MT SB 81

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Revise lease of state lands for underground gas storage

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

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Did MT SB 81 pass?

No. MT SB 81 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 81 about?

MT SB 81 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Revise lease of state lands for underground gas storage”.

Who sponsors MT SB 81?

Josh Kassmier is the primary sponsor of MT SB 81.

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
failure
2025-03-12
(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
2025-03-07
(S) 3rd Reading Failed
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2025-03-07
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
reading-3
2025-03-06
(S) 2nd Reading Passed
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2025-03-06
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
reading-2
2025-03-06
(S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Placed on 2nd Reading
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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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2025-03-04
(S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
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2025-03-01
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
amendment-deferral
2025-02-25
(S) Hearing - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
2025-01-17
(S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
2025-01-16
(S) Hearing - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
2025-01-14
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
referral-committee
2025-01-10
(S) Fiscal Note Printed
2025-01-10
(S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
2025-01-06
(S) First Reading
reading-1
2024-12-31
(S) Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2024-12-30
(S) Fiscal Note Requested
2024-12-27
(S) Introduced
2024-12-27
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2024-12-18
(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
2024-12-18
(LC) Draft On Hold
2024-12-10
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2024-12-10
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2024-12-10
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2024-12-09
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2024-11-29
(LC) Draft in Edit
2024-11-29
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2024-10-09
(LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

LC0532.pdfCompare
SB0081.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdfCompare
SB0081.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdfCompare
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Documents

Votes

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

Related bills

Replaces: LC 532

Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0532?open_tab=sum

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