Montana 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 148 — Allow late registrant absentee ballots to be dropped off at polling locations

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.

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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 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. Printed - New Version Available

  25. Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended

  26. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended

  27. Hearing

  28. Referred to Committee

  29. First Reading

  30. Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically

  31. Introduced

  32. Draft Delivered to Requester

  33. Draft Ready for Delivery

  34. Executive Director Final Review

  35. Bill Draft Text Available Electronically

  36. Draft in Final Drafter Review

  37. Draft in Legal Review

  38. Draft to Requester for Review

  39. Draft Back for Redo

  40. Draft Ready for Delivery

  41. Executive Director Final Review

  42. Draft in Assembly

  43. Executive Director Review

  44. Bill Draft Text Available Electronically

  45. Draft in Final Drafter Review

  46. Draft in Input/Proofing

  47. Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]

  48. Draft in Edit

  49. Draft in Legal Review

  50. Draft to Requester for Review

  51. Draft Request Received

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 48 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 54 Yea · 43 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 544303
Total 544303
% of votes cast 54%43%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Redfield, Alan — Nay
Bachmeier, Jacob — Yea
Bahr, Jade — Yea
Ballance, Nancy — Yea
Krautter, Joel — Yea
Ryan, Marilyn — Yea
Krotkov, Jasmine — Yea
Sales, Walt — Yea
Schreiner, Casey — Yea
Garcia, Rodney — Nay
Shaw, Ray — Nay
Bessette, Barbara — Yea
Smith, Bridget — Yea
Grubbs, Bruce — Yea
Burnett, Tom — Nay
Sweeney, Mark — Yea
Hamlett, Bradley — Yea
Moore, Frederick — Nay
Mortensen, Dale — Nay
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 — Nay
Andrea Olsen — Yea
Barry Usher — Nay
Bartel, Dan — Nay
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 — Nay
Dave Fern — Yea
David Bedey — Nay
Denise Hayman — Yea
Denley Loge — Nay
Dennis Lenz — Nay
Derek Harvey — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Nay
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Yea
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Yea
Fitzgerald, Ross — Yea
Fleming, Frank — Nay
Forrest Mandeville — Yea
Funk, Moffie — Yea
Garner, Frank — Yea
Greef, Sharon — Yea
Greg Hertz — Nay
Gunderson, Steve — Nay
Hamilton, Jim — Not Voting
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 — Nay
Lynch, Ryan — Not Voting
Marilyn Marler — Yea
Mark Noland — Nay
Mary Ann Dunwell — Yea
Mary Caferro — Yea
Matt Regier — Nay
Mercer, Bill — Nay
Moore, Terry — Nay
Neil Duram — Nay
Read, Joe — Nay
Rhonda Knudsen — Nay
Running Wolf, Tyson — Not Voting
Shane Morigeau — Yea
Sheldon-Galloway, Lola — Nay
Skees, Derek — Nay
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Yea
Sue Vinton — Nay
Theresa Manzella — Nay
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 →

Do Concur

Passed 61 Yea · 39 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 613900
Total 613900
% of votes cast 61%39%0%0%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Bachmeier, Jacob — Yea
Bahr, Jade — Yea
Ballance, Nancy — Yea
Krautter, Joel — Yea
Ryan, Marilyn — Yea
Krotkov, Jasmine — Yea
Sales, Walt — Yea
Schreiner, Casey — Yea
Garcia, Rodney — Nay
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 — Yea
White, Kerry — Nay
Dudik, Kimberly — Yea
Perry, Zac — Yea
Dunn, David — Nay
Pierson, Gordon — Yea
Winter, Thomas — Yea
Woods, Tom — Yea
Redfield, Alan — Nay
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 — Nay
Denise Hayman — Yea
Denley Loge — Nay
Dennis Lenz — Nay
Derek Harvey — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Nay
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Yea
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Yea
Fitzgerald, Ross — Yea
Fleming, Frank — Nay
Forrest Mandeville — Yea
Funk, Moffie — Yea
Garner, Frank — Yea
Greef, Sharon — Yea
Greg Hertz — Nay
Gunderson, Steve — Nay
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 — Nay
Lynch, Ryan — Yea
Marilyn Marler — Yea
Mark Noland — Nay
Mary Ann Dunwell — Yea
Mary Caferro — Yea
Matt Regier — Nay
Mercer, Bill — Nay
Moore, Terry — Nay
Neil Duram — Yea
Read, Joe — Nay
Rhonda Knudsen — Nay
Running Wolf, Tyson — Yea
Shane Morigeau — Yea
Sheldon-Galloway, Lola — Nay
Skees, Derek — Nay
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Yea
Sue Vinton — Nay
Theresa Manzella — Nay
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 20 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20000
Total 20000
% of votes cast 100%0%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 — Yea
Garner, Frank — Yea
Greef, Sharon — Yea
Karjala, Jessica — Yea
Weatherwax, Marvin — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Yea

Official roll call →

Do Pass

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 — Nay
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 — Nay
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 — Yea
Lang, Mike — Nay
McNally, Mary — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Nay
Osmundson, Ryan — Yea
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

Official roll call →

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 — 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 — Yea
Lang, Mike — Nay
McNally, Mary — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Nay
Osmundson, Ryan — Yea
Pat Flowers — Yea
Paul Fielder — Nay
Pomnichowski, JP — Yea
Regier, Keith — Nay
Russ Tempel — Yea
Sands, Diane — Yea
Smith, Cary — Nay
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Susan Webber — Yea
Vance, Gordon — Nay

Official roll call →

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