Montana Session 2 Status: In Committee

SB 44 — Generally revise laws regarding the separation of powers doctrine

Last action — (S) Died in Process

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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

Generally revise laws regarding the separation of powers doctrine

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. (S) Died in Process

  2. (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

  3. (S) 3rd Reading

  4. (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  5. (S) 2nd Reading

  6. (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend

  7. (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  8. (S) Committee Report

  9. (S) Committee Executive Action

  10. (S) Hearing

  11. (S) Referred to Committee

  12. (S) 1st Reading

  13. (S) Introduced

  14. (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  15. (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  16. (LC) Draft in Assembly

  17. (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  18. (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  19. (LC) Draft in Edit

  20. (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  21. (LC) Drafter Assigned

Sponsors

  • Legislator #76 · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 50 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Legislator #76

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

ReconsAction -Emrich

Failed 20 Yea · 27 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 202703
Total 202703
% of votes cast 40%54%0%6%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Andrea Olsen — Nay
Barry Usher — Not Voting
Becky Beard — Yea
Bob Phalen — Yea
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Nay
Carl Glimm — Yea
Christopher Pope — Nay
Cora Neumann — Nay
Daniel Emrich — Yea
Daniel Zolnikov — Yea
Dave Fern — Nay
Denise Hayman — Nay
Denley Loge — Nay
Dennis Lenz — Yea
Derek Harvey — Nay
Ellie Boldman — Nay
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Nay
Forrest Mandeville — Yea
Gayle Lammers — Nay
Greg Hertz — Yea
Gregg Hunter — Nay
Jacinda Morigeau — Nay
Janet Ellis — Nay
Jason Ellsworth — Not Voting
Jeremy Trebas — Yea
John Esp — Nay
John Fuller — Yea
Jonathan Windy Boy — Nay
Josh Kassmier — Nay
Kenneth Bogner — Yea
Laura Smith — Nay
Mark Noland — Yea
Mary Ann Dunwell — Nay
Matt Regier — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Yea
Mike Yakawich — Yea
Pat Flowers — Nay
Russ Tempel — Nay
Sara Novak — Nay
Shane Morigeau — Nay
Shelley Vance — Nay
Sue Vinton — Yea
Susan Webber — Nay
Theresa Manzella — Yea
Tom McGillvray — Yea
Tony Tezak — Yea
Vince Ricci — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Nay
Willis Curdy — Nay
Wylie Galt — Not Voting

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Do Pass

Failed 23 Yea · 26 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 232601
Total 232601
% of votes cast 46%52%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Andrea Olsen — Nay
Barry Usher — Yea
Becky Beard — Yea
Bob Phalen — Yea
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Nay
Carl Glimm — Yea
Christopher Pope — Nay
Cora Neumann — Nay
Daniel Emrich — Yea
Daniel Zolnikov — Yea
Dave Fern — Nay
Denise Hayman — Nay
Denley Loge — Yea
Dennis Lenz — Yea
Derek Harvey — Nay
Ellie Boldman — Nay
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Nay
Forrest Mandeville — Yea
Gayle Lammers — Nay
Greg Hertz — Yea
Gregg Hunter — Nay
Jacinda Morigeau — Nay
Janet Ellis — Nay
Jason Ellsworth — Nay
Jeremy Trebas — Yea
John Esp — Nay
John Fuller — Yea
Jonathan Windy Boy — Nay
Josh Kassmier — Nay
Kenneth Bogner — Yea
Laura Smith — Nay
Mark Noland — Yea
Mary Ann Dunwell — Nay
Matt Regier — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Yea
Mike Yakawich — Yea
Pat Flowers — Nay
Russ Tempel — Nay
Sara Novak — Nay
Shane Morigeau — Not Voting
Shelley Vance — Nay
Sue Vinton — Yea
Susan Webber — Nay
Theresa Manzella — Yea
Tom McGillvray — Yea
Tony Tezak — Yea
Vince Ricci — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Nay
Willis Curdy — Nay
Wylie Galt — Yea

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Passed 29 Yea · 20 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 292001
Total 292001
% of votes cast 58%40%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Andrea Olsen — Yea
Barry Usher — Nay
Becky Beard — Nay
Bob Phalen — Nay
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Yea
Carl Glimm — Nay
Christopher Pope — Yea
Cora Neumann — Yea
Daniel Emrich — Nay
Daniel Zolnikov — Nay
Dave Fern — Yea
Denise Hayman — Yea
Denley Loge — Yea
Dennis Lenz — Nay
Derek Harvey — Yea
Ellie Boldman — Yea
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Yea
Forrest Mandeville — Nay
Gayle Lammers — Yea
Greg Hertz — Nay
Gregg Hunter — Yea
Jacinda Morigeau — Yea
Janet Ellis — Yea
Jason Ellsworth — Yea
Jeremy Trebas — Nay
John Esp — Yea
John Fuller — Nay
Jonathan Windy Boy — Yea
Josh Kassmier — Yea
Kenneth Bogner — Nay
Laura Smith — Yea
Mark Noland — Nay
Mary Ann Dunwell — Yea
Matt Regier — Nay
Mike Cuffe — Yea
Mike Yakawich — Nay
Pat Flowers — Yea
Russ Tempel — Yea
Sara Novak — Yea
Shane Morigeau — Not Voting
Shelley Vance — Yea
Sue Vinton — Yea
Susan Webber — Yea
Theresa Manzella — Nay
Tom McGillvray — Nay
Tony Tezak — Nay
Vince Ricci — Nay
Wendy McKamey — Yea
Willis Curdy — Yea
Wylie Galt — Nay

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Failed 18 Yea · 32 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 183200
Total 183200
% of votes cast 36%64%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Andrea Olsen — Yea
Barry Usher — Nay
Becky Beard — Nay
Bob Phalen — Nay
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Nay
Carl Glimm — Nay
Christopher Pope — Yea
Cora Neumann — Yea
Daniel Emrich — Nay
Daniel Zolnikov — Nay
Dave Fern — Nay
Denise Hayman — Yea
Denley Loge — Nay
Dennis Lenz — Nay
Derek Harvey — Yea
Ellie Boldman — Yea
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Yea
Forrest Mandeville — Nay
Gayle Lammers — Nay
Greg Hertz — Nay
Gregg Hunter — Nay
Jacinda Morigeau — Yea
Janet Ellis — Yea
Jason Ellsworth — Nay
Jeremy Trebas — Nay
John Esp — Nay
John Fuller — Nay
Jonathan Windy Boy — Yea
Josh Kassmier — Nay
Kenneth Bogner — Nay
Laura Smith — Yea
Mark Noland — Nay
Mary Ann Dunwell — Yea
Matt Regier — Nay
Mike Cuffe — Nay
Mike Yakawich — Nay
Pat Flowers — Yea
Russ Tempel — Nay
Sara Novak — Yea
Shane Morigeau — Yea
Shelley Vance — Nay
Sue Vinton — Nay
Susan Webber — Yea
Theresa Manzella — Nay
Tom McGillvray — Nay
Tony Tezak — Nay
Vince Ricci — Nay
Wendy McKamey — Yea
Willis Curdy — Yea
Wylie Galt — Nay

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Do Pass

Passed 32 Yea · 18 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 321800
Total 321800
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Andrea Olsen — Nay
Barry Usher — Yea
Becky Beard — Yea
Bob Phalen — Yea
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Yea
Carl Glimm — Yea
Christopher Pope — Nay
Cora Neumann — Nay
Daniel Emrich — Yea
Daniel Zolnikov — Yea
Dave Fern — Nay
Denise Hayman — Nay
Denley Loge — Yea
Dennis Lenz — Yea
Derek Harvey — Nay
Ellie Boldman — Nay
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Nay
Forrest Mandeville — Yea
Gayle Lammers — Yea
Greg Hertz — Yea
Gregg Hunter — Yea
Jacinda Morigeau — Nay
Janet Ellis — Nay
Jason Ellsworth — Yea
Jeremy Trebas — Yea
John Esp — Yea
John Fuller — Yea
Jonathan Windy Boy — Nay
Josh Kassmier — Yea
Kenneth Bogner — Yea
Laura Smith — Nay
Mark Noland — Yea
Mary Ann Dunwell — Nay
Matt Regier — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Yea
Mike Yakawich — Yea
Pat Flowers — Nay
Russ Tempel — Yea
Sara Novak — Nay
Shane Morigeau — Nay
Shelley Vance — Yea
Sue Vinton — Yea
Susan Webber — Nay
Theresa Manzella — Yea
Tom McGillvray — Yea
Tony Tezak — Yea
Vince Ricci — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Yea
Willis Curdy — Nay
Wylie Galt — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 44 do?
Generally revise laws regarding the separation of powers doctrine
Who sponsors SB 44?
SB 44 is sponsored by Legislator #76.
What is the current status of SB 44?
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 SB 44?
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