Bill Commons

MT SR 79

died on adjournment

Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of agriculture

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

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Quick answers

Did MT SR 79 pass?

No. MT SR 79 died when the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-24): (S) Filed with Secretary of State

What is MT SR 79 about?

MT SR 79 is a resolution in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of agriculture”.

Who sponsors MT SR 79?

Bruce "Butch" Gillespie is the primary sponsor of MT SR 79.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-04-24 — (S) Filed with Secretary of State
Bill type
resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bruce "Butch" Gillespieprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-24

    (S) Filed with Secretary of State

  2. 2025-04-24

    (S) Signed by President

    passage

  3. 2025-04-20

    (S) Returned from Enrolling

  4. 2025-04-17

    (S) Resolution Adopted

  5. 2025-04-17

    (S) Sent to Enrolling

  6. 2025-04-17

    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  7. 2025-04-16

    (S) Committee Report--Resolution Adopted - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

  8. 2025-04-15

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Resolution Adopted - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

    committee-passage

  9. 2025-04-11

    (S) Hearing - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

  10. 2025-04-11

    (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

  11. 2025-04-08

    (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

  12. 2025-04-08

    (S) Hearing - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

  13. 2025-04-01

    (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

  14. 2025-04-01

    (S) Hearing - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

  15. 2025-03-31

    (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

    referral-committee,referral-committee

  16. 2025-03-28

    (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Executive Branch Review

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-03-28

    (S) First Reading

    reading-1

  18. 2025-03-28

    (S) Introduced

  19. 2025-03-20

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  20. 2025-03-20

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  21. 2025-03-20

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  22. 2025-03-20

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  23. 2025-03-20

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  24. 2025-03-20

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  25. 2025-03-20

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  26. 2025-03-19

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Rerefer to Agriculture-McGillvray

    2025-03-31 · pass · 48-2

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Tom McGillvray: yes
    • Carl Glimm: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Christopher Pope: yes
    • Russ Tempel: yes
    • Matt Regier: yes
    • Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
    • Sue Vinton: yes
    • Derek Harvey: yes
    • Jason Ellsworth: yes
    • John Fuller: yes
    • Bob Phalen: yes
    • Kenneth Bogner: yes
    • Daniel Emrich: no
    • John Esp: yes
    • Mike Cuffe: yes
    • Daniel Zolnikov: yes
    • Dennis Lenz: yes
    • Willis Curdy: yes
    • Susan Webber: yes
    • Becky Beard: yes
    • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
    • Pat Flowers: yes
    • Mike Yakawich: yes
    • Shelley Vance: yes
    • Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
    • Ellie Boldman: yes
    • Theresa Manzella: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Vince Ricci: yes
    • Wylie Galt: yes
    • Sara Novak: yes
    • Cora Neumann: yes
    • Jacinda Morigeau: yes
  • resolution_adopted

    2025-04-15 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Carl Glimm: yes
    • Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
    • Mike Yakawich: yes
    • Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
    • Wendy McKamey: yes
    • Josh Kassmier: yes
    • Willis Curdy: yes
    • Dennis Lenz: yes
    • Ellie Boldman: yes
    • Cora Neumann: yes
    • Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
  • Do Adopt

    2025-04-17 · pass · 45-2

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

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