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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:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 28, 2009 | MT | HB 13 | State Employee Compensation Amendments | Bill Passed - House (62 - 36) |
| Feb. 6, 2009 | MT | SB 187 | Limitations on Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23) |
| Feb. 16, 2009 | MT | SB 142 | Consideration of Gender for Insurance Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23) |
| Feb. 23, 2007 | MT | SB 300 | Seat Belt Requirement | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21) |
| Jan. 21, 2009 | MT | SB 31 | Revising Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Commission Membership Qualifications | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20) |
| Feb. 2, 2009 | MT | SJ 7 | Statement of Opposition to Expansion of EPA Jurisdiction (H.R. 2421) | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (32 - 18) |
| Feb. 3, 2009 | MT | HB 157 | Children's Health Insurance Program Appropriations and Amendments | Bill Passed - House (60 - 40) |
| April 23, 2013 | MT | HB 297 | Prohibits the Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 21) |
| April 20, 2013 | MT | HB 297 | Prohibits the Employment of Undocumented Immigrants | Conference Report Adopted - House (63 - 37) |
| April 18, 2019 | MT | HB 54 | Amends Requirements for Missing Persons Reports | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (46 - 4) |
| May 2, 2023 | MT | SB 296 | Increases State Reimbursement Rates for Room and Board at Assisted-Living Facilities | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 18) |
| April 23, 2013 | MT | HB 377 | Appropriates Funds for the Teachers' Retirement System | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 44) |
| April 26, 2023 | MT | HB 889 | Expands Legal Protections for Mobile Home Park Tenants | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 31) |
| May 2, 2023 | MT | HB 479 | Appropriates $5 Million for Law Enforcement Services on the Flathead Indian Reservation | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 28) |
| April 27, 2023 | MT | SB 458 | Repeals Legal Recognition of Transgender, Nonbinary and Intersex Terms from Montana State Code | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 22) |
| April 20, 2013 | MT | HB 13 | Appropriates Funds for State Employee Pay Raises | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 33) |
| April 12, 2023 | MT | SB 270 | Prohibits Employer Retaliation Against an Employee's Legal Social Media Post | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 29) |
| April 28, 2023 | MT | HB 648 | Expands Eligibility for State Childcare Scholarship Programs for Low-Income Montana Families | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 20) |
| April 14, 2023 | MT | SB 419 | Prohibits the Use of the App TikTok in Montana | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (54 - 43) |
| April 7, 2023 | MT | HB 361 | Specifies Incorrect Use of Pronouns by Another Student is Not Discrimination | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |
| April 27, 2011 | MT | HB 627 | Requiring Parental Notification for Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 35) |
| April 21, 2023 | MT | SB 458 | Repeals Legal Recognition of Transgender, Nonbinary and Intersex Terms from Montana State Code | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 36) |
| April 28, 2023 | MT | SB 296 | Increases State Reimbursement Rates for Room and Board at Assisted-Living Facilities | Bill Passed - House (91 - 8) |
| April 19, 2023 | MT | HB 889 | Expands Legal Protections for Mobile Home Park Tenants | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20) |
| April 28, 2023 | MT | HB 479 | Appropriates $5 Million for Law Enforcement Services on the Flathead Indian Reservation | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 14) |
| April 16, 2013 | MT | HB 13 | Appropriates Funds for State Employee Pay Raises | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 13) |
| April 18, 2013 | MT | HB 377 | Appropriates Funds for the Teachers' Retirement System | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
| April 16, 2019 | MT | HB 21 | Establishes a Missing Persons Specialist in the Department of Justice | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 13) |
| April 10, 2013 | MT | SB 107 | Amends Sexual Conduct Laws | Bill Passed - House (64 - 35) |
| April 9, 2021 | MT | SB 99 | Establishes Parameters for K-12 Sexual Education | Bill Passed - House (65 - 31) |
| April 18, 2023 | MT | HB 37 | Requires DPHHS to Obtain a Warrant Before Relocating a Child From Their Home | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 9) |
| April 10, 2019 | MT | HB 146 | Prohibits Cities from Passing Sanctuary Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |
| April 26, 2011 | MT | HB 627 | Requiring Parental Notification for Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22) |
| March 25, 2017 | MT | SB 329 | Prohibits Abortion 20 Weeks After Fertilization | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18) |
| Feb. 20, 2015 | MT | HB 200 | Requires Drug Testing For Certain Welfare Recipients | Bill Passed - House (55 - 45) |
| Feb. 28, 2019 | MT | HB 547 | Prohibits Employers from Stopping Employees from Discussing Wages | Bill Passed - House (52 - 47) |
| Jan. 19, 2017 | MT | SB 22 | Authorizes Termination of Parental Rights in Cases of Sexual Assault | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |
| Jan. 19, 2017 | MT | SB 22 | Authorizes Termination of Parental Rights in Cases of Sexual Assault | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |
| Feb. 12, 2019 | MT | HB 146 | Prohibits Cities from Passing Sanctuary Laws | Bill Passed - House (58 - 41) |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | MT | HB 111 | Exempts Military Pensions from the State Income Tax | Bill Passed - House (61 - 38) |
| Feb. 19, 2021 | MT | HB 325 | Authorizes the Election of Supreme Court Justices by District | Bill Passed - House (63 - 36) |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | MT | HB 429 | Rescinds Gubernatorial Power to Suspend Election Laws During Emergencies | Bill Passed - House (71 - 27) |
| Feb. 23, 2021 | MT | SB 99 | Establishes Parameters for K-12 Sexual Education | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
| March 2, 2023 | MT | SB 419 | Prohibits the Use of the App TikTok in Montana | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |
| Feb. 24, 2023 | MT | HB 359 | Prohibits Minors from Attending Drag Shows | Bill Passed - House (64 - 32) |
| Feb. 26, 2015 | MT | SB 262 | Establishes Water Rights Compact | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
| March 19, 2021 | MT | SB 315 | Establishes Protections for "Infants Born Alive" After Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
| Feb. 20, 2013 | MT | SB 107 | Amends Sexual Conduct Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11) |
| Feb. 17, 2023 | MT | SB 270 | Prohibits Employer Retaliation Against an Employee's Legal Social Media Post | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 11) |
| Feb. 7, 2013 | MT | HB 239 | Requires Parental Consent for Sex Education | Bill Passed - House (56 - 41) |