Montana 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 725 — Allow sports wagering through the state lottery

Last action — Chapter Number Assigned

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 28, 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 8 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

  2. Signed by Governor

  3. Transmitted to Governor

  4. Signed by President

  5. Signed by Speaker

  6. Printed - Enrolled Version Available

  7. Returned from Enrolling

  8. Sent to Enrolling

  9. Returned to House

  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. Rereferred to Committee

  18. Committee Report--Bill Concurred

  19. Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred

  20. Hearing

  21. Referred to Committee

  22. First Reading

  23. Transmitted to Senate

  24. 3rd Reading Passed

  25. Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  26. Committee Report--Bill Passed

  27. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

  28. Hearing

  29. Rereferred to Committee

  30. 2nd Reading Passed

  31. Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  32. Printed - New Version Available

  33. Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended

  34. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended

  35. Fiscal Note Printed

  36. Fiscal Note Signed

  37. Fiscal Note Received

  38. Hearing

  39. Hearing Canceled

  40. Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically

  41. First Reading

  42. Referred to Committee

  43. Fiscal Note Requested

  44. Introduced

  45. Draft Delivered to Requester

  46. Draft Ready for Delivery

  47. Executive Director Final Review

  48. Draft in Assembly

  49. Executive Director Review

  50. Bill Draft Text Available Electronically

  51. Draft in Final Drafter Review

  52. Draft in Input/Proofing

  53. Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]

  54. Draft in Edit

  55. Draft in Legal Review

  56. Draft to Requester for Review

  57. Fiscal Note Probable

  58. Draft Request Received

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 18 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 34 Yea · 16 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 341600
Total 341600
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Malek, Sue — Nay
Sesso, Jon — Yea
Barrett, Dick — Nay
McConnell, Nate — Yea
Olszewski, Albert — Nay
Thomas, Fred — Nay
Phillips, Mike — Yea
Vuckovich, Gene — Yea
Webb, Roger — Yea
Richmond, Tom — Yea
Sales, Scott — Nay
Welborn, Jeffery — Yea
Salomon, Daniel — Yea
MacDonald, Margaret — Yea
Ankney, Duane — Yea
Bennett, Bryce — Yea
Blasdel, Mark — Yea
Bob Brown — Nay
Boland, Carlie — Yea
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Yea
Edie McClafferty — Yea
Frank Smith — Yea
Gauthier, Terry — Yea
Gross, Jen — Yea
Hinebauch, Steve — Nay
Hoven, Brian — Yea
Howard, David — Nay
Jacobson, Tom — Yea
Janet Ellis — Yea
Jason Ellsworth — Yea
Jason Small — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Yea
John Esp — Nay
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Nay
Keenan, Bob — Nay
Kenneth Bogner — Yea
Lang, Mike — Nay
McNally, Mary — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Yea
Osmundson, Ryan — Nay
Pat Flowers — Yea
Paul Fielder — Nay
Pomnichowski, JP — Yea
Regier, Keith — Yea
Russ Tempel — Nay
Sands, Diane — Yea
Smith, Cary — Nay
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Susan Webber — Yea
Vance, Gordon — Yea

Official roll call →

Do Concur

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

Official roll call →

Do Pass

Passed 88 Yea · 10 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 881002
Total 881002
% of votes cast 88%10%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Bachmeier, Jacob — Yea
Redfield, Alan — Yea
Bahr, Jade — Yea
Ballance, Nancy — Yea
Krautter, Joel — Yea
Ryan, Marilyn — Yea
Mortensen, Dale — Not Voting
DeVries, Greg — Yea
Webb, Peggy — Nay
Doane, Alan — Yea
Dooling, Julie — Yea
Peppers, Rae — Yea
White, Kerry — Yea
Dudik, Kimberly — Yea
Perry, Zac — Yea
Dunn, David — Nay
Pierson, Gordon — Yea
Winter, Thomas — Yea
Woods, Tom — Yea
Krotkov, Jasmine — Yea
Sales, Walt — Nay
Schreiner, Casey — Yea
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
Abbott, Kim — Yea
Anderson, Fred — Yea
Andrea Olsen — Yea
Barry Usher — Yea
Bartel, Dan — Yea
Beard, Becky — Yea
Berglee, Seth — Yea
Bishop, Laurie — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Carl Glimm — Yea
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 — Nay
Derek Harvey — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Yea
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Yea
Fitzgerald, Ross — Yea
Fleming, Frank — Yea
Forrest Mandeville — Yea
Funk, Moffie — Yea
Garner, Frank — Nay
Greef, Sharon — Yea
Greg Hertz — Yea
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Hamilton, Jim — Yea
Holmlund, Kenneth L. — Yea
Hopkins, Mike — Yea
John Fuller — Yea
Josh Kassmier — Yea
Karjala, Jessica — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Yea
Keane, Jim — Yea
Kelker, Kathy — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Yea
Llew Jones — Yea
Lynch, Ryan — Yea
Marilyn Marler — Yea
Mark Noland — Yea
Mary Ann Dunwell — Yea
Mary Caferro — Yea
Matt Regier — Yea
Mercer, Bill — Nay
Moore, Terry — Nay
Neil Duram — Yea
Read, Joe — Yea
Rhonda Knudsen — Yea
Running Wolf, Tyson — Not Voting
Shane Morigeau — Yea
Sheldon-Galloway, Lola — Nay
Skees, Derek — Yea
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Yea
Sue Vinton — Yea
Theresa Manzella — Yea
Tschida, Brad — Yea
Vince Ricci — Yea
Weatherwax, Marvin — Yea
Welch, Tom — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Nay
Willis Curdy — Yea
Windy Boy, Jonathan — Yea
Wylie Galt — Yea

Official roll call →

DO PASS

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Ballance, Nancy — Yea
Burnett, Tom — Yea
Dudik, Kimberly — Yea
Hamlett, Bradley — Yea
Moore, Frederick (Eric) — Yea
Peppers, Rae — Yea
Ryan, Marilyn — Yea
Woods, Tom — Yea
Bartel, Dan — Yea
Carl Glimm — Yea
David Bedey — Yea
Hamilton, Jim — Yea
Holmlund, Kenneth L. — Yea
Hopkins, Mike — Yea
Keane, Jim — Yea
Llew Jones — Yea
Lynch, Ryan — Yea
Mary Caferro — Yea
Matt Regier — Yea
Mercer, Bill — Yea
Read, Joe — Yea
Windy Boy, Jonathan — Yea

Official roll call →

Do Pass

Passed 90 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 901000
Total 901000
% of votes cast 90%10%0%0%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Ballance, Nancy — Nay
Krautter, Joel — Yea
Ryan, Marilyn — Yea
Krotkov, Jasmine — Yea
Sales, Walt — Nay
Redfield, Alan — Yea
Bachmeier, Jacob — Yea
Bahr, Jade — Yea
Webb, Peggy — Nay
Doane, Alan — Yea
Dooling, Julie — Yea
Peppers, Rae — Yea
White, Kerry — Yea
Dudik, Kimberly — Yea
Perry, Zac — Yea
Dunn, David — Yea
Pierson, Gordon — Yea
Winter, Thomas — Yea
Woods, Tom — Yea
Schreiner, Casey — Yea
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 — Yea
DeVries, Greg — Yea
Abbott, Kim — Yea
Anderson, Fred — Yea
Andrea Olsen — Yea
Barry Usher — Yea
Bartel, Dan — Yea
Beard, Becky — Yea
Berglee, Seth — Yea
Bishop, Laurie — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Carl Glimm — Yea
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 — Nay
Derek Harvey — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Yea
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Yea
Fitzgerald, Ross — Yea
Fleming, Frank — Yea
Forrest Mandeville — Yea
Funk, Moffie — Yea
Garner, Frank — Nay
Greef, Sharon — Yea
Greg Hertz — Yea
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Hamilton, Jim — Yea
Holmlund, Kenneth L. — Yea
Hopkins, Mike — Yea
John Fuller — Yea
Josh Kassmier — Yea
Karjala, Jessica — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Yea
Keane, Jim — Yea
Kelker, Kathy — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Yea
Llew Jones — Yea
Lynch, Ryan — Yea
Marilyn Marler — Yea
Mark Noland — Yea
Mary Ann Dunwell — Yea
Mary Caferro — Yea
Matt Regier — Yea
Mercer, Bill — Nay
Moore, Terry — Nay
Neil Duram — Yea
Read, Joe — Yea
Rhonda Knudsen — Yea
Running Wolf, Tyson — Yea
Shane Morigeau — Yea
Sheldon-Galloway, Lola — Nay
Skees, Derek — Yea
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Yea
Sue Vinton — Yea
Theresa Manzella — Yea
Tschida, Brad — Yea
Vince Ricci — Yea
Weatherwax, Marvin — Yea
Welch, Tom — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Nay
Willis Curdy — Yea
Windy Boy, Jonathan — Yea
Wylie Galt — Yea

Official roll call →

DO PASS AS AMENDED

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Fitzgerald, Ross H. — Yea
Grubbs, Bruce — Yea
Krautter, Joel G. — Yea
Pierson, Gordon — Yea
Anderson, Fred — Yea
Andrea Olsen — Yea
Christopher Pope — Yea
Denley Loge — Yea
Derek Harvey — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Funk, Moffie — Yea
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Katie Sullivan — Yea
Mark Noland — Yea
Neil Duram — Yea
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Yea
Sue Vinton — Yea
Vince Ricci — Yea
Willis Curdy — Yea

Official roll call →

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HB 725 is sponsored by Jennifer Lynch.
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