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Votes at a glance: Montana Senate actions March 17 — second- and third‑reading outcomes
Summary
The Senate advanced and passed a series of bills on March 17. This roundup lists bills acted on during committee-of-the-whole second-reading concurrence and third-reading final votes reported on the floor.
The Montana Senate on March 17 considered and voted on numerous bills in committee of the whole and on third reading. Below are concise outcomes and key details from the session records.
Key concurrence actions in committee of the whole (second reading, reported as concurred in unless noted): - House Bill 246 — standardization of substantial-equivalency determinations in professional licensing. Committee recommended concurrence (reported by committee). (Mover: Senator Gillespie.) - House Bill 321 — supervised practice of a dental hygienist (Limited Access Permit for school-based programs). Concurred (50–0). (Mover: Senator Beard.) - House Bill 409 — injunction standard clarification. Concurred (32–18). (Mover: Senator Image/Emmerich; see record.) - House Bill 431 — allows confirmation of anticipated vacancies on the Judicial Standards Commission. Concurred (44–6). (Mover: Senator Usher.) - House Bill 74 — fish-pond permitting and related measures. Concurred (29–21). (Mover: Senator Logie.) - House Bill 78 — Montana Pet Insurance Act. Concurred (29–21). (Mover: Senator Hunter.) - House Bill 105 — GameBird farm permits (5‑year license). Concurred (39–11). (Mover: Senator Logie.) - House Bill 106 — shooting preserve location and reporting requirements. Concurred (48–2). (Mover: Senator Hertz.) - House Bill 201 — paid signature-gatherer disclosure for initiatives. Concurred (39–10). (Mover: Senator Mitchell.) - Senate Bill 370 — juror pay (passed second reading earlier, 43–7; later re‑referred to Finance and Claims for fiscal work). - Senate Bill 412 — funded mandate / related provisions. Passed second reading (vote recorded as 50 ayes where noted).
Third-reading floor votes (final passage reported on March 17): - House Bill 95 — passed (45–4). (Third reading recorded vote.) - House Bill 96 — passed (43–6). - House Bill 97 — passed (29–20). - House Bill 98 — passed (49–0). - House Bill 99 — passed (37–12). - House Bill 104 — passed (49–0). - House Bill 201 — passed (39–10). - House Bill 89 — passed (49–0). - House Bill 111 — passed (49–0). - House Bill 112 — passed (47–2). - House Bill 115 — passed (41–8). - House Bill 136 — passed (48–1). - House Bill 183 — passed (47–2). - House Bill 118 — passed (31–18). - House Bill 197 — passed (vote recorded; see official journal). - House Bill 167 — passed (31–18). - House Bill 190 — passed (40–9). - House Bill 110 — passed (41–8).
Note: The Senate secretary’s report read a committee-of-the-whole report listing many bills the committee recommended be concurred in; the journal and recorded rollcall numbers above are transcribed from floor announcements. If a bill listed above lacked a detailed vote count in the transcript excerpt, the entry lists the committee action and identifies that the committee report recorded concurrence. For complete roll-call records and statutory text, consult the official Senate journal and bill files.
