Montana 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 231 — Require sponsor be appointed to legislative referendum ballot committees

Last action — Chapter Number Assigned

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 02, 2018. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

  2. Signed by Governor

  3. Transmitted to Governor

  4. Signed by Speaker

  5. Signed by President

  6. Printed - Enrolled Version Available

  7. Returned from Enrolling

  8. Sent to Enrolling

  9. Returned to Senate

  10. 3rd Reading Concurred

  11. Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  12. 2nd Reading Concurred

  13. Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  14. Committee Report--Bill Concurred

  15. Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred

  16. Hearing

  17. First Reading

  18. Referred to Committee

  19. Transmitted to House

  20. 3rd Reading Passed

  21. Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  22. 2nd Reading Passed

  23. Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  24. Sponsors Engrossed

  25. Printed - New Version Available

  26. Committee Report--Bill Passed

  27. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

  28. Hearing

  29. Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically

  30. Referred to Committee

  31. First Reading

  32. Introduced

  33. Draft Delivered to Requester

  34. Draft Delivered to Requester

  35. Draft Ready for Delivery

  36. Executive Director Final Review

  37. Draft in Assembly

  38. Executive Director Review

  39. Bill Draft Text Available Electronically

  40. Draft in Final Drafter Review

  41. Draft in Input/Proofing

  42. Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]

  43. Draft in Edit

  44. Draft in Legal Review

  45. Draft to Requester for Review

  46. Draft Taken Off Hold

  47. Draft On Hold

  48. Draft Request Received

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 26 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

Do Concur

Passed 66 Yea · 31 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 663103
Total 663103
% of votes cast 66%31%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Ballance, Nancy — Yea
Perry, Zac — Yea
Dunn, David — Nay
Pierson, Gordon — Yea
Winter, Thomas — Yea
Woods, Tom — Yea
Krautter, Joel — Nay
Ryan, Marilyn — Yea
Krotkov, Jasmine — Yea
Sales, Walt — Yea
Schreiner, Casey — Nay
Garcia, Rodney — Yea
Shaw, Ray — Yea
Bessette, Barbara — Yea
Smith, Bridget — Yea
Grubbs, Bruce — Yea
Burnett, Tom — Nay
Sweeney, Mark — Yea
Hamlett, Bradley — Yea
Moore, Frederick — Yea
Mortensen, Dale — Nay
DeVries, Greg — Nay
Webb, Peggy — Yea
Doane, Alan — Nay
Dooling, Julie — Yea
Peppers, Rae — Nay
White, Kerry — Nay
Dudik, Kimberly — Yea
Redfield, Alan — Nay
Bachmeier, Jacob — Yea
Bahr, Jade — Yea
Abbott, Kim — Yea
Anderson, Fred — Yea
Andrea Olsen — Yea
Barry Usher — Nay
Bartel, Dan — Not Voting
Beard, Becky — Nay
Berglee, Seth — Yea
Bishop, Laurie — Yea
Bob Brown — Nay
Bob Brown — Yea
Carl Glimm — Nay
Christopher Pope — Yea
Connie Keogh — Yea
Custer, Geraldine — Yea
Daniel Zolnikov — Yea
Dave Fern — Yea
David Bedey — Yea
Denise Hayman — Yea
Denley Loge — Nay
Dennis Lenz — Yea
Derek Harvey — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Yea
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Nay
Fitzgerald, Ross — Yea
Fleming, Frank — Yea
Forrest Mandeville — Nay
Funk, Moffie — Yea
Garner, Frank — Yea
Greef, Sharon — Yea
Greg Hertz — Nay
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Hamilton, Jim — Yea
Holmlund, Kenneth L. — Yea
Hopkins, Mike — Nay
John Fuller — Yea
Josh Kassmier — Nay
Karjala, Jessica — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Yea
Keane, Jim — Yea
Kelker, Kathy — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Nay
Llew Jones — Yea
Lynch, Ryan — Yea
Marilyn Marler — Nay
Mark Noland — Nay
Mary Ann Dunwell — Yea
Mary Caferro — Yea
Matt Regier — Yea
Mercer, Bill — Yea
Moore, Terry — Yea
Neil Duram — Yea
Read, Joe — Nay
Rhonda Knudsen — Nay
Running Wolf, Tyson — Not Voting
Shane Morigeau — Yea
Sheldon-Galloway, Lola — Nay
Skees, Derek — Nay
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Nay
Sue Vinton — Yea
Theresa Manzella — Nay
Tschida, Brad — Not Voting
Vince Ricci — Nay
Weatherwax, Marvin — Yea
Welch, Tom — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Yea
Willis Curdy — Yea
Windy Boy, Jonathan — Yea
Wylie Galt — Nay

Official roll call →

Do Concur

Passed 70 Yea · 30 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 703000
Total 703000
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Redfield, Alan — Nay
Bachmeier, Jacob — Yea
Bahr, Jade — Yea
Ballance, Nancy — Yea
Krautter, Joel — Nay
Ryan, Marilyn — Yea
Krotkov, Jasmine — Yea
Sales, Walt — Yea
Schreiner, Casey — Nay
Garcia, Rodney — Yea
Shaw, Ray — Yea
Bessette, Barbara — Yea
Smith, Bridget — Yea
Grubbs, Bruce — Yea
Burnett, Tom — Nay
Sweeney, Mark — Yea
Hamlett, Bradley — Yea
Moore, Frederick — Nay
Mortensen, Dale — Yea
DeVries, Greg — Nay
Webb, Peggy — Yea
Doane, Alan — Nay
Dooling, Julie — Yea
Peppers, Rae — Yea
White, Kerry — Nay
Dudik, Kimberly — Yea
Perry, Zac — Yea
Dunn, David — Nay
Pierson, Gordon — Yea
Winter, Thomas — Yea
Woods, Tom — Yea
Abbott, Kim — Yea
Anderson, Fred — Yea
Andrea Olsen — Yea
Barry Usher — Nay
Bartel, Dan — Nay
Beard, Becky — Nay
Berglee, Seth — Nay
Bishop, Laurie — Yea
Bob Brown — Nay
Bob Brown — Yea
Carl Glimm — Nay
Christopher Pope — Yea
Connie Keogh — Yea
Custer, Geraldine — Yea
Daniel Zolnikov — Yea
Dave Fern — Yea
David Bedey — Yea
Denise Hayman — Yea
Denley Loge — Yea
Dennis Lenz — Yea
Derek Harvey — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Yea
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Yea
Fitzgerald, Ross — Yea
Fleming, Frank — Nay
Forrest Mandeville — Nay
Funk, Moffie — Yea
Garner, Frank — Yea
Greef, Sharon — Yea
Greg Hertz — Nay
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Hamilton, Jim — Yea
Holmlund, Kenneth L. — Yea
Hopkins, Mike — Nay
John Fuller — Nay
Josh Kassmier — Nay
Karjala, Jessica — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Yea
Keane, Jim — Yea
Kelker, Kathy — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Nay
Llew Jones — Yea
Lynch, Ryan — Yea
Marilyn Marler — Yea
Mark Noland — Nay
Mary Ann Dunwell — Yea
Mary Caferro — Yea
Matt Regier — Yea
Mercer, Bill — Yea
Moore, Terry — Yea
Neil Duram — Yea
Read, Joe — Nay
Rhonda Knudsen — Nay
Running Wolf, Tyson — Yea
Shane Morigeau — Yea
Sheldon-Galloway, Lola — Yea
Skees, Derek — Nay
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Nay
Sue Vinton — Yea
Theresa Manzella — Yea
Tschida, Brad — Nay
Vince Ricci — Nay
Weatherwax, Marvin — Yea
Welch, Tom — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Yea
Willis Curdy — Yea
Windy Boy, Jonathan — Yea
Wylie Galt — Nay

Official roll call →

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Passed 19 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19100
Total 19100
% of votes cast 95%5%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bachmeier, Jacob — Yea
Bahr, Jade — Yea
Dooling, Julie — Yea
Garcia, Rodney — Yea
Mortensen, Dale — Yea
Runningwolf, Tyson T. — Yea
Sales, Walt — Yea
Shaw, Ray L. — Yea
Sweeney, Mark — Yea
Webb, Peggy — Yea
Winter, Thomas — Yea
Custer, Geraldine — Yea
Denise Hayman — Yea
Fleming, Frank — Yea
Forrest Mandeville — Nay
Garner, Frank — Yea
Greef, Sharon — Yea
Karjala, Jessica — Yea
Weatherwax, Marvin — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Yea

Official roll call →

Do Pass

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 49001
Total 49001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Malek, Sue — Yea
Sesso, Jon — Yea
Barrett, Dick — Yea
McConnell, Nate — Yea
Olszewski, Albert — Yea
Thomas, Fred — Yea
Phillips, Mike — Yea
Vuckovich, Gene — Yea
Webb, Roger — Yea
Richmond, Tom — Yea
Sales, Scott — Yea
Welborn, Jeffery — Yea
Salomon, Daniel — Yea
MacDonald, Margaret — Yea
Ankney, Duane — Yea
Bennett, Bryce — Yea
Blasdel, Mark — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Boland, Carlie — Yea
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Yea
Edie McClafferty — Yea
Frank Smith — Yea
Gauthier, Terry — Yea
Gross, Jen — Yea
Hinebauch, Steve — Yea
Hoven, Brian — Yea
Howard, David — Yea
Jacobson, Tom — Yea
Janet Ellis — Yea
Jason Ellsworth — Yea
Jason Small — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Yea
John Esp — Yea
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Yea
Keenan, Bob — Yea
Kenneth Bogner — Yea
Lang, Mike — Yea
McNally, Mary — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Yea
Osmundson, Ryan — Yea
Pat Flowers — Yea
Paul Fielder — Not Voting
Pomnichowski, JP — Yea
Regier, Keith — Yea
Russ Tempel — Yea
Sands, Diane — Yea
Smith, Cary — Yea
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Susan Webber — Yea
Vance, Gordon — Yea

Official roll call →

Do Pass

Passed 50 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50000
Total 50000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Malek, Sue — Yea
Sesso, Jon — Yea
Barrett, Dick — Yea
McConnell, Nate — Yea
Olszewski, Albert — Yea
Thomas, Fred — Yea
Phillips, Mike — Yea
Richmond, Tom — Yea
Vuckovich, Gene — Yea
Webb, Roger — Yea
Sales, Scott — Yea
Welborn, Jeffery — Yea
Salomon, Daniel — Yea
MacDonald, Margaret — Yea
Ankney, Duane — Yea
Bennett, Bryce — Yea
Blasdel, Mark — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Boland, Carlie — Yea
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Yea
Edie McClafferty — Yea
Frank Smith — Yea
Gauthier, Terry — Yea
Gross, Jen — Yea
Hinebauch, Steve — Yea
Hoven, Brian — Yea
Howard, David — Yea
Jacobson, Tom — Yea
Janet Ellis — Yea
Jason Ellsworth — Yea
Jason Small — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Yea
John Esp — Yea
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Yea
Keenan, Bob — Yea
Kenneth Bogner — Yea
Lang, Mike — Yea
McNally, Mary — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Yea
Osmundson, Ryan — Yea
Pat Flowers — Yea
Paul Fielder — Yea
Pomnichowski, JP — Yea
Regier, Keith — Yea
Russ Tempel — Yea
Sands, Diane — Yea
Smith, Cary — Yea
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Susan Webber — Yea
Vance, Gordon — Yea

Official roll call →

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SB 231 is sponsored by Bennett, Bryce.
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