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Votes at a glance: House advanced dozens of bills on second reading
Summary
The Montana House proceeded through many bills on second reading, moving several to the next stage with recorded vote tallies. This roundup lists each bill named in the floor transcript with its outcome and recorded committee/floor tally where available.
This session day included the House completing third (floor) readings on numerous bills and a committee advancing many others on second reading. The following is a concise list of bills recorded in the transcript with their immediate outcomes (as reported in the clerk’s vote statements). Where vote tallies were recorded in the transcript, they are shown; where not recorded, outcome is as announced.
Votes recorded on third reading (floor announcements at start of transcript): - House Bill 471 (Hinkle) — Passed (clerk recorded 56 ayes, 42 no) — revised education laws related to identity instruction. - House Bill 681 (Fitzpatrick) — Passed (87 ayes, 12 no) — subdivision water availability determinations. - House Bill 567 (Barker) — Passed (88 ayes, 11 no) — multi‑district agreements in education. - House Bill 605 — Passed (57 ayes, 42 no) — strip search revisions (HB 605). - House Bill 491 — Passed (93 ayes, 6 no) — alcohol licenses for community care retirement facilities. - House Bill 625 — Passed (63 ayes, 36 no) — withholding entitlement share for noncompliance with child abuse reporting. - House Bill 578 — Passed (58 ayes, 41 no) — restitution law revisions. - House Bill 558 — Passed (97 ayes, 2 no) — establish a Nurse Health Corps. - House Bill 533 — Passed (98 ayes, 1 no) — wildfire and real property insurance law changes. - House Bill 557 — Passed (56 ayes, 43 no) — teacher organizations (details not specified in transcript). - House Bill 401 — Passed (64 ayes, 35 no) — prohibition on sale of lab‑grown meat. - House Bill 722 — Passed unanimously (99 ayes, 0 no) — retention period for electronic communications after employment ends. - House Bill 571 — Passed (60 ayes, 39 no) — aeronautic use of ADS‑B information. - House Bill 591 — Passed (65 ayes, 34 no) — Celebrate Freedom Week in schools. - House Bill 603 — Passed (68 ayes, 31 no) — eliminate attorney requirement on quasi‑judicial boards. - House Bill 626 — Passed (88 ayes, 11 no) — DUI law revisions. - House Bill 572 — Passed (vote recorded as passed; committee reading recorded in transcript). - House Bill 554 — Passed (vote recorded; subject: FWP regulation of wolves; details in transcript fragment).
Committee second‑reading actions and other committee motions (selected, from transcript committee record): - House Bill 717 (Fitzpatrick) — Passed committee second reading (95 ayes, 3 no). - House Bill 590 (Oblander) — Passed committee second reading (vote recorded; bill on electronic health records interoperability). - House Bill 642 (Overstreet) — Passed committee second reading (57 ayes, 42 no) — revising public nuisance laws regarding urban camping; recorded discussion and opposition. - House Bill 729 (Nicholl) — Passed committee second reading (50 ayes, 49 no) — bail bond producer minimum premium rules. - House Bill 770 (Echart) — Passed committee second reading (55 ayes, 43 no) — campaign finance reporting clarifications. - House Bill 595 (Nave) — Passed committee second reading (62 ayes, 0 no recorded) — Montana Correctional Education Program. - House Bill 800 (Menace) — Failed in committee (46 ayes, 53 no) — landlord‑tenant changes (criminal trespass provisions); recorded opposition from several members.
Notes and caveats: vote tallies above are taken from the clerk’s oral recordings in the transcript. Where the transcript lists only “has passed the House” without a tally, the outcome is presented as announced. Several bills were discussed in committee with substantive debate recorded; those are covered in separate articles where debate was substantive.
Ending: This roundup covers votes and committee actions recorded in the provided transcript and is intended as a quick reference for reporters and stakeholders tracking bills through the House. For full bill text, amendments, and official roll‑call records consult the legislative clerk and official journals.
