay
Marta Bertoglio — Nay
Mary Caferro — Yea
Melissa Nikolakakos — Nay
Melissa Romano — Nay
Melody Cunningham — Nay
Mike Fox — Nay
Mike Vinton — Yea
Morgan Thiel — Yea
Neil Duram — Yea
Nelly Nicol — Yea
Paul Fielder — Yea
Paul Tuss — Nay
Pete Elverum — Nay
Peter Strand — Nay
Randyn Gregg — Nay
Ron Marshall — Not Voting
Russ Miner — Nay
SJ Howell — Nay
Scott DeMarois — Nay
Scott Rosenzweig — Nay
Shane Klakken — Yea
Shannon Maness — Yea
Shelly Fyant — Yea
Sherry Essmann — Yea
Steve Fitzpatrick — Nay
Steve Gist — Nay
Steven Kelly — Yea
Terry Falk — Yea
Thedis Crowe — Nay
Tom France — Nay
Tom Millett — Yea
Tracy Sharp — Yea
Tyson Running Wolf — Yea
Valerie Moore — Nay
Zack Wirth — Yea
Zooey Zephyr — Yea

Official roll call →

Failed 44 Yea · 54 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 445402
Total 445402
% of votes cast 44%54%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Alanah Griffith — Nay
Amy Regier — Yea
Anthony Nicastro — Yea
Becky Edwards — Nay
Bill Mercer — Yea
Bob Carter — Nay
Brad Barker — Nay
Brandon Ler — Yea
Braxton Mitchell — Yea
Brian Close — Nay
Caleb Hinkle — Yea
Chip Fitzpatrick — Nay
Connie Keogh — Nay
Courtenay Sprunger — Nay
Curtis Cochran — Nay
Curtis Schomer — Yea
David Bedey — Nay
Debo Powers — Nay
Denise Baum — Nay
Denise Joy — Nay
Donavon Hawk — Nay
Ed Buttrey — Nay
Ed Byrne — Yea
Ed Stafman — Nay
Eric Albus — Nay
Eric Matthews — Nay
Eric Tilleman — Nay
Fiona Nave — Yea
Frank Smith — Yea
Gary Parry — Nay
George Nikolakakos — Nay
Greg Kmetz — Yea
Greg Oblander — Yea
Greg Overstreet — Yea
Jade Sooktis — Nay
James Reavis — Nay
Jamie Isaly — Nay
Jane Gillette — Yea
Jane Weber — Nay
Jedediah Hinkle — Yea
Jennifer Lynch — Nay
Jerry Schillinger — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Nay
Jodee Etchart — Yea
John Fitzpatrick — Nay
Jonathan Karlen — Yea
Joshua Seckinger — Nay
Julie Darling — Nay
Kathy Love — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Not Voting
Katie Zolnikov — Yea
Kelly Kortum — Nay
Ken Walsh — Nay
Kerri Seekins-Crowe — Yea
Larry Brewster — Yea
Lee Deming — Yea
Linda Reksten — Nay
Llew Jones — Nay
Lukas Schubert — Yea
Luke Muszkiewicz — Nay
Lyn Bennett — Nay
Marc Lee — Nay
Marilyn Marler — Nay
Mark Thane — Nay
Marta Bertoglio — Nay
Mary Caferro — Yea
Melissa Nikolakakos — Nay
Melissa Romano — Nay
Melody Cunningham — Nay
Mike Fox — Nay
Mike Vinton — Yea
Morgan Thiel — Yea
Neil Duram — Yea
Nelly Nicol — Yea
Paul Fielder — Yea
Paul Tuss — Nay
Pete Elverum — Nay
Peter Strand — Nay
Randyn Gregg — Yea
Ron Marshall — Not Voting
Russ Miner — Yea
SJ Howell — Nay
Scott DeMarois — Nay
Scott Rosenzweig — Nay
Shane Klakken — Yea
Shannon Maness — Yea
Shelly Fyant — Yea
Sherry Essmann — Yea
Steve Fitzpatrick — Nay
Steve Gist — Yea
Steven Kelly — Yea
Terry Falk — Yea
Thedis Crowe — Nay
Tom France — Nay
Tom Millett — Yea
Tracy Sharp — Yea
Tyson Running Wolf — Yea
Valerie Moore — Nay
Zack Wirth — Yea
Zooey Zephyr — Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 404 do?
Require official action to release Montana national guard to active duty combat
Who sponsors HB 404?
HB 404 is sponsored by Legislator #71.
What is the current status of HB 404?
This bill died with Session 2. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 404?
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