MT SB 565
deadCreating the Montana endowment for early childhood and related structure
Montana · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) · upper
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Quick answers
Did MT SB 565 pass?
No. MT SB 565 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-23): (H) Died in Committee
What is MT SB 565 about?
MT SB 565 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Creating the Montana endowment for early childhood and related structure”.
Who sponsors MT SB 565?
Laura Smith is the primary sponsor of MT SB 565.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-05-23 — (H) Died in Committee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Laura Smithprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-05-23
(H) Died in Standing Committee
committee-failure
2025-05-23
(H) Died in Committee
2025-04-17
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Human Services
amendment-deferral
2025-04-07
(H) Hearing - (H) Human Services
2025-04-07
(H) First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-07
(H) 1st Reading
2025-04-07
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services
referral-committee
2025-04-05
(S) Transmitted to House
2025-04-05
(S) 3rd Reading Passed
passage,reading-3
2025-04-05
(S) 3rd Reading
2025-04-05
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
reading-3
2025-04-05
(S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims
committee-passage
2025-04-05
(S) Committee Report - (S) Finance and Claims
2025-04-05
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims
committee-passage
2025-04-05
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Finance and Claims
2025-04-05
(S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
2025-04-05
(S) Fiscal Note Printed
2025-04-05
(S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
2025-04-05
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
referral-committee,referral-committee
2025-04-05
(S) 2nd Reading Passed
reading-2,reading-2
2025-04-05
(S) 2nd Reading
reading-2
2025-04-04
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
reading-2
2025-04-04
(S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
2025-04-04
(S) Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-04-03
(S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
reading-2,reading-2
2025-04-03
(S) Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
reading-2
2025-04-03
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
amendment-deferral
2025-04-02
(S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
2025-04-01
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
referral-committee
2025-04-01
(S) First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-01
(S) 1st Reading
2025-04-01
(S) Fiscal Note Requested
2025-03-31
(S) Introduced
2025-03-31
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-03-31
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-03-31
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-03-30
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-03-30
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-03-26
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-03-25
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2025-02-15
(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
2024-11-11
(LC) Drafter Assigned
Versions
Documents
Votes
to_table
2025-04-03 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Vince Ricci: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Carl Glimm: yes
- John Fuller: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Tom McGillvray: yes
- Laura Smith: yes
- Dennis Lenz: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Daniel Emrich: yes
Take SB 565 from Comm-Smith
2025-04-03 · pass · 28-21
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: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Jeremy Trebas: no
- Forrest Mandeville: no
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: no
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Sue Vinton: no
- Derek Harvey: yes
- Jason Ellsworth: yes
- John Fuller: no
- Bob Phalen: no
- Kenneth Bogner: absent
- Daniel Emrich: no
- John Esp: no
- Mike Cuffe: no
- Daniel Zolnikov: no
- Dennis Lenz: no
- 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: yes
- 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: no
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes
Do Pass
2025-04-05 · pass · 30-20
Member-level votes (50)
- Forrest Mandeville: no
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: no
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Sue Vinton: no
- Derek Harvey: yes
- Jason Ellsworth: yes
- John Fuller: no
- Bob Phalen: no
- Kenneth Bogner: no
- Daniel Emrich: no
- John Esp: no
- Mike Cuffe: yes
- Daniel Zolnikov: no
- Dennis Lenz: no
- 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: yes
- 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: no
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes
- Tom McGillvray: no
- Carl Glimm: no
- Andrea Olsen: yes
- Mark Noland: no
- Greg Hertz: no
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- Denley Loge: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Jeremy Trebas: yes
do_pass
2025-04-05 · pass · 12-10
Member-level votes (22)
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Forrest Mandeville: no
- Ellie Boldman: yes
- Shane Morigeau: yes
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: no
- John Esp: no
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Tom McGillvray: no
- Dennis Lenz: no
- Gayle Lammers: yes
- Kenneth Bogner: no
- Mike Cuffe: no
- Derek Harvey: yes
- John Fuller: no
- Matt Regier: no
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Carl Glimm: no
- Josh Kassmier: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
to_table
2025-04-17 · pass · 8-7
Member-level votes (21)
- Scott DeMarois: no
- SJ Howell: no
- Brandon Ler: abstain
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Brian Close: no
- Melody Cunningham: no
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Kathy Love: abstain
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Nelly Nicol: abstain
- Terry Nelson: yes
- Amy Regier: abstain
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Katie Sullivan: abstain
- Jade Sooktis: abstain
- James Reavis: no
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Zooey Zephyr: no
- Jane Weber: no
- Jodee Etchart: yes
Related bills
- Replaces: LC 1092
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