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MT SB 437

enacted

Revise definition of sex in Montana law

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

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Did MT SB 437 pass?

Yes. MT SB 437 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-25): Chapter Number Assigned

What is MT SB 437 about?

MT SB 437 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Revise definition of sex in Montana law”.

Who sponsors MT SB 437?

Carl Glimm is the primary sponsor of MT SB 437.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-25 — Chapter Number Assigned
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Carl Glimmprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-25

    Chapter Number Assigned

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-24

    (S) Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-03-24

    (S) Transmitted to Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-03-24

    (H) Signed by Speaker

    passage

  5. 2025-04-21

    (S) Signed by President

    passage

  6. 2025-04-13

    (S) Returned from Enrolling

  7. 2025-04-11

    (S) Sent to Enrolling

  8. 2025-04-11

    (H) 3rd Reading Concurred

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2025-04-11

    (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

    reading-3

  10. 2025-04-11

    (H) 2nd Reading Concurred

    reading-2,reading-2

  11. 2025-04-11

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  12. 2025-04-09

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

  13. 2025-04-09

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

  14. 2025-03-24

    (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary

  15. 2025-03-17

    (H) First Reading

    reading-1

  16. 2025-03-17

    (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-03-07

    (S) Transmitted to House

  18. 2025-03-07

    (S) 3rd Reading Passed

    passage,reading-3

  19. 2025-03-07

    (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

    reading-3

  20. 2025-03-06

    (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended

    reading-2,reading-2

  21. 2025-03-06

    (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried

    reading-2

  22. 2025-03-05

    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  23. 2025-03-04

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

    committee-passage

  24. 2025-03-04

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

    committee-passage

  25. 2025-03-04

    (S) Fiscal Note Printed

  26. 2025-03-03

    (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned

  27. 2025-03-03

    (S) Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  28. 2025-02-25

    (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary

  29. 2025-02-25

    (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-02-25

    (S) Fiscal Note Requested

  31. 2025-02-24

    (S) First Reading

    reading-1

  32. 2025-02-24

    (S) Introduced

  33. 2025-02-24

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  34. 2025-02-23

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  35. 2025-02-23

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  36. 2025-02-22

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  37. 2025-02-19

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  38. 2025-02-17

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  39. 2025-02-16

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  40. 2024-12-28

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • do_pass

    2025-03-04 · pass · 5-3

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Vince Ricci: yes
    • Andrea Olsen: no
    • Daniel Emrich: yes
    • Theresa Manzella: yes
    • Cora Neumann: no
    • Laura Smith: no
    • Sue Vinton: yes
    • Barry Usher: yes

  • AMD-SB0437.001.002 Glimm D/PASS

    2025-03-06 · pass · 30-18

    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: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Pat Flowers: no
    • Mike Yakawich: yes
    • Shelley Vance: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: no
    • Ellie Boldman: no
    • Theresa Manzella: yes
    • Wendy McKamey: absent
    • Dave Fern: no
    • Barry Usher: yes
    • Josh Kassmier: absent
    • 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 As Amended

    2025-03-06 · pass · 32-18

    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: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Pat Flowers: no
    • Mike Yakawich: yes
    • 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

    2025-03-07 · pass · 31-18

    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: yes
    • 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: absent
    • 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: 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

  • be_concurred_in

    2025-04-09 · pass · 12-8

    Member-level votes (20)
    • Tom Millett: yes
    • Braxton Mitchell: yes
    • Denise Baum: no
    • Caleb Hinkle: yes
    • Greg Overstreet: yes
    • Shane Klakken: yes
    • Alanah Griffith: no
    • Lee Deming: yes
    • Melody Cunningham: no
    • Zooey Zephyr: no
    • Ed Stafman: no
    • Greg Kmetz: yes
    • Tracy Sharp: yes
    • Denise Joy: no
    • Jodee Etchart: yes
    • Steven Kelly: yes
    • SJ Howell: no
    • Jedediah Hinkle: yes
    • Amy Regier: yes
    • Tom France: no

  • Do Concur

    2025-04-11 · pass · 56-44

    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: 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: no
    • Russ Miner: yes
    • Nelly Nicol: yes
    • Paul Tuss: no
    • Melissa Romano: no
    • SJ Howell: no
    • Llew Jones: yes
    • Ed Buttrey: yes
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: no
    • Mike Fox: no
    • Marta Bertoglio: yes
    • Tom France: no
    • Courtenay Sprunger: yes
    • Jodee Etchart: yes
    • Jennifer Lynch: no
    • Bob Carter: no
    • Zooey Zephyr: no
    • John Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Valerie Moore: no
    • 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: yes
    • 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
    • Terry Nelson: yes

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