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MT SB 561

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Revise public service commission membership

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

  • Daniel Zolnikovprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-21

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

  2. 2025-03-29

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  3. 2025-03-29

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  4. 2025-03-30

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  5. 2025-03-30

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  6. 2025-03-30

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  7. 2025-03-31

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  8. 2025-03-31

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  9. 2025-03-31

    (S) Introduced

  10. 2025-03-31

    (S) First Reading

    reading-1

  11. 2025-03-31

    (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-03-31

    (S) Hearing - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations

  13. 2025-04-01

    (S) Fiscal Note Requested

  14. 2025-04-01

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations

    committee-passage

  15. 2025-04-02

    (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations

    committee-passage

  16. 2025-04-04

    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

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  17. 2025-04-05

    (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed

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  18. 2025-04-05

    (S) 2nd Reading Passed

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  19. 2025-04-05

    (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

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  20. 2025-04-05

    (S) 3rd Reading Passed

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  21. 2025-04-05

    (S) Transmitted to House

  22. 2025-04-07

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

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  23. 2025-04-07

    (H) First Reading

    reading-1

  24. 2025-04-07

    (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration

  25. 2025-04-08

    (S) Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  26. 2025-04-08

    (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned

  27. 2025-04-09

    (S) Fiscal Note Printed

  28. 2025-04-15

    (H) Tabled in Committee - (H) State Administration

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  29. 2025-05-23

    (H) Died in Standing Committee

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Versions

  • LC4454.pdfCompare
  • SB0561.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdfCompare
  • SB0561.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdfCompare
  • SB0561.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdfCompare
  • SB0561.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdfCompare
  • SB0561_1.pdfCompare
  • SB0561_1(5).pdfCompare
  • SB0561_1(4).pdfCompare
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  • SB0561_1(2).pdfCompare
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Documents

Votes

  • do_pass

    2025-04-01 · pass · 9-4

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Derek Harvey: yes
    • Wylie Galt: yes
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
    • Janet Ellis: yes
    • Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
    • Barry Usher: no
    • Denise Hayman: no
    • Mike Cuffe: yes
    • Matt Regier: no
    • Gayle Lammers: yes
    • Daniel Zolnikov: yes
    • Kenneth Bogner: no
    • Christopher Pope: yes

  • AMD-SB0561.001.001 Bogner D/PASS

    2025-04-05 · fail · 18-32

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Tom McGillvray: yes
    • Carl Glimm: yes
    • Andrea Olsen: no
    • Mark Noland: no
    • Greg Hertz: no
    • 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: no
    • 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: no
    • Dennis Lenz: no
    • Willis Curdy: yes
    • Susan Webber: no
    • Becky Beard: yes
    • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: no
    • Pat Flowers: no
    • Mike Yakawich: no
    • 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: no
    • Sara Novak: no
    • Cora Neumann: no
    • Jacinda Morigeau: no

  • Do Pass

    2025-04-05 · pass · 31-19

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

  • to_table

    2025-04-15 · pass · 18-1

    Member-level votes (19)
    • Ed Byrne: yes
    • Kelly Kortum: yes
    • Becky Edwards: yes
    • Lukas Schubert: yes
    • Shelly Fyant: yes
    • Linda Reksten: yes
    • Marta Bertoglio: yes
    • Frank Smith: no
    • Zack Wirth: yes
    • Curtis Cochran: yes
    • Eric Tilleman: yes
    • Marc Lee: yes
    • Gary Parry: yes
    • Lyn Bennett: yes
    • Peter Strand: yes
    • Kathy Love: yes
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
    • Julie Darling: yes
    • Jade Sooktis: yes

Related bills

Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4454?open_tab=sum

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