Montana 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 144 — Revise laws for preserving authority of sheriffs, constables, and peace officers

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 December 01, 2020. 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

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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 - (S) Judiciary

  15. Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary

  16. Hearing - (S) Judiciary

  17. Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary

  18. First Reading

  19. Transmitted to Senate

  20. 3rd Reading Passed

  21. Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  22. 2nd Reading Passed

  23. Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  24. Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary

  25. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary

  26. Amendments Available

  27. Hearing - (H) Judiciary

  28. First Reading

  29. Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary

  30. Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically

  31. Introduced

  32. Draft Delivered to Requester

  33. Draft Ready for Delivery

  34. Executive Director Final Review

  35. Draft Ready for Delivery

  36. Draft in Assembly

  37. Executive Director Review

  38. Bill Draft Text Available Electronically

  39. Draft in Final Drafter Review

  40. Draft in Input/Proofing

  41. Draft to Drafter - Edit Review

  42. Draft in Edit

  43. Draft in Legal Review

  44. Draft to Requester for Review

  45. Draft to Requester for Review

  46. Draft to Requester for Review

  47. Draft Request Received

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 34 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 45 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 45500
Total 45500
% of votes cast 90%10%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Sales, Walt — Yea
Sweeney, Mark — Yea
Ankney, Duane — Yea
Bennett, Bryce — Yea
Blasdel, Mark — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Boland, Carlie — Yea
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Yea
Carl Glimm — Yea
Christopher Pope — Nay
Edie McClafferty — Nay
Ellie Boldman — Yea
Friedel, Chris — Yea
Gauthier, Terry — Yea
Greg Hertz — Yea
Gross, Jen — Nay
Hinebauch, Steve — Yea
Hoven, Brian — Yea
Howard, David — Yea
Jacobson, Tom — Yea
Janet Ellis — Yea
Jason Ellsworth — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Yea
John Esp — Yea
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Yea
Keenan, Bob — Yea
Kenneth Bogner — Yea
Lang, Mike — Yea
Lynch, Ryan — Yea
McNally, Mary — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Yea
Mike Fox — Yea
Molnar, Brad — Yea
O'Brien, Shannon — Yea
Osmundson, Ryan — Yea
Pat Flowers — Yea
Pomnichowski, JP — Nay
Regier, Keith — Yea
Russ Tempel — Yea
Salomon, Daniel R. — Yea
Sands, Diane — Yea
Shane Morigeau — Yea
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

Official roll call →

Do Concur

Passed 46 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46301
Total 46301
% of votes cast 92%6%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Sweeney, Mark — Yea
Sales, Walt — Yea
Ankney, Duane — Yea
Bennett, Bryce — Yea
Blasdel, Mark — Yea
Bob Brown — Yea
Boland, Carlie — Yea
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie — Yea
Carl Glimm — Yea
Christopher Pope — Nay
Edie McClafferty — Nay
Ellie Boldman — Yea
Friedel, Chris — Yea
Gauthier, Terry — Yea
Greg Hertz — Yea
Gross, Jen — Not Voting
Hinebauch, Steve — Yea
Hoven, Brian — Yea
Howard, David — Yea
Jacobson, Tom — Yea
Janet Ellis — Yea
Jason Ellsworth — Yea
Jill Cohenour — Yea
John Esp — Yea
Kary, Douglas (Doug) — Yea
Keenan, Bob — Yea
Kenneth Bogner — Yea
Lang, Mike — Yea
Lynch, Ryan — Yea
McNally, Mary — Yea
Mike Cuffe — Yea
Mike Fox — Yea
Molnar, Brad — Yea
O'Brien, Shannon — Yea
Osmundson, Ryan — Yea
Pat Flowers — Yea
Pomnichowski, JP — Nay
Regier, Keith — Yea
Russ Tempel — Yea
Salomon, Daniel R. — Yea
Sands, Diane — Yea
Shane Morigeau — Yea
Small, Jason D. — Yea
Smith, Cary — Yea
Steve Fitzpatrick — Yea
Susan Webber — Yea
Theresa Manzella — Yea
Tom McGillvray — Yea
Vance, Gordon — Yea
Welborn, Jeffrey — Yea

Official roll call →

Do Pass

Passed 73 Yea · 26 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 732601
Total 732601
% of votes cast 73%26%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Patelis, Jimmy — Yea
Abbott, Kim — Nay
Amy Regier — Yea
Anderson, Fred — Yea
Andrea Olsen — Nay
Barry Usher — Yea
Bartel, Dan — Yea
Beard, Becky — Yea
Berglee, Seth — Yea
Bertoglio, Marta — Yea
Binkley, Michele — Yea
Bishop, Laurie — Nay
Bob Phalen — Yea
Brandon Ler — Yea
Braxton Mitchell — Yea
Buckley, Alice — Nay
Caleb Hinkle — Yea
Carlson, Jennifer — Yea
Connie Keogh — Nay
Custer, Geraldine — Yea
Dave Fern — Yea
David Bedey — Yea
Denise Hayman — Nay
Denley Loge — Yea
Dennis Lenz — Yea
Derek Harvey — Yea
Donavon Hawk — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Yea
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Nay
Fiona Nave — Yea
Fitzgerald, Ross — Yea
Fleming, Frank — Yea
Frank Smith — Nay
Frazer, Gregory — Yea
Funk, Moffie — Nay
Galloway, Steven — Yea
Garner, Frank — Yea
Greef, Sharon — Yea
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Hamilton, Jim — Nay
Hill, Ed — Yea
Holmlund, Kenneth L. — Yea
Hopkins, Mike — Yea
Jane Gillette — Yea
Jedediah Hinkle — Yea
Jeremy Trebas — Yea
Jerry Schillinger — Yea
John Fuller — Yea
Josh Kassmier — Yea
Julie Darling — Yea
Karjala, Jessica — Nay
Katie Sullivan — Nay
Katie Zolnikov — Yea
Keane, Jim — Nay
Kelker, Kathy — Not Voting
Kelly Kortum — Nay
Ken Walsh — Yea
Kerns, Scot — Yea
Kerri Seekins-Crowe — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Yea
Larry Brewster — Yea
Linda Reksten — Yea
Llew Jones — Yea
Malone, Marty — Yea
Marilyn Marler — Nay
Mark Noland — Yea
Mark Thane — Nay
Marshall, Ron — Yea
Mary Ann Dunwell — Nay
Mary Caferro — Nay
Matt Regier — Yea
Mercer, Bill — Yea
Moore, Terry — Yea
Neil Duram — Yea
Paul Fielder — Yea
Putnam, Brian — Yea
Read, Joe — Yea
Running Wolf, Tyson — Nay
Sara Novak — Yea
Sheldon-Galloway, Lola — Yea
Skees, Derek — Yea
Stafman, Ed — Nay
Steve Gist — Yea
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Nay
Stromswold, Mallerie — Yea
Sue Vinton — Yea
Tenenbaum, Danny — Nay
Tom France — Yea
Tschida, Brad — Yea
Vince Ricci — Yea
Weatherwax, Marvin — Nay
Welch, Tom — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Yea
Whiteman Pena, Rynalea — Nay
Whitman, Kathy — Yea
Willis Curdy — Nay
Windy Boy, Jonathan — Nay
Wylie Galt — Yea

Official roll call →

Do Pass

Passed 72 Yea · 27 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 722701
Total 722701
% of votes cast 72%27%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Patelis, Jimmy — Yea
Abbott, Kim — Nay
Amy Regier — Yea
Anderson, Fred — Yea
Andrea Olsen — Nay
Barry Usher — Yea
Bartel, Dan — Yea
Beard, Becky — Yea
Berglee, Seth — Yea
Bertoglio, Marta — Yea
Binkley, Michele — Yea
Bishop, Laurie — Nay
Bob Phalen — Yea
Brandon Ler — Yea
Braxton Mitchell — Yea
Buckley, Alice — Nay
Caleb Hinkle — Yea
Carlson, Jennifer — Yea
Connie Keogh — Nay
Custer, Geraldine — Yea
Dave Fern — Yea
David Bedey — Yea
Denise Hayman — Nay
Denley Loge — Yea
Dennis Lenz — Yea
Derek Harvey — Yea
Donavon Hawk — Yea
Ed Buttrey — Yea
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Nay
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Nay
Fiona Nave — Yea
Fitzgerald, Ross — Yea
Fleming, Frank — Yea
Frank Smith — Nay
Frazer, Gregory — Yea
Funk, Moffie — Yea
Galloway, Steven — Yea
Garner, Frank — Yea
Greef, Sharon — Yea
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Hamilton, Jim — Nay
Hill, Ed — Yea
Holmlund, Kenneth L. — Yea
Hopkins, Mike — Yea
Jane Gillette — Yea
Jedediah Hinkle — Yea
Jeremy Trebas — Yea
Jerry Schillinger — Yea
John Fuller — Yea
Josh Kassmier — Yea
Julie Darling — Yea
Karjala, Jessica — Nay
Katie Sullivan — Nay
Katie Zolnikov — Yea
Keane, Jim — Nay
Kelker, Kathy — Nay
Kelly Kortum — Nay
Ken Walsh — Yea
Kerns, Scot — Yea
Kerri Seekins-Crowe — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Yea
Knudsen, Casey — Yea
Larry Brewster — Yea
Linda Reksten — Yea
Llew Jones — Yea
Malone, Marty — Yea
Marilyn Marler — Nay
Mark Noland — Yea
Mark Thane — Nay
Marshall, Ron — Yea
Mary Ann Dunwell — Nay
Mary Caferro — Nay
Matt Regier — Yea
Mercer, Bill — Not Voting
Moore, Terry — Yea
Neil Duram — Yea
Paul Fielder — Yea
Putnam, Brian — Yea
Read, Joe — Yea
Running Wolf, Tyson — Nay
Sara Novak — Yea
Sheldon-Galloway, Lola — Yea
Skees, Derek — Yea
Stafman, Ed — Nay
Steve Gist — Yea
Stewart Peregoy, Sharon — Nay
Stromswold, Mallerie — Yea
Sue Vinton — Yea
Tenenbaum, Danny — Nay
Tom France — Yea
Tschida, Brad — Yea
Vince Ricci — Yea
Weatherwax, Marvin — Nay
Welch, Tom — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Yea
Whiteman Pena, Rynalea — Nay
Whitman, Kathy — Yea
Willis Curdy — Nay
Windy Boy, Jonathan — Nay
Wylie Galt — Yea

Official roll call →

DO PASS AS AMENDED

Passed 13 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13600
Total 13600
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Amy Regier — Yea
Barry Usher — Yea
Berglee, Seth — Yea
Bishop, Laurie — Nay
Bob Phalen — Yea
Brandon Ler — Yea
Carlson, Jennifer — Yea
Dennis Lenz — Yea
Donavon Hawk — Yea
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Nay
Fleming, Frank — Yea
Jane Gillette — Yea
Jedediah Hinkle — Yea
Kelker, Kathy — Nay
Skees, Derek — Yea
Stafman, Ed — Nay
Stromswold, Mallerie — Yea
Tenenbaum, Danny — Nay
Tom France — Nay

Official roll call →

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HB 144 is sponsored by Paul Fielder.
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