Montana 2017 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 98 — Establish property ownership fairness act

Last action — Died in Process

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  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 2017 Regular Session. 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Died in Process

  2. Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

  3. 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed

  4. 2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed

  5. Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  6. Committee Report--Bill Passed

  7. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

  8. Hearing

  9. Fiscal Note Printed

  10. Fiscal Note Received

  11. Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically

  12. Referred to Committee

  13. First Reading

  14. Draft Delivered to Requester

  15. Fiscal Note Requested

  16. Introduced

  17. Draft Ready for Delivery

  18. Executive Director Final Review

  19. Draft in Assembly

  20. Executive Director Review

  21. Bill Draft Text Available Electronically

  22. Draft in Final Drafter Review

  23. Draft in Input/Proofing

  24. Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]

  25. Draft in Edit

  26. Draft in Legal Review

  27. Fiscal Note Probable

  28. Draft to Requester for Review

  29. Fiscal Note Probable

  30. Draft Request Received

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 20 voted No

Sponsors (1)

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

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Passed 39 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 391100
Total 391100
% of votes cast 78%22%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Ankney, Duane — Yea
Moore, Frederick — Nay
Smith, Cary — Nay
Barrett, Dick — Yea
Olszewski, Albert — Nay
Swandal, Nels — Nay
Blasdel, Mark — Nay
Osmundson, Ryan — Yea
Boland, Carlie — Yea
Hoven, Brian — Yea
Phillips, Mike — Yea
Thomas, Fred — Nay
Howard, David — Nay
Pomnichowski, JP — Yea
Vincent, Chas — Yea
Kary, Douglas — Nay
Richmond, Tom — Yea
Vuckovich, Gene — Yea
Sales, Scott — Yea
Webb, Roger — Nay
Connell, Pat — Yea
Facey, Tom — Yea
MacDonald, Margaret — Yea
Sands, Diane — Yea
Whitford, Lea — Yea
Malek, Sue — Yea
Sesso, Jon — Yea
Wolken, Cynthia — Yea
Gauthier, Terry — Yea
McNally, Mary — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Bob Keenan — Yea
Dan Salomon — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Edie McClafferty — Yea
Frank Smith — Yea
Jason Small — Yea
Jedediah Hinkle — Nay
Jeff Welborn — Yea
Jen Gross — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Yea
Keith Regier — Yea
Llew Jones — Yea
Mary Caferro — Yea
Mike Lang — Yea
Paul Fielder — Yea
Russ Tempel — Yea
Shelley Vance — Nay
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Steve Hinebauch — Yea

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Do Pass

Failed 20 Yea · 30 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 203000
Total 203000
% of votes cast 40%60%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Moore, Frederick — Yea
Barrett, Dick — Nay
Olszewski, Albert — Yea
Swandal, Nels — Yea
Phillips, Mike — Nay
Thomas, Fred — Yea
Vincent, Chas — Nay
Richmond, Tom — Nay
Vuckovich, Gene — Nay
Sales, Scott — Yea
Webb, Roger — Yea
Connell, Pat — Nay
Salomon, Daniel — Nay
Facey, Tom — Nay
MacDonald, Margaret — Nay
Whitford, Lea — Nay
Malek, Sue — Nay
Sesso, Jon — Nay
Wolken, Cynthia — Nay
Ankney, Duane — Nay
Blasdel, Mark — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Boland, Carlie — Nay
Ed Buttrey — Nay
Edie McClafferty — Nay
Frank Smith — Nay
Gauthier, Terry — Yea
Gross, Jen — Nay
Hinebauch, Steve — Yea
Hoven, Brian — Nay
Howard, David — Yea
Jason Small — Nay
Jedediah Hinkle — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Nay
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Yea
Keenan, Bob — Yea
Lang, Mike — Yea
Llew Jones — Nay
Mary Caferro — Nay
McNally, Mary — Nay
Osmundson, Ryan — Yea
Paul Fielder — Yea
Pomnichowski, JP — Nay
Regier, Keith — Yea
Russ Tempel — Nay
Sands, Diane — Nay
Smith, Cary — Yea
Steve Fitzpatrick — Nay
Vance, Gordon — Yea
Welborn, Jeffrey — Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 98?
SB 98 is sponsored by Laura Smith.
What is the current status of SB 98?
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. 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 98?
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