Votes at a glance: House floor action March 31 — bills concurred or passed on second/third readings
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Summary
The House recorded concurrence/passage on multiple Senate and House bills during the March 31 floor session. Many measures were concurred with little debate; several were discussed at length and covered in separate articles.
The Montana House took final and concurrence votes on a large set of bills during its March 31 floor session. The House adopted committee reports and recorded third‑reading outcomes for many bills. Below are items the House passed or concurred in during the recorded floor period; items with substantive floor debate have separate articles.
Selected concurrence/passage results recorded on the floor (not exhaustive):
- Senate Bill 315 — Allocate funding for petroleum tank cleanup — Passed (house announcement: 96 aye, 0 no). Transcript: third reading recorded passage. - House Bill 88 — Automatic return of certain unclaimed property — Passed (96–0). - House Bill 502 — Establish board of facility health care professionals — Passed (96–0). - Senate Bill 35 — Clarify enrollment counts for early literacy jump start program — Passed (95–0). - Senate Bill 36 — Remove expired contingency language related to generating unit closure — Passed (96–0). - Senate Bill 115 — Revising election law public notice provisions — Passed (96–0). - Senate Bill 83 — Commission authority for public use of private property under access agreements — Passed (95–1). - Senate Bill 111 — Green lights on snow removal equipment — Passed (96–0). - Senate Bill 70/79 (floor sequence): Passed (counts recorded as 96–0 on transcript entries).
Other committee concurrence votes recorded earlier in the day and reported to the floor (committee recommendations adopted or concurred in): many Senate bills (for example, SB56, SB365, SB368, SB233, SB236, SB266/other series) were read and concurred in across the day; a number of House bills were passed on third reading as listed above. Where the transcript recorded a numerical tally, that figure is listed above; where no floor tally was recorded in the excerpt, the transcript indicates "has been concurred in" without a numeric roll call.
Why it matters: The votes move a broad set of technical and policy measures forward in the legislative process. For items involving appropriations or policy changes with possible fiscal impact, the House adoption or concurrence will prompt implementation steps or administrative rule work.