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MT HB 790

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Provide for disclosure of criminal records between DOR and DOJ and fingerprinting of certain employees

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

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Did MT HB 790 pass?

No. MT HB 790 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-22): (S) Died in Standing Committee

What is MT HB 790 about?

MT HB 790 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Provide for disclosure of criminal records between DOR and DOJ and fingerprinting of certain employees”.

Who sponsors MT HB 790?

Bill Mercer is the primary sponsor of MT HB 790.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-22 — (S) Died in Standing Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bill Mercerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-22

    (S) Died in Standing Committee

    committee-failure

  2. 2025-04-09

    (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Judiciary

    amendment-deferral

  3. 2025-04-07

    (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary

  4. 2025-03-31

    (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Judiciary

  5. 2025-03-31

    (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary

  6. 2025-03-19

    (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-15

    (S) First Reading

    reading-1

  8. 2025-03-07

    (H) Transmitted to Senate

  9. 2025-03-07

    (H) 3rd Reading Passed

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2025-03-07

    (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

    reading-3

  11. 2025-03-06

    (H) 2nd Reading Passed

    reading-2,reading-2

  12. 2025-03-06

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  13. 2025-03-04

    (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary

    committee-passage

  14. 2025-03-04

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary

    committee-passage

  15. 2025-03-04

    (H) Fiscal Note Printed

  16. 2025-03-04

    (H) Fiscal Note Signed

  17. 2025-03-04

    (H) Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  18. 2025-03-03

    (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary

  19. 2025-02-28

    (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary

  20. 2025-02-26

    (H) First Reading

    reading-1

  21. 2025-02-26

    (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-02-25

    (H) Fiscal Note Requested

  23. 2025-02-25

    (H) Introduced

  24. 2025-02-24

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  25. 2025-02-23

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  26. 2025-02-23

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  27. 2025-02-22

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  28. 2025-02-22

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  29. 2025-02-20

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  30. 2025-02-19

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  31. 2024-12-13

    (LC) Draft On Hold

  32. 2024-12-13

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • do_pass

    2025-03-04 · pass · 20-0

    Member-level votes (20)
    • Lee Deming: yes
    • Braxton Mitchell: yes
    • Denise Baum: yes
    • Shane Klakken: yes
    • Alanah Griffith: yes
    • Caleb Hinkle: yes
    • Tom Millett: yes
    • Greg Overstreet: yes
    • Melody Cunningham: yes
    • Zooey Zephyr: yes
    • Ed Stafman: yes
    • Greg Kmetz: yes
    • Tracy Sharp: yes
    • Steven Kelly: yes
    • Denise Joy: yes
    • Jodee Etchart: yes
    • SJ Howell: yes
    • Jedediah Hinkle: yes
    • Tom France: yes
    • Amy Regier: yes
  • Do Pass

    2025-03-06 · pass · 97-2

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Frank Smith: yes
    • 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: 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: 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: 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: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Greg Overstreet: yes
    • Pete Elverum: yes
    • Tracy Sharp: yes
    • 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

    2025-03-07 · pass · 97-2

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Frank Smith: yes
    • 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: no
    • 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: 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: 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: 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: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Greg Overstreet: yes
    • Pete Elverum: yes
    • Tracy Sharp: yes
    • 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
  • to_table

    2025-04-09 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Daniel Emrich: yes
    • Vince Ricci: yes
    • Theresa Manzella: yes
    • Sue Vinton: yes
    • Barry Usher: yes
    • Cora Neumann: yes
    • Laura Smith: yes
    • Andrea Olsen: yes

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