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MT SB 263

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Revise state ownership of water rights on state lands

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

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2025-05-23 — (H) Died in Standing Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Becky Beardprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-11

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

  2. 2025-01-18

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  3. 2025-01-21

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  4. 2025-01-30

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  5. 2025-02-02

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  6. 2025-02-03

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  7. 2025-02-04

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  8. 2025-02-04

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  9. 2025-02-04

    (S) Introduced

  10. 2025-02-05

    (S) First Reading

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  11. 2025-02-05

    (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Natural Resources

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  12. 2025-02-07

    (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Natural Resources

  13. 2025-02-07

    (S) Hearing - (S) Natural Resources

  14. 2025-02-17

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Natural Resources

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  15. 2025-02-18

    (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Natural Resources

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  16. 2025-02-27

    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

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  17. 2025-02-27

    (S) 2nd Reading Passed

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  18. 2025-02-28

    (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

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  19. 2025-02-28

    (S) 3rd Reading Passed

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  20. 2025-02-28

    (S) Transmitted to House

  21. 2025-03-01

    (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources

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  22. 2025-03-01

    (H) First Reading

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  23. 2025-03-21

    (H) Hearing - (H) Natural Resources

  24. 2025-04-16

    (H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Natural Resources

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  25. 2025-05-23

    (H) Died in Standing Committee

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • do_pass_as_amended

    2025-02-17 · pass · 6-5

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Mike Cuffe: no
    • Shane Morigeau: no
    • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
    • Derek Harvey: no
    • Mark Noland: yes
    • Willis Curdy: no
    • Barry Usher: yes
    • Daniel Zolnikov: yes
    • Pat Flowers: no
    • Sue Vinton: yes
    • Wylie Galt: yes

  • Do Pass

    2025-02-27 · pass · 29-21

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Tom McGillvray: yes
    • Carl Glimm: yes
    • Andrea Olsen: no
    • Mark Noland: yes
    • Greg Hertz: yes
    • Mary Ann Dunwell: no
    • Denley Loge: yes
    • Janet Ellis: no
    • Denise Hayman: no
    • Jeremy Trebas: yes
    • Forrest Mandeville: yes
    • Christopher Pope: no
    • Russ Tempel: no
    • Matt Regier: yes
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: no
    • Sue Vinton: yes
    • Derek Harvey: no
    • Jason Ellsworth: yes
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Bob Phalen: yes
    • Kenneth Bogner: yes
    • Daniel Emrich: yes
    • John Esp: yes
    • Mike Cuffe: yes
    • Daniel Zolnikov: yes
    • Dennis Lenz: yes
    • Willis Curdy: no
    • Susan Webber: no
    • Becky Beard: yes
    • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: no
    • Pat Flowers: no
    • Mike Yakawich: yes
    • Shelley Vance: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: no
    • Ellie Boldman: no
    • Theresa Manzella: yes
    • Wendy McKamey: no
    • Dave Fern: no
    • Barry Usher: yes
    • Josh Kassmier: yes
    • Laura Smith: no
    • Shane Morigeau: no
    • Gayle Lammers: yes
    • Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
    • Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
    • Vince Ricci: yes
    • Wylie Galt: yes
    • Sara Novak: no
    • Cora Neumann: no
    • Jacinda Morigeau: no

  • Do Pass

    2025-02-28 · pass · 26-23

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Tom McGillvray: yes
    • Carl Glimm: yes
    • Andrea Olsen: no
    • Mark Noland: yes
    • Greg Hertz: yes
    • Mary Ann Dunwell: no
    • Denley Loge: yes
    • Janet Ellis: no
    • Denise Hayman: no
    • Jeremy Trebas: yes
    • Forrest Mandeville: yes
    • Christopher Pope: no
    • Russ Tempel: no
    • Matt Regier: yes
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: no
    • Sue Vinton: yes
    • Derek Harvey: no
    • Jason Ellsworth: excused
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Bob Phalen: yes
    • Kenneth Bogner: yes
    • Daniel Emrich: yes
    • John Esp: yes
    • Mike Cuffe: yes
    • Daniel Zolnikov: yes
    • Dennis Lenz: yes
    • Willis Curdy: no
    • Susan Webber: no
    • Becky Beard: yes
    • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
    • Pat Flowers: no
    • Mike Yakawich: yes
    • Shelley Vance: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: no
    • Ellie Boldman: no
    • Theresa Manzella: yes
    • Wendy McKamey: no
    • Dave Fern: no
    • Barry Usher: yes
    • Josh Kassmier: no
    • Laura Smith: no
    • Shane Morigeau: no
    • Gayle Lammers: no
    • Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: no
    • Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
    • Vince Ricci: yes
    • Wylie Galt: yes
    • Sara Novak: no
    • Cora Neumann: no
    • Jacinda Morigeau: no

  • to_table

    2025-04-16 · pass · 12-2

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Jill Cohenour: yes
    • Tom France: yes
    • Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Becky Edwards: yes
    • Marilyn Marler: yes
    • Jedediah Hinkle: no
    • Jonathan Karlen: yes
    • Greg Oblander: yes
    • Shannon Maness: yes
    • Russ Miner: yes
    • Lukas Schubert: no
    • Morgan Thiel: yes
    • Joshua Seckinger: yes
    • Steve Gist: yes

Related bills

Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0970?open_tab=sum

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