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Interim study on bolstering public participation in the session/legislature

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

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2025-05-22 — (S) Died in Standing Committee
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jonathan Karlenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-15

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

  2. 2025-03-26

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  3. 2025-03-26

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  4. 2025-03-27

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  5. 2025-03-27

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  6. 2025-03-27

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  7. 2025-03-27

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  8. 2025-03-28

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  9. 2025-03-28

    (H) Introduced

  10. 2025-03-29

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

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-29

    (H) First Reading

    reading-1

  12. 2025-04-01

    (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration

  13. 2025-04-08

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

    committee-passage

  14. 2025-04-08

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

    committee-passage

  15. 2025-04-17

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  16. 2025-04-17

    (H) 2nd Reading Passed

    reading-2,reading-2

  17. 2025-04-18

    (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

    reading-3

  18. 2025-04-18

    (H) 3rd Reading Passed

    passage,reading-3

  19. 2025-04-18

    (H) Transmitted to Senate

  20. 2025-04-18

    (S) First Reading

    reading-1

  21. 2025-04-18

    (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Legislative Administration

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-04-23

    (S) Hearing - (S) Legislative Administration

  23. 2025-04-24

    (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Legislative Administration

    amendment-deferral

  24. 2025-05-22

    (S) Died in Standing Committee

    committee-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • do_pass

    2025-04-08 · pass · 19-0

    Member-level votes (19)
    • Kelly Kortum: yes
    • Frank Smith: yes
    • Ed Byrne: yes
    • Shelly Fyant: yes
    • Lukas Schubert: yes
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
    • Becky Edwards: yes
    • Linda Reksten: yes
    • Marta Bertoglio: yes
    • Marc Lee: yes
    • Curtis Cochran: yes
    • Zack Wirth: yes
    • Gary Parry: yes
    • Lyn Bennett: yes
    • Jade Sooktis: yes
    • Eric Tilleman: yes
    • Peter Strand: yes
    • Kathy Love: yes
    • Julie Darling: yes
  • Do Pass

    2025-04-17 · pass · 63-37

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

    2025-04-18 · pass · 64-34

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

    2025-04-24 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Vince Ricci: yes
    • Daniel Emrich: yes
    • Denise Hayman: yes
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Mary Ann Dunwell: no
    • Daniel Zolnikov: yes

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