Montana 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 261 — Constitutional amendment for taxpayer protection act to limit tax types

Last action — Died in Process

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Missed Deadline for Referendum Proposal Transmittal

  3. 2nd Reading Not Passed; 3rd Reading Vote Required

  4. Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  5. Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary

  6. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary

  7. Fiscal Note Printed

  8. Fiscal Note Unsigned

  9. Fiscal Note Received

  10. Hearing - (H) Judiciary

  11. First Reading

  12. Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary

  13. Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically

  14. Fiscal Note Requested

  15. Introduced

  16. Draft Delivered to Requester

  17. Draft Ready for Delivery

  18. Executive Director Final Review

  19. Draft Ready for Delivery

  20. Draft in Assembly

  21. Executive Director Review

  22. Bill Draft Text Available Electronically

  23. Draft in Final Drafter Review

  24. Draft in Input/Proofing

  25. Draft to Drafter - Edit Review

  26. Draft in Edit

  27. Draft in Legal Review

  28. Draft to Requester for Review

  29. Draft Request Received

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 50 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

Passed 50 Yea · 50 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 505000
Total 505000
% of votes cast 50%50%0%0%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Patelis, Jimmy — Yea
Abbott, Kim — Nay
Amy Regier — Yea
Anderson, Fred — Nay
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 — Nay
Dave Fern — Nay
David Bedey — Nay
Denise Hayman — Nay
Denley Loge — Yea
Dennis Lenz — Nay
Derek Harvey — Nay
Donavon Hawk — Nay
Ed Buttrey — Nay
Emma Kerr-Carpenter — Nay
Farris-Olsen, Robert — Nay
Fiona Nave — Yea
Fitzgerald, Ross — Nay
Fleming, Frank — Yea
Frank Smith — Nay
Frazer, Gregory — Yea
Funk, Moffie — Nay
Galloway, Steven — Yea
Garner, Frank — Nay
Greef, Sharon — Yea
Gunderson, Steve — Yea
Hamilton, Jim — Nay
Hill, Ed — Yea
Holmlund, Kenneth L. — Nay
Hopkins, Mike — Nay
Jane Gillette — Yea
Jedediah Hinkle — Yea
Jeremy Trebas — Yea
Jerry Schillinger — Yea
John Fuller — Yea
Josh Kassmier — Yea
Julie Darling — Nay
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 — Nay
Llew Jones — Nay
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 — Nay
Moore, Terry — Nay
Neil Duram — Yea
Paul Fielder — Yea
Putnam, Brian — Nay
Read, Joe — Yea
Running Wolf, Tyson — Nay
Sara Novak — Nay
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 — Nay
Tschida, Brad — Yea
Vince Ricci — Yea
Weatherwax, Marvin — Nay
Welch, Tom — Yea
Wendy McKamey — Nay
Whiteman Pena, Rynalea — Nay
Whitman, Kathy — Nay
Willis Curdy — Nay
Windy Boy, Jonathan — Nay
Wylie Galt — Yea

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DO PASS

Passed 12 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12700
Total 12700
% of votes cast 63%37%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 — Nay
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

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 261?
HB 261 is sponsored by Skees, Derek.
What is the current status of HB 261?
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.
Where can I track HB 261?
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