MT HB 698

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• Local Government

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1. 2024-12-14

   (LC) Drafter Assigned

2. 2025-02-18

   (LC) Draft in Legal Review

3. 2025-02-19

   (LC) Draft in Edit

4. 2025-02-22

   (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

5. 2025-02-22

   (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

6. 2025-02-22

   (LC) Draft in Assembly

7. 2025-02-24

   (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

8. 2025-02-24

   (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

9. 2025-02-24

   (H) Introduced

10. 2025-02-24

    (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration

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11. 2025-02-24

    (H) First Reading

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12. 2025-02-26

    (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration

13. 2025-02-28

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) State Administration

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14. 2025-02-28

    (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) State Administration

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15. 2025-03-05

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

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16. 2025-03-06

    (H) 2nd Reading Passed

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17. 2025-03-07

    (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

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18. 2025-03-07

    (H) 3rd Reading Passed

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19. 2025-03-07

    (H) Transmitted to Senate

20. 2025-03-15

    (S) First Reading

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21. 2025-03-17

    (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government

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22. 2025-03-19

    (S) Hearing - (S) Local Government

23. 2025-04-09

    (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Local Government

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24. 2025-05-22

    (S) Died in Standing Committee

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• do_pass

  2025-02-28 · pass · 11-8

  Member-level votes (19)

  • Marta Bertoglio: yes
  • Kelly Kortum: no
  • Lyn Bennett: yes
  • Ed Byrne: no
  • Curtis Cochran: yes
  • Becky Edwards: no
  • Shelly Fyant: no
  • Peter Strand: no
  • Marc Lee: no
  • Kathy Love: yes
  • Gary Parry: yes
  • Linda Reksten: yes
  • Tyson T. Running Wolf: no
  • Lukas Schubert: yes
  • Frank Smith: yes
  • Jade Sooktis: no
  • Eric Tilleman: yes
  • Zack Wirth: yes
  • Julie Darling: yes

• Do Pass

  2025-03-06 · pass · 60-39

  Member-level votes (100)

  • Frank Smith: yes
  • Jill Cohenour: no
  • 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: no
  • 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: no
  • Eric Matthews: no
  • Terry Falk: yes
  • George Nikolakakos: yes
  • Greg Kmetz: yes
  • 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: 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: yes
  • Melissa Romano: no
  • SJ Howell: no
  • Llew Jones: yes
  • Ed Buttrey: yes
  • Tyson T. Running Wolf: no
  • Mike Fox: yes
  • Marta Bertoglio: yes
  • Ron Marshall: absent
  • Tom France: no
  • Courtenay Sprunger: yes
  • Jodee Etchart: yes
  • 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: no
  • Lukas Schubert: yes
  • 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: yes
  • Peter Strand: no
  • Thedis Crowe: no
  • Eric Albus: yes
  • Joshua Seckinger: no
  • Kathy Love: yes
  • Anthony Nicastro: yes
  • Brian Close: no
  • Greg Overstreet: yes
  • Pete Elverum: no
  • Tracy Sharp: no
  • Ed Byrne: yes
  • Randyn Gregg: yes
  • Shelly Fyant: no
  • Lyn Bennett: yes
  • Jane Weber: no
  • Curtis Schomer: yes
  • Jade Sooktis: no
  • Alanah Griffith: no
  • Debo Powers: yes
  • Chip Fitzpatrick: no
  • Melody Cunningham: no
  • Tom Millett: yes
  • Eric Tilleman: yes
  • Scott Rosenzweig: no
  • Denise Joy: no

• Do Pass

  2025-03-07 · pass · 59-40

  Member-level votes (100)

  • Frank Smith: no
  • Jill Cohenour: no
  • 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: no
  • 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: no
  • Eric Matthews: no
  • Terry Falk: yes
  • George Nikolakakos: yes
  • Greg Kmetz: yes
  • Denise Baum: yes
  • Brad Barker: yes
  • Jonathan Karlen: no
  • Zack Wirth: yes
  • Neil Duram: yes
  • Bill Mercer: yes
  • David Bedey: yes
  • 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: yes
  • 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: yes
  • 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: yes
  • 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: yes
  • Peter Strand: no
  • Thedis Crowe: no
  • Eric Albus: yes
  • Joshua Seckinger: no
  • Kathy Love: yes
  • Anthony Nicastro: yes
  • Brian Close: no
  • Greg Overstreet: yes
  • Pete Elverum: no
  • Tracy Sharp: no
  • Ed Byrne: yes
  • Randyn Gregg: yes
  • Shelly Fyant: no
  • Lyn Bennett: yes
  • 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: yes
  • Scott Rosenzweig: no
  • Denise Joy: no

• to_table

  2025-04-09 · pass · 10-0

  Member-level votes (10)

  • Greg Hertz: yes
  • Jeremy Trebas: yes
  • Becky Beard: yes
  • Susan Webber: yes
  • Kenneth Bogner: yes
  • Gayle Lammers: yes
  • Christopher Pope: yes
  • Ellie Boldman: yes
  • Forrest Mandeville: yes
  • Dave Fern: yes

• Replaces: LC 3420

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