Montana 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 259 — Revising laws related to youth boating safety

Last action — Died in Standing Committee

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

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 Standing Committee

  2. Tabled in Committee

  3. Hearing

  4. First Reading

  5. Referred to Committee

  6. Printed - New Version Available

  7. Transmitted to House

  8. 3rd Reading Passed

  9. 2nd Reading Passed as Amended

  10. Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  11. 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried

  12. 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried

  13. Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  14. Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading

  15. Tabled in Committee

  16. Hearing

  17. Referred to Committee

  18. First Reading

  19. Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically

  20. Introduced

  21. Draft Delivered to Requester

  22. Draft Ready for Delivery

  23. Executive Director Final Review

  24. Draft in Assembly

  25. Executive Director Review

  26. Bill Draft Text Available Electronically

  27. Draft in Final Drafter Review

  28. Draft in Input/Proofing

  29. Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]

  30. Draft in Edit

  31. Draft in Legal Review

  32. Draft to Requester for Review

  33. Draft Taken Off Hold

  34. Draft On Hold

  35. Draft Request Received

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 28 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 Pass As Amended

Passed 31 Yea · 19 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 311900
Total 311900
% of votes cast 62%38%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Malek, Sue — Yea
Sesso, Jon — Yea
Barrett, Dick — Yea
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 — Nay
Bob Brown — Yea
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 — Yea
Jacobson, Tom — Yea
Janet Ellis — Yea
Jason Ellsworth — Nay
Jason Small — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Yea
John Esp — Nay
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Nay
Keenan, Bob — Nay
Kenneth Bogner — Nay
Lang, Mike — Nay
McNally, Mary — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Nay
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 — Nay
Susan Webber — Yea
Vance, Gordon — Nay

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Do Pass

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 — Yea
Sesso, Jon — Yea
Barrett, Dick — Yea
McConnell, Nate — Yea
Olszewski, Albert — Yea
Thomas, Fred — Nay
Phillips, Mike — Yea
Vuckovich, Gene — Nay
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 — Nay
Bob Brown — Yea
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 — Yea
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 — Nay
Lang, Mike — Yea
McNally, Mary — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Nay
Osmundson, Ryan — Nay
Pat Flowers — Yea
Paul Fielder — Yea
Pomnichowski, JP — Yea
Regier, Keith — Nay
Russ Tempel — Nay
Sands, Diane — Yea
Smith, Cary — Nay
Steve Fitzpatrick — Nay
Susan Webber — Yea
Vance, Gordon — Nay

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AMD-002 Brown D/PASS

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
Malek, Sue — Nay
Sesso, Jon — Yea
Barrett, Dick — Nay
McConnell, Nate — Yea
Olszewski, Albert — Yea
Thomas, Fred — Yea
Phillips, Mike — Yea
Vuckovich, Gene — Nay
Webb, Roger — Yea
Richmond, Tom — Yea
Sales, Scott — Yea
Welborn, Jeffery — Yea
Salomon, Daniel — Yea
MacDonald, Margaret — Yea
Ankney, Duane — Yea
Bennett, Bryce — Nay
Blasdel, Mark — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Boland, Carlie — Yea
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Yea
Edie McClafferty — Nay
Frank Smith — Nay
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 — Nay
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 — Nay
Paul Fielder — Yea
Pomnichowski, JP — Nay
Regier, Keith — Yea
Russ Tempel — Yea
Sands, Diane — Nay
Smith, Cary — Yea
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Susan Webber — Nay
Vance, Gordon — Yea

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AMD- 001Brown D/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
Thomas, Fred — Yea
Phillips, Mike — Yea
Malek, Sue — Yea
Sesso, Jon — Yea
Vuckovich, Gene — Yea
Barrett, Dick — Yea
Webb, Roger — Yea
Richmond, Tom — Yea
Sales, Scott — Yea
Welborn, Jeffery — Yea
Salomon, Daniel — Yea
MacDonald, Margaret — Yea
McConnell, Nate — Yea
Olszewski, Albert — 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

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Take SB 259 from Comm-Brown

Passed 24 Yea · 22 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 242204
Total 242204
% of votes cast 48%44%0%8%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Malek, Sue — Yea
Sesso, Jon — Yea
Barrett, Dick — Yea
McConnell, Nate — Not Voting
Olszewski, Albert — Yea
Thomas, Fred — Nay
Phillips, Mike — Yea
Vuckovich, Gene — Yea
Webb, Roger — Nay
Richmond, Tom — Nay
Sales, Scott — Nay
Welborn, Jeffery — Nay
Salomon, Daniel — Yea
MacDonald, Margaret — Yea
Ankney, Duane — Nay
Bennett, Bryce — Yea
Blasdel, Mark — Nay
Bob Brown — Yea
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 — Not Voting
Janet Ellis — Yea
Jason Ellsworth — Nay
Jason Small — Nay
Jill Cohenour — Yea
John Esp — Nay
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Nay
Keenan, Bob — Nay
Kenneth Bogner — Nay
Lang, Mike — Not Voting
McNally, Mary — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Nay
Osmundson, Ryan — Not Voting
Pat Flowers — Yea
Paul Fielder — Nay
Pomnichowski, JP — Yea
Regier, Keith — Nay
Russ Tempel — Nay
Sands, Diane — Yea
Smith, Cary — Nay
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Susan Webber — Yea
Vance, Gordon — Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 259?
SB 259 is sponsored by Bob Brown.
What is the current status of SB 259?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 259?
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