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Committee of the Whole: Second‑reading results, key motions and vote tallies
Summary
The Montana House Committee of the Whole advanced, amended, or rejected numerous bills during a long floor session. This roundup lists formal motions and recorded second‑reading outcomes noted in the transcript and highlights where the House recorded roll calls or absentee votes.
The Committee of the Whole took up dozens of bills on second reading and recorded formal motions and roll‑call tallies for each. Below are the motions and official second‑reading outcomes that were recorded in the transcript, with the vote tallies as entered in the House record.
Votes at a glance (selected bills recorded in the transcript) - House Bill 311 (motion: Representative Quordom) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 68 yes, 31 no. - House Bill 667 (motion: Representative Butchery) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 95 yes, 4 no. - House Bill 539 (motion: Representative Mercer) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 85 yes, 12 no. - House Bill 646 (motion: Speaker Lear) — Failed second reading; recorded vote: 48 yes, 51 no. - House Bill 682 (motion: Representative Kametz) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 57 yes, 41 no. - House Bill 580 (motion: Representative Seconder) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 97 yes, 0 no. - House Bill 715 (motion: Representative Mercer) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 57 yes, 42 no. - House Bill 582 (motion: Representative Mercer) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 58 yes, 40 no. - House Bill 602 (motion: Representative Overstreet) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 93 yes, 6 no. - House Bill 633 (motion: Representative Perry for HB 633/6 33) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 98 yes, 1 no. - House Bill 586 (motion: Representative Lee) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 80 yes, 19 no. - House Bill 593 (motion: Representative Mercer) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 95 yes, 4 no. - House Bill 563 (motion: Majority Leader Fitzpatrick) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 99 yes, 0 no. - House Bill 674 (motion: Representative Zephyr) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 74 yes, 25 no. - House Bill 573 (motion: Representative Beatty) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 96 yes, 3 no. - House Bill 635 (motion: Representative Jean Nikolicakos) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 52 yes, 47 no. - House Bill 631 (motion: Representative Schomer) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 99 yes, 0 no. - House Bill 656 (motion: Representative Walsh) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 97 yes, 2 no. - House Bill 650 (motion: Representative Henkel) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 66 yes, 32 no. - House Bill 710 (motion: Representative Love) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 98 yes, 0 no. - House Bill 698 (motion: Representative Mercer) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 60 yes, 39 no. - House Bill 726 (motion: Representative Nicholl) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 79 yes, 20 no. - House Bill 736 (motion: Majority Leader Fitzpatrick) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 82 yes, 17 no. - House Bill 705 (motion: Representative Falk) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 98 yes, 0 no. - House Bill 760 (motion: Representative Nicola Kakos) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 97 yes, 0 no. - House Bill 775 (motion: Representative Walsh) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 98 yes, 0 no. - House Bill 765 (motion: Representative Close) — Passed second reading (as amended); recorded vote on amendment: 95 yes, 4 no; final recorded vote: 64 yes, 35 no. - House Bill 583 (motion: Representative Butchery) — Passed second reading; recorded vote: 62 yes, 36 no. - House Bill 612 (motion: Representative Overstreet) — A motion and discussion occurred; the transcript did not include a final roll‑call tally at the point shown. - House Bill 659 — Failed second reading; recorded vote: 47 yes, 52 no.
Absentee and single‑member votes were recorded in a number of cases. The transcript repeatedly records a single‑member notation: "Madam Chair, Representative Crow votes aye/no," followed by the clerk’s tally. Where the clerk recorded the final roll call, that tally is shown above.
What this roundup does and does not do This summary lists recorded second‑reading outcomes and vote tallies as they were spoken into the House record during the Committee of the Whole session. It does not summarize floor debate on each bill; separate articles cover items with substantive debate. If a bill or motion discussed in the transcript lacks a roll‑call entry in the excerpt provided, that item is not listed above or is flagged as not specified.
Where to find the record The verbatim transcript includes the full spoken roll calls and, in many instances, the brief sponsor or committee explanations preceding each recorded tally.
