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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 2, 2023 MT HB 819 Establishes the Montana Community Reinvestment Act to Fund Workforce Housing Conference Report Adopted - House (58 - 38)
May 2, 2023 MT HB 5 Appropriates $1.2 Billion Toward Funding Construction on State-Owned Properties Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 28)
May 2, 2023 MT HB 2 Appropriates $14 Billion for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 8)
April 13, 2023 MT SB 323 Authorizes for Duplex, Triplex, and Fourplex Housing in City Zoning Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 26)
April 4, 2023 MT HB 648 Expands Eligibility for State Childcare Scholarship Programs for Low-Income Montana Families Bill Passed - House (65 - 34)
March 31, 2023 MT HB 862 Prohibits Use of Public Funds for Abortion Services with Limited Exceptions Bill Passed - House (66 - 31)
Feb. 2, 2023 MT HB 192 Appropriates Surplus Revenue for Income Tax and Property Tax Refunds and Payment of Bonds Bill Passed - House (70 - 29)
Feb. 2, 2023 MT HB 222 Authorizes Rebates of Property Taxes Paid on a Principal Residence Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
Feb. 2, 2023 MT HB 212 Increases Business Equipment Tax Exemption from $300,000 to $1 Million Bill Passed - House (67 - 32)
April 27, 2021 MT HB 701 Amends Marijuana Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 32)
April 23, 2021 MT SB 51 Exempts Certain Fiber Optic and Coaxial Cables from Property Taxation Bill Passed - House (65 - 35)
April 1, 2021 MT HB 632 Appropriates Funds as Part of COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed - House (83 - 14)
Jan. 21, 2021 MT HB 111 Exempts Military Pensions from the State Income Tax Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
April 25, 2019 MT HB 2 Establishes Budget for 2019-2021 Biennium Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 25)
March 21, 2019 MT HB 2 Establishes Budget for 2019-2021 Biennium Bill Passed - House (54 - 45)
April 22, 2017 MT HB 473 Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 43)
March 29, 2017 MT HB 473 Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels Bill Passed - House (54 - 46)
April 27, 2015 MT SB 416 Appropriates Funds for Infrastructure Projects Bill Failed - House (66 - 33)
April 20, 2015 MT SB 410 Authorizes Tax Credits for Donations to Certain Educational Programs and Student Scholarship Organizations Bill Passed - House (59 - 41)
March 20, 2015 MT HB 2 2015-2017 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (59 - 40)
April 24, 2013 MT SB 81 Establishes Tax Deductions for Donations to Educational Charities Bill Passed - House (54 - 45)
April 24, 2013 MT SB 81 Establishes Tax Deductions for Donations to Educational Charities Bill Passed - House (54 - 45)
April 20, 2013 MT HB 13 Appropriates Funds for State Employee Pay Raises Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 33)
April 19, 2013 MT HB 2 2013-2015 Biennium Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 41)
April 17, 2013 MT SB 175 Increases Public Education Funding Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
April 27, 2011 MT HB 2 2011-2013 Biennium Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 45)
April 12, 2011 MT HB 2 2011-2013 Biennium Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (54 - 44)
March 2, 2011 MT HB 248 Income Tax Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Bill Failed - House (44 - 56)
Jan. 13, 2011 MT HB 1 Funding for Legislative Session Bill Passed - House (67 - 32)
April 28, 2009 MT HB 2 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 44)
March 17, 2009 MT HB 2 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (65 - 35)
Feb. 3, 2009 MT HB 157 Children's Health Insurance Program Appropriations and Amendments Bill Passed - House (60 - 40)
Jan. 28, 2009 MT HB 13 State Employee Compensation Amendments Bill Passed - House (62 - 36)
May 15, 2007 MT HB 2 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 37)
Feb. 17, 2007 MT HB 204 Revise State Expenditure Limit Bill Passed - House (51 - 49)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/02 HB 819 Establishes the Montana Community Reinvestment Act to Fund Workforce Housing Conference Report Adopted - House (58 - 38)
5/02 HB 5 Appropriates $1.2 Billion Toward Funding Construction on State-Owned Properties Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 28)
5/02 HB 2 Appropriates $14 Billion for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 8)
4/13 SB 323 Authorizes for Duplex, Triplex, and Fourplex Housing in City Zoning Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 26)
4/04 HB 648 Expands Eligibility for State Childcare Scholarship Programs for Low-Income Montana Families Bill Passed - House (65 - 34)
3/31 HB 862 Prohibits Use of Public Funds for Abortion Services with Limited Exceptions Bill Passed - House (66 - 31)
2/02 HB 192 Appropriates Surplus Revenue for Income Tax and Property Tax Refunds and Payment of Bonds Bill Passed - House (70 - 29)
2/02 HB 222 Authorizes Rebates of Property Taxes Paid on a Principal Residence Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
2/02 HB 212 Increases Business Equipment Tax Exemption from $300,000 to $1 Million Bill Passed - House (67 - 32)
4/27 HB 701 Amends Marijuana Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 32)
4/23 SB 51 Exempts Certain Fiber Optic and Coaxial Cables from Property Taxation Bill Passed - House (65 - 35)
4/01 HB 632 Appropriates Funds as Part of COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed - House (83 - 14)
1/21 HB 111 Exempts Military Pensions from the State Income Tax Bill Passed - House (61 - 38)
4/25 HB 2 Establishes Budget for 2019-2021 Biennium Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 25)
3/21 HB 2 Establishes Budget for 2019-2021 Biennium Bill Passed - House (54 - 45)
4/22 HB 473 Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 43)
3/29 HB 473 Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels Bill Passed - House (54 - 46)
4/27 SB 416 Appropriates Funds for Infrastructure Projects Bill Failed - House (66 - 33)
4/20 SB 410 Authorizes Tax Credits for Donations to Certain Educational Programs and Student Scholarship Organizations Bill Passed - House (59 - 41)
3/20 HB 2 2015-2017 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (59 - 40)
4/24 SB 81 Establishes Tax Deductions for Donations to Educational Charities Bill Passed - House (54 - 45)
4/24 SB 81 Establishes Tax Deductions for Donations to Educational Charities Bill Passed - House (54 - 45)
4/20 HB 13 Appropriates Funds for State Employee Pay Raises Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 33)
4/19 HB 2 2013-2015 Biennium Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 41)
4/17 SB 175 Increases Public Education Funding Bill Passed - House (58 - 41)
4/27 HB 2 2011-2013 Biennium Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 45)
4/12 HB 2 2011-2013 Biennium Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (54 - 44)
3/02 HB 248 Income Tax Credit for Long-Term Care Insurance Bill Failed - House (44 - 56)
1/13 HB 1 Funding for Legislative Session Bill Passed - House (67 - 32)
4/28 HB 2 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 44)
3/17 HB 2 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - House (65 - 35)
2/03 HB 157 Children's Health Insurance Program Appropriations and Amendments Bill Passed - House (60 - 40)
1/28 HB 13 State Employee Compensation Amendments Bill Passed - House (62 - 36)
5/15 HB 2 2007-2009 Biennium Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 37)
2/17 HB 204 Revise State Expenditure Limit Bill Passed - House (51 - 49)

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