MT SB 408

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Provide that legislative bill drafting files are public records

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

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Quick answers

Did MT SB 408 pass?

No. MT SB 408 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-23): (S) Died in Process

What is MT SB 408 about?

MT SB 408 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Provide that legislative bill drafting files are public records”.

Who sponsors MT SB 408?

Daniel Zolnikov is the primary sponsor of MT SB 408.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-05-23 — (S) Died in Process
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-23
(S) Died in Process
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2025-03-12
(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
2025-03-06
(S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
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2025-03-06
(S) 2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed
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2025-03-06
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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2025-03-06
(S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Placed on 2nd Reading
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2025-03-06
(S) Motion Failed
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2025-03-05
(S) 2nd Reading Passed
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2025-03-05
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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2025-03-03
(S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Legislative Administration
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2025-03-01
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Legislative Administration
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2025-02-28
(S) Hearing - (S) Legislative Administration
2025-02-24
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Legislative Administration
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2025-02-24
(S) First Reading
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2025-02-21
(S) Introduced
2025-02-21
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-02-15
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-02-13
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-02-13
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-02-13
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-02-11
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-02-11
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2024-11-06
(LC) Draft On Hold
2024-11-06
(LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

LC0871.pdfCompare
SB0408_1.pdfCompare
SB0408_1(4).pdfCompare
SB0408_1(3).pdfCompare
SB0408_1(2).pdfCompare
SB0408_1(1).pdfCompare

Documents

Votes

do_pass
2025-03-01 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Vince Ricci: yes
- Daniel Emrich: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- John Fuller: yes
- Daniel Zolnikov: yes
Do Pass
2025-03-05 · pass · 49-1
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: yes
- Carl Glimm: yes
- Andrea Olsen: yes
- Mark Noland: yes
- Greg Hertz: yes
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- Denley Loge: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Jeremy Trebas: no
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Sue Vinton: yes
- Derek Harvey: yes
- 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: yes
- Susan Webber: yes
- Becky Beard: yes
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Ellie Boldman: yes
- Theresa Manzella: yes
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- Dave Fern: yes
- Barry Usher: yes
- Josh Kassmier: yes
- Laura Smith: yes
- Shane Morigeau: yes
- Gayle Lammers: yes
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
- Vince Ricci: yes
- Wylie Galt: yes
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes
Take SB 408 from Comm-Usher
2025-03-06 · fail · 23-27
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: no
- 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: no
- 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: no
- 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
ReconsAction and place on Second Reading on 3/6/2025-Usher
2025-03-06 · pass · 27-23
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: no
- Janet Ellis: no
- Denise Hayman: no
- Jeremy Trebas: yes
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Christopher Pope: no
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: no
- Sue Vinton: yes
- Derek Harvey: no
- Jason Ellsworth: no
- John Fuller: yes
- Bob Phalen: yes
- Kenneth Bogner: yes
- Daniel Emrich: yes
- John Esp: yes
- Mike Cuffe: yes
- Daniel Zolnikov: yes
- Dennis Lenz: no
- Willis Curdy: no
- Susan Webber: no
- Becky Beard: yes
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: no
- Pat Flowers: no
- Mike Yakawich: no
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: no
- Ellie Boldman: no
- Theresa Manzella: yes
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- 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
2025-03-06 · fail · 18-32
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: no
- Carl Glimm: no
- Andrea Olsen: yes
- Mark Noland: no
- Greg Hertz: no
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- Denley Loge: no
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Jeremy Trebas: no
- Forrest Mandeville: no
- Christopher Pope: no
- Russ Tempel: no
- Matt Regier: no
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Sue Vinton: no
- Derek Harvey: yes
- Jason Ellsworth: no
- John Fuller: no
- Bob Phalen: no
- Kenneth Bogner: no
- Daniel Emrich: no
- John Esp: no
- Mike Cuffe: no
- Daniel Zolnikov: yes
- Dennis Lenz: no
- Willis Curdy: yes
- Susan Webber: yes
- Becky Beard: no
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: no
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Mike Yakawich: no
- Shelley Vance: no
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Ellie Boldman: yes
- Theresa Manzella: no
- Wendy McKamey: no
- Dave Fern: yes
- Barry Usher: no
- Josh Kassmier: no
- Laura Smith: yes
- Shane Morigeau: yes
- Gayle Lammers: no
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: no
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: no
- Vince Ricci: no
- Wylie Galt: no
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes
Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray
2025-03-06 · pass · 35-15
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: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Sue Vinton: yes
- Derek Harvey: yes
- Jason Ellsworth: yes
- John Fuller: yes
- Bob Phalen: yes
- Kenneth Bogner: yes
- Daniel Emrich: yes
- John Esp: yes
- Mike Cuffe: yes
- Daniel Zolnikov: no
- Dennis Lenz: yes
- Willis Curdy: yes
- Susan Webber: no
- Becky Beard: yes
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
- Pat Flowers: no
- Mike Yakawich: no
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: no
- Ellie Boldman: no
- Theresa Manzella: yes
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- Dave Fern: yes
- 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

Related bills

Replaces: LC 871

Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0871?open_tab=sum

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