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MT HB 404

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Require official action to release Montana national guard to active duty combat

Montana · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) · lower

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Quick answers

Did MT HB 404 pass?

No. MT HB 404 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): (H) Died in Process

What is MT HB 404 about?

MT HB 404 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Require official action to release Montana national guard to active duty combat”.

Who sponsors MT HB 404?

Lee Deming is the primary sponsor of MT HB 404.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-20 — (H) Died in Process
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lee Demingprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-20

    (H) Died in Process

    failure

  2. 2025-03-12

    (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

  3. 2025-03-05

    (H) 2nd Reading Not Passed

    reading-2,reading-2

  4. 2025-03-05

    (H) 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  5. 2025-03-05

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  6. 2025-03-04

    (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations

    committee-passage

  7. 2025-03-04

    (H) Committee Report - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations

  8. 2025-03-04

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations

    committee-passage

  9. 2025-03-04

    (H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations

  10. 2025-03-03

    (H) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations

    reading-2,reading-2

  11. 2025-03-03

    (H) Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations

    reading-2

  12. 2025-03-01

    (H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations

    amendment-deferral

  13. 2025-02-26

    (H) Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations

  14. 2025-02-26

    (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed

  15. 2025-02-25

    (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed

  16. 2025-02-25

    (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  17. 2025-02-21

    (H) Fiscal Note Printed

  18. 2025-02-21

    (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested

  19. 2025-02-21

    (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned

  20. 2025-02-20

    (H) Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  21. 2025-02-11

    (H) Fiscal Note Requested

  22. 2025-02-06

    (H) First Reading

    reading-1

  23. 2025-02-06

    (H) 1st Reading

  24. 2025-02-06

    (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-02-05

    (H) Introduced

  26. 2025-02-04

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  27. 2025-01-25

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  28. 2025-01-24

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  29. 2025-01-24

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  30. 2025-01-24

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  31. 2025-01-23

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  32. 2025-01-22

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  33. 2024-11-06

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • to_table

    2025-03-01 · pass · 8-6

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Greg Kmetz: no
    • Paul Fielder: no
    • Denise Joy: yes
    • Marc Lee: yes
    • Shelly Fyant: yes
    • Tom Millett: no
    • Larry Brewster: no
    • Bob Carter: yes
    • Tracy Sharp: no
    • Alanah Griffith: yes
    • Katie Zolnikov: no
    • Braxton Mitchell: yes
    • Kelly Kortum: yes
    • Gary Parry: yes
  • Take From Energy to Second Reading - Deming

    2025-03-03 · fail · 44-54

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Frank Smith: yes
    • Jill Cohenour: no
    • Mary Caferro: yes
    • Steve Fitzpatrick: no
    • Jedediah Hinkle: yes
    • Julie Darling: no
    • Larry Brewster: yes
    • Fiona Nave: yes
    • Braxton Mitchell: yes
    • Linda Reksten: no
    • Connie Keogh: no
    • Katie Sullivan: excused
    • Steve Gist: yes
    • Katie Zolnikov: yes
    • Amy Regier: yes
    • Kelly Kortum: no
    • Paul Fielder: yes
    • Jerry Schillinger: yes
    • Gary Parry: no
    • Caleb Hinkle: yes
    • Ken Walsh: no
    • Greg Oblander: yes
    • Lee Deming: yes
    • Mark Thane: no
    • Eric Matthews: no
    • Terry Falk: yes
    • George Nikolakakos: no
    • Greg Kmetz: yes
    • Denise Baum: no
    • Brad Barker: no
    • Jonathan Karlen: yes
    • Zack Wirth: yes
    • Neil Duram: yes
    • Bill Mercer: yes
    • David Bedey: no
    • Marilyn Marler: no
    • Brandon Ler: yes
    • Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
    • Ed Stafman: no
    • Jane Gillette: yes
    • Donavon Hawk: no
    • Sherry Essmann: yes
    • Russ Miner: yes
    • Nelly Nicol: yes
    • Paul Tuss: no
    • Melissa Romano: no
    • SJ Howell: no
    • Llew Jones: no
    • Ed Buttrey: no
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
    • Mike Fox: no
    • Marta Bertoglio: no
    • Ron Marshall: absent
    • Tom France: no
    • Courtenay Sprunger: no
    • Jodee Etchart: yes
    • Jennifer Lynch: no
    • Bob Carter: no
    • Zooey Zephyr: yes
    • John Fitzpatrick: no
    • Valerie Moore: no
    • Morgan Thiel: yes
    • Shannon Maness: yes
    • Curtis Cochran: no
    • Scott DeMarois: no
    • Lukas Schubert: yes
    • James Reavis: no
    • Luke Muszkiewicz: no
    • Becky Edwards: no
    • Jamie Isaly: no
    • Marc Lee: no
    • Melissa Nikolakakos: no
    • Mike Vinton: yes
    • Steven Kelly: yes
    • Shane Klakken: yes
    • Peter Strand: no
    • Thedis Crowe: no
    • Eric Albus: no
    • Joshua Seckinger: no
    • Kathy Love: yes
    • Anthony Nicastro: yes
    • Brian Close: no
    • Greg Overstreet: yes
    • Pete Elverum: no
    • Tracy Sharp: yes
    • Ed Byrne: yes
    • Randyn Gregg: yes
    • Shelly Fyant: yes
    • Lyn Bennett: no
    • Jane Weber: no
    • Curtis Schomer: yes
    • Jade Sooktis: no
    • Alanah Griffith: no
    • Debo Powers: no
    • Chip Fitzpatrick: no
    • Melody Cunningham: no
    • Tom Millett: yes
    • Eric Tilleman: no
    • Scott Rosenzweig: no
    • Denise Joy: no
  • do_pass

    2025-03-04 · pass · 8-6

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Greg Kmetz: yes
    • Paul Fielder: yes
    • Denise Joy: no
    • Marc Lee: no
    • Shelly Fyant: yes
    • Tom Millett: yes
    • Larry Brewster: yes
    • Bob Carter: no
    • Tracy Sharp: yes
    • Alanah Griffith: no
    • Katie Zolnikov: yes
    • Braxton Mitchell: yes
    • Kelly Kortum: no
    • Gary Parry: no
  • Cloture-Duram

    2025-03-05 · pass · 49-47

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Frank Smith: yes
    • Jill Cohenour: yes
    • Mary Caferro: no
    • Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Jedediah Hinkle: yes
    • Julie Darling: yes
    • Larry Brewster: no
    • Fiona Nave: yes
    • Braxton Mitchell: yes
    • Linda Reksten: yes
    • Connie Keogh: yes
    • Katie Sullivan: no
    • Steve Gist: yes
    • Katie Zolnikov: no
    • Amy Regier: yes
    • Kelly Kortum: no
    • Paul Fielder: no
    • Jerry Schillinger: yes
    • Gary Parry: yes
    • Caleb Hinkle: no
    • Ken Walsh: yes
    • Greg Oblander: yes
    • Lee Deming: no
    • Mark Thane: no
    • Eric Matthews: no
    • Terry Falk: yes
    • George Nikolakakos: yes
    • Greg Kmetz: no
    • Denise Baum: no
    • Brad Barker: yes
    • Jonathan Karlen: no
    • Zack Wirth: yes
    • Neil Duram: yes
    • Bill Mercer: yes
    • David Bedey: yes
    • Marilyn Marler: no
    • Brandon Ler: absent
    • Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
    • Ed Stafman: no
    • Jane Gillette: yes
    • Donavon Hawk: no
    • Sherry Essmann: yes
    • Russ Miner: yes
    • Nelly Nicol: yes
    • Paul Tuss: no
    • Melissa Romano: no
    • SJ Howell: no
    • Llew Jones: yes
    • Ed Buttrey: yes
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: no
    • Mike Fox: no
    • Marta Bertoglio: yes
    • Ron Marshall: absent
    • Tom France: no
    • Courtenay Sprunger: yes
    • Jodee Etchart: absent
    • Jennifer Lynch: no
    • Bob Carter: no
    • Zooey Zephyr: no
    • John Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Valerie Moore: yes
    • Morgan Thiel: yes
    • Shannon Maness: yes
    • Curtis Cochran: yes
    • Scott DeMarois: yes
    • Lukas Schubert: no
    • James Reavis: no
    • Luke Muszkiewicz: no
    • Becky Edwards: no
    • Jamie Isaly: no
    • Marc Lee: no
    • Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
    • Mike Vinton: yes
    • Steven Kelly: yes
    • Shane Klakken: no
    • Peter Strand: yes
    • Thedis Crowe: excused
    • Eric Albus: yes
    • Joshua Seckinger: no
    • Kathy Love: yes
    • Anthony Nicastro: yes
    • Brian Close: no
    • Greg Overstreet: no
    • Pete Elverum: no
    • Tracy Sharp: no
    • Ed Byrne: no
    • Randyn Gregg: yes
    • Shelly Fyant: yes
    • Lyn Bennett: yes
    • Jane Weber: no
    • Curtis Schomer: no
    • Jade Sooktis: no
    • Alanah Griffith: no
    • Debo Powers: yes
    • Chip Fitzpatrick: no
    • Melody Cunningham: no
    • Tom Millett: no
    • Eric Tilleman: yes
    • Scott Rosenzweig: no
    • Denise Joy: no
  • Cloture-Sullivan

    2025-03-05 · pass · 92-4

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Frank Smith: no
    • Jill Cohenour: yes
    • Mary Caferro: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Paul Fielder: yes
    • Jerry Schillinger: yes
    • Gary Parry: yes
    • Caleb Hinkle: yes
    • Ken Walsh: yes
    • Greg Oblander: yes
    • Lee Deming: no
    • Mark Thane: yes
    • Eric Matthews: yes
    • Terry Falk: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Jane Gillette: yes
    • Donavon Hawk: yes
    • Sherry Essmann: yes
    • Russ Miner: yes
    • Nelly Nicol: yes
    • Paul Tuss: yes
    • Melissa Romano: yes
    • SJ Howell: yes
    • Llew Jones: yes
    • Ed Buttrey: yes
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
    • Mike Fox: yes
    • Marta Bertoglio: yes
    • Ron Marshall: absent
    • 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: absent
    • Shannon Maness: yes
    • Curtis Cochran: yes
    • Scott DeMarois: yes
    • Lukas Schubert: absent
    • James Reavis: yes
    • Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
    • Becky Edwards: yes
    • Jamie Isaly: yes
    • Marc Lee: yes
    • Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
    • Mike Vinton: yes
    • Steven Kelly: yes
    • Shane Klakken: yes
    • Peter Strand: yes
    • Thedis Crowe: excused
    • Eric Albus: yes
    • Joshua Seckinger: yes
    • Kathy Love: yes
    • Anthony Nicastro: yes
    • Brian Close: yes
    • Greg Overstreet: yes
    • Pete Elverum: yes
    • Tracy Sharp: no
    • Ed Byrne: yes
    • Randyn Gregg: yes
    • Shelly Fyant: yes
    • Lyn Bennett: yes
    • Jane Weber: yes
    • Curtis Schomer: yes
    • Jade Sooktis: yes
    • Alanah Griffith: yes
    • Debo Powers: yes
    • Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Melody Cunningham: yes
    • Tom Millett: yes
    • Eric Tilleman: yes
    • Scott Rosenzweig: yes
    • Denise Joy: yes
  • Do Pass

    2025-03-05 · fail · 41-58

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Frank Smith: yes
    • Jill Cohenour: no
    • Mary Caferro: yes
    • Steve Fitzpatrick: no
    • Jedediah Hinkle: yes
    • Julie Darling: no
    • Larry Brewster: yes
    • Fiona Nave: yes
    • Braxton Mitchell: yes
    • Linda Reksten: no
    • Connie Keogh: no
    • Katie Sullivan: no
    • Steve Gist: no
    • Katie Zolnikov: yes
    • Amy Regier: yes
    • Kelly Kortum: no
    • Paul Fielder: yes
    • Jerry Schillinger: yes
    • Gary Parry: no
    • Caleb Hinkle: yes
    • Ken Walsh: no
    • Greg Oblander: yes
    • Lee Deming: yes
    • Mark Thane: no
    • Eric Matthews: no
    • Terry Falk: yes
    • George Nikolakakos: no
    • Greg Kmetz: yes
    • Denise Baum: no
    • Brad Barker: no
    • Jonathan Karlen: yes
    • Zack Wirth: yes
    • Neil Duram: yes
    • Bill Mercer: yes
    • David Bedey: no
    • Marilyn Marler: no
    • Brandon Ler: yes
    • Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
    • Ed Stafman: yes
    • Jane Gillette: yes
    • Donavon Hawk: no
    • Sherry Essmann: yes
    • Russ Miner: no
    • Nelly Nicol: yes
    • Paul Tuss: no
    • Melissa Romano: no
    • SJ Howell: no
    • Llew Jones: no
    • Ed Buttrey: no
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
    • Mike Fox: no
    • Marta Bertoglio: no
    • Ron Marshall: absent
    • Tom France: no
    • Courtenay Sprunger: no
    • Jodee Etchart: yes
    • Jennifer Lynch: no
    • Bob Carter: no
    • Zooey Zephyr: yes
    • John Fitzpatrick: no
    • Valerie Moore: no
    • Morgan Thiel: yes
    • Shannon Maness: yes
    • Curtis Cochran: no
    • Scott DeMarois: no
    • Lukas Schubert: yes
    • James Reavis: no
    • Luke Muszkiewicz: no
    • Becky Edwards: no
    • Jamie Isaly: no
    • Marc Lee: no
    • Melissa Nikolakakos: no
    • Mike Vinton: yes
    • Steven Kelly: yes
    • Shane Klakken: yes
    • Peter Strand: no
    • Thedis Crowe: no
    • Eric Albus: no
    • Joshua Seckinger: no
    • Kathy Love: yes
    • Anthony Nicastro: yes
    • Brian Close: no
    • Greg Overstreet: yes
    • Pete Elverum: no
    • Tracy Sharp: yes
    • Ed Byrne: yes
    • Randyn Gregg: no
    • Shelly Fyant: yes
    • Lyn Bennett: no
    • Jane Weber: no
    • Curtis Schomer: no
    • Jade Sooktis: no
    • Alanah Griffith: no
    • Debo Powers: no
    • Chip Fitzpatrick: no
    • Melody Cunningham: no
    • Tom Millett: yes
    • Eric Tilleman: no
    • Scott Rosenzweig: no
    • Denise Joy: no

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