MT SB 81

• Environmental Protection
• Gas and Oil
• Rule Making
• State Lands

• Josh Kassmierprimary

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1. 2024-10-09

   (LC) Drafter Assigned

2. 2024-11-29

   (LC) Draft in Legal Review

3. 2024-11-29

   (LC) Draft in Edit

4. 2024-12-09

   (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

5. 2024-12-10

   (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

6. 2024-12-10

   (LC) Draft in Assembly

7. 2024-12-10

   (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

8. 2024-12-18

   (LC) Draft On Hold

9. 2024-12-18

   (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold

10. 2024-12-27

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

11. 2024-12-27

    (S) Introduced

12. 2024-12-30

    (S) Fiscal Note Requested

13. 2024-12-31

    (S) Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

14. 2025-01-06

    (S) First Reading

    reading-1

15. 2025-01-10

    (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned

16. 2025-01-10

    (S) Fiscal Note Printed

17. 2025-01-14

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

    referral-committee

18. 2025-01-16

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

19. 2025-01-17

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

20. 2025-02-25

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

21. 2025-03-01

    (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations

    amendment-deferral

22. 2025-03-04

    (S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations

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23. 2025-03-06

    (S) 2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed

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24. 2025-03-06

    (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed

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25. 2025-03-06

    (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Placed on 2nd Reading

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26. 2025-03-06

    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

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27. 2025-03-06

    (S) 2nd Reading Passed

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28. 2025-03-07

    (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

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29. 2025-03-07

    (S) 3rd Reading Failed

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30. 2025-03-12

    (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

31. 2025-05-23

    (S) Died in Process

    failure

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• to_table

  2025-03-01 · pass · 7-6

  Member-level votes (13)

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

• Take SB 81 from Comm-Kassmier

  2025-03-04 · pass · 27-23

  Member-level votes (50)

  • Tom McGillvray: yes
  • Carl Glimm: no
  • Andrea Olsen: no
  • Mark Noland: no
  • Greg Hertz: yes
  • Mary Ann Dunwell: no
  • Denley Loge: yes
  • Janet Ellis: no
  • Denise Hayman: no
  • Jeremy Trebas: no
  • Forrest Mandeville: no
  • Christopher Pope: yes
  • Russ Tempel: no
  • Matt Regier: yes
  • 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: yes
  • Mike Cuffe: no
  • Daniel Zolnikov: no
  • Dennis Lenz: no
  • Willis Curdy: no
  • 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: yes
  • Josh Kassmier: yes
  • Laura Smith: yes
  • Shane Morigeau: no
  • Gayle Lammers: yes
  • Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
  • Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
  • Vince Ricci: no
  • Wylie Galt: yes
  • Sara Novak: yes
  • Cora Neumann: yes
  • Jacinda Morigeau: no

• Do Pass

  2025-03-06 · fail · 24-26

  Member-level votes (50)

  • Tom McGillvray: no
  • Carl Glimm: no
  • Andrea Olsen: no
  • Mark Noland: no
  • Greg Hertz: yes
  • Mary Ann Dunwell: no
  • Denley Loge: yes
  • Janet Ellis: no
  • Denise Hayman: no
  • Jeremy Trebas: yes
  • Forrest Mandeville: no
  • Christopher Pope: no
  • Russ Tempel: yes
  • Matt Regier: no
  • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: no
  • Sue Vinton: yes
  • Derek Harvey: yes
  • Jason Ellsworth: yes
  • John Fuller: no
  • Bob Phalen: no
  • Kenneth Bogner: no
  • Daniel Emrich: yes
  • John Esp: no
  • Mike Cuffe: no
  • Daniel Zolnikov: no
  • Dennis Lenz: no
  • Willis Curdy: yes
  • Susan Webber: yes
  • Becky Beard: no
  • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: no
  • Pat Flowers: yes
  • Mike Yakawich: yes
  • Shelley Vance: yes
  • Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
  • Ellie Boldman: no
  • Theresa Manzella: no
  • Wendy McKamey: yes
  • Dave Fern: yes
  • Barry Usher: yes
  • Josh Kassmier: yes
  • Laura Smith: no
  • 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: no

• Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray

  2025-03-06 · pass · 30-20

  Member-level votes (50)

  • Tom McGillvray: yes
  • Carl Glimm: yes
  • Andrea Olsen: no
  • Mark Noland: yes
  • Greg Hertz: yes
  • Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
  • Denley Loge: no
  • Janet Ellis: yes
  • Denise Hayman: no
  • Jeremy Trebas: no
  • Forrest Mandeville: yes
  • Christopher Pope: no
  • Russ Tempel: no
  • Matt Regier: yes
  • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
  • Sue Vinton: yes
  • Derek Harvey: yes
  • Jason Ellsworth: no
  • John Fuller: yes
  • Bob Phalen: yes
  • Kenneth Bogner: yes
  • Daniel Emrich: no
  • John Esp: yes
  • Mike Cuffe: yes
  • Daniel Zolnikov: yes
  • Dennis Lenz: no
  • Willis Curdy: no
  • Susan Webber: no
  • Becky Beard: yes
  • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
  • Pat Flowers: no
  • Mike Yakawich: yes
  • Shelley Vance: no
  • Jonathan Windy Boy: no
  • Ellie Boldman: no
  • Theresa Manzella: yes
  • Wendy McKamey: yes
  • Dave Fern: yes
  • Barry Usher: no
  • 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: yes

• ReconsAction and place on Second Reading on 3/6/2025 -Kassmier

  2025-03-06 · pass · 27-23

  Member-level votes (50)

  • Tom McGillvray: no
  • Carl Glimm: no
  • Andrea Olsen: no
  • Mark Noland: no
  • Greg Hertz: yes
  • Mary Ann Dunwell: no
  • Denley Loge: yes
  • Janet Ellis: no
  • Denise Hayman: no
  • Jeremy Trebas: yes
  • 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: yes
  • John Esp: no
  • Mike Cuffe: no
  • Daniel Zolnikov: no
  • Dennis Lenz: no
  • Willis Curdy: yes
  • Susan Webber: yes
  • Becky Beard: no
  • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: no
  • Pat Flowers: yes
  • Mike Yakawich: no
  • Shelley Vance: yes
  • Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
  • Ellie Boldman: yes
  • Theresa Manzella: no
  • 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: no
  • Vince Ricci: no
  • Wylie Galt: yes
  • Sara Novak: yes
  • Cora Neumann: yes
  • Jacinda Morigeau: yes

• Do Pass

  2025-03-07 · fail · 22-27

  Member-level votes (50)

  • Tom McGillvray: no
  • Carl Glimm: no
  • Andrea Olsen: no
  • Mark Noland: no
  • Greg Hertz: no
  • Mary Ann Dunwell: no
  • Denley Loge: yes
  • Janet Ellis: no
  • Denise Hayman: no
  • Jeremy Trebas: no
  • Forrest Mandeville: no
  • Christopher Pope: yes
  • Russ Tempel: yes
  • Matt Regier: no
  • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: no
  • 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: no
  • Daniel Zolnikov: no
  • Dennis Lenz: no
  • Willis Curdy: yes
  • Susan Webber: absent
  • Becky Beard: no
  • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
  • Pat Flowers: yes
  • Mike Yakawich: no
  • Shelley Vance: yes
  • Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
  • Ellie Boldman: yes
  • Theresa Manzella: no
  • 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: no
  • Vince Ricci: no
  • Wylie Galt: yes
  • Sara Novak: yes
  • Cora Neumann: yes
  • Jacinda Morigeau: no

• Replaces: LC 532

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