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Votes at a glance: Third‑reading outcomes and committee recommendations from the March 21 House session
Summary
The House recorded multiple third‑reading decisions and committee reports March 21. This roundup lists each bill named on the floor with the clerk’s tally or committee recommendation as recorded in the transcript.
The Montana House recorded a series of third‑reading votes and committee reports during the March 21 floor session. Below are the bills named on the floor and the recorded outcomes from the transcript.
Votes recorded on third reading (selected bills mentioned on the floor):
- HJ 17 (Resolution Regarding Energy): Passed — clerk recorded 58 ayes, 38 noes. - House Bill 3 (Supplemental Appropriations Bill): Passed — clerk recorded 51 ayes, 45 noes. - House Bill 136 (revised property insurance laws relating to preventative measures): Passed — clerk recorded 97 ayes, 0 noes. - House Bill 82 (crimes against children revisions): Passed — clerk recorded 97 ayes, 0 noes (clerk phrasing in transcript noted 97.7 ayes then 0 noes; recorded as unanimous in transcript). - House Bill 409 (revised injunction laws): Passed — clerk recorded 58 ayes, 39 noes. - House Bill 462 (instructional materials bill): Passed — clerk recorded 69 ayes, 28 noes. - House Bill 334 (disaster and emergency laws): Passed — clerk recorded 83 ayes, 14 noes. - Senate Bill 144 (name change of mental health advisory council): Passed — clerk recorded 91 ayes, 6 noes. - Senate Bill 88 (publication process for certificate of need): Passed — clerk recorded 97 ayes, 0 noes. - Senate Bill 113 (tow truck lien law exemptions): Passed — clerk recorded 76 ayes, 21 noes. - Senate Bill 172 (resort tax eligibility): Passed — clerk recorded 57 ayes, 40 noes. - Senate Bill 170 (eliminate termination date of community health aid program): Passed — clerk recorded 57 ayes, 40 noes.
Committee reports and second‑reading actions (Committee of the Whole and standing committee reports noted in transcript):
- The Committee of the Whole reported and its report was adopted by the House (clerk recorded 84 ayes, 11 noes on committee report adoption). - Several bills were read for first reading and referred to committees earlier in the session (House Bills 849–852 and Senate Bill 318 among them); the transcript notes first readings and committee referrals and that items were posted.
Notes on transcript tallies: The numbers above are taken from the clerk’s recorded statements in the floor transcript. Where the transcript had irregular phrasing (for example, “97.7 Representatives have voted aye”), this roundup reports the numeric result as recorded by the clerk or as reasonably interpreted from the clerk’s announcement.
Ending: This roundup lists the clerk‑recorded outcomes captured during the March 21 floor session; individual bill texts and official journals should be consulted for complete record and final engrossment/transmittal details.
