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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Jan. 28, 2009 | MT | HB 13 | State Employee Compensation Amendments | Bill Passed - House (62 - 36) |
Jan. 29, 2009 | MT | HB 147 | Revising Campaign Expenditure Reporting Requirements | Bill Passed - House (63 - 36) |
Feb. 3, 2009 | MT | HB 157 | Children's Health Insurance Program Appropriations and Amendments | Bill Passed - House (60 - 40) |
April 28, 2009 | MT | HB 2 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 44) |
April 28, 2009 | MT | HB 2 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 23) |
April 14, 2009 | MT | HB 2 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24) |
March 17, 2009 | MT | HB 2 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - House (65 - 35) |
April 9, 2009 | MT | HB 228 | Amending Concealed Weapons and Self-Defense Statutes | Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 14) |
April 9, 2009 | MT | HB 228 | Amending Concealed Weapons and Self-Defense Statutes | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 10) |
Feb. 10, 2009 | MT | HB 228 | Amending Concealed Weapons and Self-Defense Statutes | Bill Passed - House (60 - 40) |
Feb. 23, 2009 | MT | HB 394 | Prohibits the Use of Individual Prescription Information for Marketing | Motion Rejected - House (50 - 50) |
Feb. 13, 2009 | MT | HB 400 | Revised Alcohol Content of Beer | Bill Passed - House (80 - 20) |
March 20, 2009 | MT | HB 418 | Amendments Regarding Horse Slaughterhouses | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23) |
Feb. 25, 2009 | MT | HB 418 | Amendments Regarding Horse Slaughterhouses | Bill Passed - House (66 - 33) |
April 2, 2009 | MT | HB 531 | Red Light Camera Prohibition | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11) |
Feb. 24, 2009 | MT | HB 531 | Red Light Camera Prohibition | Bill Passed - House (65 - 35) |
Jan. 20, 2009 | MT | HB 62 | Mandatory Trapper Education Course | Bill Passed - House (51 - 48) |
Jan. 26, 2009 | MT | SB 131 | Wildland-Urban Interface | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21) |
Feb. 16, 2009 | MT | SB 142 | Consideration of Gender for Insurance Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23) |
Feb. 6, 2009 | MT | SB 187 | Limitations on Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23) |
Feb. 17, 2009 | MT | SB 236 | Abolition of Death Penalty | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23) |
Feb. 5, 2009 | MT | SB 237 | Primary Seatbelt Enforcement | Bill Failed - Senate (25 - 25) |
Feb. 10, 2009 | MT | SB 243 | Majority Vote Requirement for General Elections | Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 27) |
Feb. 3, 2009 | MT | SB 253 | Allowing Employers to Count Tips as Credit Against Minimum Wage | Motion Rejected - Senate (21 - 29) |
Jan. 21, 2009 | MT | SB 31 | Revising Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Commission Membership Qualifications | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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1/28 | HB 13 | State Employee Compensation Amendments | Bill Passed - House (62 - 36) |
1/29 | HB 147 | Revising Campaign Expenditure Reporting Requirements | Bill Passed - House (63 - 36) |
2/03 | HB 157 | Children's Health Insurance Program Appropriations and Amendments | Bill Passed - House (60 - 40) |
4/28 | HB 2 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (56 - 44) |
4/28 | HB 2 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 23) |
4/14 | HB 2 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24) |
3/17 | HB 2 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - House (65 - 35) |
4/09 | HB 228 | Amending Concealed Weapons and Self-Defense Statutes | Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 14) |
4/09 | HB 228 | Amending Concealed Weapons and Self-Defense Statutes | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (40 - 10) |
2/10 | HB 228 | Amending Concealed Weapons and Self-Defense Statutes | Bill Passed - House (60 - 40) |
2/23 | HB 394 | Prohibits the Use of Individual Prescription Information for Marketing | Motion Rejected - House (50 - 50) |
2/13 | HB 400 | Revised Alcohol Content of Beer | Bill Passed - House (80 - 20) |
3/20 | HB 418 | Amendments Regarding Horse Slaughterhouses | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23) |
2/25 | HB 418 | Amendments Regarding Horse Slaughterhouses | Bill Passed - House (66 - 33) |
4/02 | HB 531 | Red Light Camera Prohibition | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 11) |
2/24 | HB 531 | Red Light Camera Prohibition | Bill Passed - House (65 - 35) |
1/20 | HB 62 | Mandatory Trapper Education Course | Bill Passed - House (51 - 48) |
1/26 | SB 131 | Wildland-Urban Interface | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21) |
2/16 | SB 142 | Consideration of Gender for Insurance Coverage | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23) |
2/06 | SB 187 | Limitations on Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23) |
2/17 | SB 236 | Abolition of Death Penalty | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23) |
2/05 | SB 237 | Primary Seatbelt Enforcement | Bill Failed - Senate (25 - 25) |
2/10 | SB 243 | Majority Vote Requirement for General Elections | Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 27) |
2/03 | SB 253 | Allowing Employers to Count Tips as Credit Against Minimum Wage | Motion Rejected - Senate (21 - 29) |
1/21 | SB 31 | Revising Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Commission Membership Qualifications | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20) |