MT HB 226
enactedProvide for a legal employment and government accountability law
Montana · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) · lower
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- Status date
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- Latest action
- 2025-05-06 — Chapter Number Assigned
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Action timeline
2024-11-19
(LC) Drafter Assigned
2025-01-09
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2025-01-11
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-01-13
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-01-13
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-01-14
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-01-14
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-01-14
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-01-15
(H) Introduced
2025-01-15
(H) Fiscal Note Requested
2025-01-16
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
referral-committee
2025-01-16
(H) First Reading
reading-1
2025-01-16
(H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
2025-01-27
(H) Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-01-28
(H) Fiscal Note Signed
2025-01-28
(H) Fiscal Note Printed
2025-01-28
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
committee-passage
2025-01-28
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
committee-passage
2025-01-28
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
committee-passage
2025-01-30
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
2025-02-03
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-02-03
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
reading-2
2025-02-03
(H) 2nd Reading Passed
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2025-02-04
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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2025-02-04
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
2025-02-04
(H) 3rd Reading Passed
passage,reading-3
2025-02-04
(H) Transmitted to Senate
2025-02-05
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
2025-02-05
(S) First Reading
reading-1
2025-03-19
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
referral-committee
2025-03-24
(S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
2025-04-04
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
2025-04-04
(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
2025-04-09
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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2025-04-09
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred
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2025-04-10
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
reading-3
2025-04-10
(S) 3rd Reading Concurred
passage,reading-3
2025-04-10
(H) Sent to Enrolling
2025-04-11
(H) Returned from Enrolling
2025-04-18
(H) Signed by Speaker
passage
2025-04-22
(S) Signed by President
passage
2025-04-22
(H) Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-01
(H) Signed by Governor
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2025-05-06
Chapter Number Assigned
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Versions
- LC1663.pdfCompare
- HB0226.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdfCompare
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Votes
do_pass_as_amended
2025-01-28 · pass · 20-0
Member-level votes (20)
- Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
- Jennifer Lynch: yes
- Ron Marshall: yes
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Bob Carter: yes
- Steve Gist: yes
- Nelly Nicol: yes
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Shannon Maness: yes
- Morgan Thiel: yes
- Jamie Isaly: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: yes
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Katie Sullivan: yes
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
Do Pass
2025-02-03 · pass · 89-11
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: yes
- Jill Cohenour: yes
- Mary Caferro: no
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: yes
- Julie Darling: yes
- Larry Brewster: yes
- Fiona Nave: yes
- Braxton Mitchell: yes
- Linda Reksten: yes
- Connie Keogh: yes
- Katie Sullivan: yes
- Steve Gist: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: yes
- Amy Regier: yes
- Kelly Kortum: no
- Paul Fielder: yes
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: yes
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Lee Deming: yes
- Mark Thane: yes
- Eric Matthews: yes
- Terry Falk: no
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: no
- Denise Baum: yes
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: yes
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: yes
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
- Ed Stafman: no
- Jane Gillette: yes
- Donavon Hawk: yes
- Sherry Essmann: yes
- Russ Miner: yes
- Nelly Nicol: yes
- Paul Tuss: yes
- Melissa Romano: yes
- SJ Howell: no
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Mike Fox: yes
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Ron Marshall: yes
- Tom France: yes
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- Jennifer Lynch: yes
- Bob Carter: yes
- Zooey Zephyr: yes
- John Fitzpatrick: yes
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Morgan Thiel: yes
- Shannon Maness: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Lukas Schubert: yes
- James Reavis: yes
- Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
- Becky Edwards: no
- Jamie Isaly: yes
- Marc Lee: yes
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Peter Strand: yes
- Thedis Crowe: yes
- Eric Albus: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: yes
- Kathy Love: yes
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Brian Close: no
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: yes
- Tracy Sharp: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: yes
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: no
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Alanah Griffith: no
- Debo Powers: no
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Melody Cunningham: yes
- Tom Millett: yes
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: yes
- Denise Joy: yes
Do Pass
2025-02-04 · pass · 87-13
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: no
- Jill Cohenour: yes
- Mary Caferro: no
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: yes
- Julie Darling: yes
- Larry Brewster: yes
- Fiona Nave: yes
- Braxton Mitchell: yes
- Linda Reksten: yes
- Connie Keogh: yes
- Katie Sullivan: no
- Steve Gist: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: yes
- Amy Regier: yes
- Kelly Kortum: no
- Paul Fielder: yes
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: yes
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Lee Deming: yes
- Mark Thane: yes
- Eric Matthews: yes
- Terry Falk: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: yes
- Denise Baum: yes
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: yes
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: yes
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
- Ed Stafman: no
- Jane Gillette: yes
- Donavon Hawk: yes
- Sherry Essmann: yes
- Russ Miner: yes
- Nelly Nicol: yes
- Paul Tuss: yes
- Melissa Romano: yes
- SJ Howell: no
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Mike Fox: yes
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Ron Marshall: yes
- Tom France: no
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- Jennifer Lynch: yes
- Bob Carter: yes
- Zooey Zephyr: no
- John Fitzpatrick: yes
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Morgan Thiel: yes
- Shannon Maness: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Lukas Schubert: yes
- James Reavis: yes
- Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
- Becky Edwards: no
- Jamie Isaly: yes
- Marc Lee: yes
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Peter Strand: yes
- Thedis Crowe: no
- Eric Albus: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: yes
- Kathy Love: yes
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Brian Close: no
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: yes
- Tracy Sharp: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: yes
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: no
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Alanah Griffith: yes
- Debo Powers: no
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Melody Cunningham: yes
- Tom Millett: yes
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: yes
- Denise Joy: yes
be_concurred_in
2025-04-04 · pass · 6-5
Member-level votes (11)
- Sara Novak: yes
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
- Daniel Zolnikov: no
- Jeremy Trebas: no
- Jacinda Morigeau: no
- Denley Loge: yes
- Willis Curdy: yes
- Susan Webber: yes
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
- Bob Phalen: no
- Mark Noland: no
Do Concur
2025-04-09 · pass · 47-3
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: yes
- Carl Glimm: yes
- Andrea Olsen: yes
- Mark Noland: yes
- Greg Hertz: yes
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- Denley Loge: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Jeremy Trebas: no
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Sue Vinton: yes
- Derek Harvey: yes
- Jason Ellsworth: yes
- John Fuller: yes
- Bob Phalen: yes
- Kenneth Bogner: yes
- Daniel Emrich: no
- John Esp: yes
- Mike Cuffe: yes
- Daniel Zolnikov: yes
- Dennis Lenz: yes
- Willis Curdy: yes
- Susan Webber: yes
- Becky Beard: yes
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Ellie Boldman: yes
- Theresa Manzella: yes
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- Dave Fern: yes
- Barry Usher: yes
- Josh Kassmier: yes
- Laura Smith: yes
- Shane Morigeau: yes
- Gayle Lammers: yes
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
- Vince Ricci: yes
- Wylie Galt: yes
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: no
Do Concur
2025-04-10 · pass · 44-4
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: yes
- Carl Glimm: yes
- Andrea Olsen: no
- Mark Noland: yes
- Greg Hertz: excused
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- Denley Loge: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Jeremy Trebas: no
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Sue Vinton: yes
- Derek Harvey: yes
- Jason Ellsworth: yes
- John Fuller: yes
- Bob Phalen: yes
- Kenneth Bogner: yes
- Daniel Emrich: no
- John Esp: yes
- Mike Cuffe: yes
- Daniel Zolnikov: yes
- Dennis Lenz: yes
- Willis Curdy: yes
- Susan Webber: yes
- Becky Beard: yes
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Ellie Boldman: yes
- Theresa Manzella: excused
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- Dave Fern: yes
- Barry Usher: yes
- Josh Kassmier: yes
- Laura Smith: yes
- Shane Morigeau: yes
- Gayle Lammers: yes
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
- Vince Ricci: yes
- Wylie Galt: yes
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: no
Related bills
- Replaces: LC 1663
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