Montana 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SJ 4 — Interim study on electioneering

Last action — Died in Process

  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 2021 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed

  3. 2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed

  4. Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  5. Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration

  6. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration

  7. Hearing - (S) State Administration

  8. Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically

  9. Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration

  10. First Reading

  11. Introduced

  12. Draft Ready for Delivery

  13. Executive Director Final Review

  14. Draft Ready for Delivery

  15. Draft in Assembly

  16. Executive Director Review

  17. Bill Draft Text Available Electronically

  18. Draft in Final Drafter Review

  19. Draft in Input/Proofing

  20. Draft to Drafter - Edit Review

  21. Draft in Edit

  22. Draft in Legal Review

  23. Draft to Requester for Review

  24. Draft Taken by Drafter

  25. Draft Taken Off Hold

  26. Draft On Hold

  27. Draft Request Received

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 41 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

Failed 24 Yea · 25 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 242501
Total 242501
% of votes cast 48%50%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Sweeney, Mark — Yea
Sales, Walt — Nay
Ankney, Duane — Yea
Bennett, Bryce — Yea
Blasdel, Mark — Nay
Bob Brown — Nay
Boland, Carlie — Yea
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Nay
Carl Glimm — Nay
Christopher Pope — Yea
Edie McClafferty — Yea
Ellie Boldman — Yea
Friedel, Chris — Nay
Gauthier, Terry — Yea
Greg Hertz — Nay
Gross, Jen — Yea
Hinebauch, Steve — Nay
Hoven, Brian — Nay
Howard, David — Nay
Jacobson, Tom — Yea
Janet Ellis — Yea
Jason Ellsworth — Nay
Jill Cohenour — Yea
John Esp — Not Voting
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Yea
Keenan, Bob — Nay
Kenneth Bogner — Nay
Lang, Mike — Nay
Lynch, Ryan — Yea
McNally, Mary — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Nay
Mike Fox — Yea
Molnar, Brad — Yea
O'Brien, Shannon — Yea
Osmundson, Ryan — Nay
Pat Flowers — Yea
Pomnichowski, JP — Yea
Regier, Keith — Nay
Russ Tempel — Nay
Salomon, Daniel R. — Nay
Sands, Diane — Yea
Shane Morigeau — Yea
Small, Jason D. — Yea
Smith, Cary — Nay
Steve Fitzpatrick — Nay
Susan Webber — Yea
Theresa Manzella — Nay
Tom McGillvray — Nay
Vance, Gordon — Nay
Welborn, Jeffrey — Nay

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Passed 30 Yea · 19 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 301901
Total 301901
% of votes cast 60%38%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Sales, Walt — Yea
Sweeney, Mark — Nay
Ankney, Duane — Yea
Bennett, Bryce — Nay
Blasdel, Mark — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Boland, Carlie — Nay
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Yea
Carl Glimm — Yea
Christopher Pope — Nay
Edie McClafferty — Nay
Ellie Boldman — Nay
Friedel, Chris — Yea
Gauthier, Terry — Yea
Greg Hertz — Yea
Gross, Jen — Nay
Hinebauch, Steve — Yea
Hoven, Brian — Yea
Howard, David — Yea
Jacobson, Tom — Nay
Janet Ellis — Nay
Jason Ellsworth — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Nay
John Esp — Not Voting
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Yea
Keenan, Bob — Yea
Kenneth Bogner — Yea
Lang, Mike — Yea
Lynch, Ryan — Nay
McNally, Mary — Nay
Mike Cuffe — Yea
Mike Fox — Nay
Molnar, Brad — Yea
O'Brien, Shannon — Nay
Osmundson, Ryan — Yea
Pat Flowers — Nay
Pomnichowski, JP — Nay
Regier, Keith — Yea
Russ Tempel — Yea
Salomon, Daniel R. — Yea
Sands, Diane — Nay
Shane Morigeau — Nay
Small, Jason D. — Yea
Smith, Cary — Yea
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Susan Webber — Nay
Theresa Manzella — Yea
Tom McGillvray — Yea
Vance, Gordon — Yea
Welborn, Jeffrey — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SJ 4?
SJ 4 is sponsored by Janet Ellis.
What is the current status of SJ 4?
This bill died with 2021 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.
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