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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2021 | MT | HB 701 | Amends Marijuana Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 32) |
| April 23, 2021 | MT | SB 51 | Exempts Certain Fiber Optic and Coaxial Cables from Property Taxation | Bill Passed - House (65 - 35) |
| April 23, 2021 | MT | HB 701 | Amends Marijuana Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16) |
| April 15, 2021 | MT | HB 632 | Appropriates Funds as Part of COVID-19 Relief | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 17) |
| April 1, 2021 | MT | HB 632 | Appropriates Funds as Part of COVID-19 Relief | Bill Passed - House (83 - 14) |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | MT | HB 111 | Exempts Military Pensions from the State Income Tax | Bill Passed - House (61 - 38) |
| April 25, 2019 | MT | HB 2 | Establishes Budget for 2019-2021 Biennium | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 25) |
| April 8, 2019 | MT | HB 2 | Establishes Budget for 2019-2021 Biennium | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
| March 21, 2019 | MT | HB 2 | Establishes Budget for 2019-2021 Biennium | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
| April 22, 2017 | MT | HB 473 | Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 43) |
| April 13, 2017 | MT | HB 473 | Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22) |
| March 30, 2017 | MT | SB 354 | Raises Cigarette Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
| March 29, 2017 | MT | HB 473 | Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels | Bill Passed - House (54 - 46) |
| April 27, 2015 | MT | SB 416 | Appropriates Funds for Infrastructure Projects | Bill Failed - House (66 - 33) |
| April 24, 2015 | MT | HB 2 | 2015-2017 Biennium Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 15) |
| April 20, 2015 | MT | SB 410 | Authorizes Tax Credits for Donations to Certain Educational Programs and Student Scholarship Organizations | Bill Passed - House (59 - 41) |
| April 11, 2015 | MT | HB 2 | 2015-2017 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 17) |
| March 31, 2015 | MT | SB 410 | Authorizes Tax Credits for Donations to Certain Educational Programs and Student Scholarship Organizations | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23) |
| March 20, 2015 | MT | HB 2 | 2015-2017 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - House (59 - 40) |
| Feb. 14, 2015 | MT | SB 200 | Restructures Income Tax Brackets | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
| April 24, 2013 | MT | SB 81 | Establishes Tax Deductions for Donations to Educational Charities | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
| April 24, 2013 | MT | SB 81 | Establishes Tax Deductions for Donations to Educational Charities | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
| April 20, 2013 | MT | HB 13 | Appropriates Funds for State Employee Pay Raises | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 33) |
| April 19, 2013 | MT | HB 2 | 2013-2015 Biennium Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 41) |
| April 17, 2013 | MT | SB 175 | Increases Public Education Funding | Bill Passed - House (58 - 41) |
| Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/27 | HB 701 | Amends Marijuana Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 32) |
| 4/23 | SB 51 | Exempts Certain Fiber Optic and Coaxial Cables from Property Taxation | Bill Passed - House (65 - 35) |
| 4/23 | HB 701 | Amends Marijuana Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 16) |
| 4/15 | HB 632 | Appropriates Funds as Part of COVID-19 Relief | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 17) |
| 4/01 | HB 632 | Appropriates Funds as Part of COVID-19 Relief | Bill Passed - House (83 - 14) |
| 1/21 | HB 111 | Exempts Military Pensions from the State Income Tax | Bill Passed - House (61 - 38) |
| 4/25 | HB 2 | Establishes Budget for 2019-2021 Biennium | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 25) |
| 4/08 | HB 2 | Establishes Budget for 2019-2021 Biennium | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21) |
| 3/21 | HB 2 | Establishes Budget for 2019-2021 Biennium | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
| 4/22 | HB 473 | Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 43) |
| 4/13 | HB 473 | Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 22) |
| 3/30 | SB 354 | Raises Cigarette Taxes | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
| 3/29 | HB 473 | Increases Taxes on Gasoline and Diesel Fuels | Bill Passed - House (54 - 46) |
| 4/27 | SB 416 | Appropriates Funds for Infrastructure Projects | Bill Failed - House (66 - 33) |
| 4/24 | HB 2 | 2015-2017 Biennium Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 15) |
| 4/20 | SB 410 | Authorizes Tax Credits for Donations to Certain Educational Programs and Student Scholarship Organizations | Bill Passed - House (59 - 41) |
| 4/11 | HB 2 | 2015-2017 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 17) |
| 3/31 | SB 410 | Authorizes Tax Credits for Donations to Certain Educational Programs and Student Scholarship Organizations | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 23) |
| 3/20 | HB 2 | 2015-2017 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - House (59 - 40) |
| 2/14 | SB 200 | Restructures Income Tax Brackets | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
| 4/24 | SB 81 | Establishes Tax Deductions for Donations to Educational Charities | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
| 4/24 | SB 81 | Establishes Tax Deductions for Donations to Educational Charities | Bill Passed - House (54 - 45) |
| 4/20 | HB 13 | Appropriates Funds for State Employee Pay Raises | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 33) |
| 4/19 | HB 2 | 2013-2015 Biennium Budget | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 41) |
| 4/17 | SB 175 | Increases Public Education Funding | Bill Passed - House (58 - 41) |