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Passed Montana Firearm Legislation HB659

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Provide for grace period for lapsed renewals of concealed carry permits

Subject: Guns and Weapons

Description: Provide for grace period for lapsed renewals of concealed carry permits

Session: 2023 Regular Session

Last Action: Chapter Number Assigned

Last Action Date: April 27, 2023

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

1 sponsors: Steve Gist (R);

Percentage of House Of Representative sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
Apr 27, 2023 Chapter Number Assigned
House Apr 26, 2023 (H) Signed by Governor
House Apr 21, 2023 (H) Transmitted to Governor
Senate Apr 20, 2023 (S) Signed by President
House Apr 20, 2023 (H) Signed by Speaker
House Apr 17, 2023 (H) Returned from Enrolling
Apr 17, 2023 (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available
House Apr 13, 2023 (H) Sent to Enrolling
Senate Apr 13, 2023 (S) Returned to House
Senate Apr 12, 2023 (S) 3rd Reading Concurred
Senate Apr 12, 2023 (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Senate Apr 11, 2023 (S) 2nd Reading Concurred
Senate Apr 11, 2023 (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Senate Apr 5, 2023 (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred (S) Judiciary
Senate Apr 4, 2023 (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred (S) Judiciary
Senate Mar 31, 2023 (S) Hearing (S) Judiciary
Senate Mar 13, 2023 (S) Referred to Committee (S) Judiciary
Senate Mar 9, 2023 (S) First Reading
House Mar 3, 2023 (H) Transmitted to Senate
House Mar 2, 2023 (H) 3rd Reading Passed
House Mar 2, 2023 (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
House Mar 1, 2023 (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
House Mar 1, 2023 (H) 2nd Reading Passed
House Feb 24, 2023 (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed (H) Judiciary
House Feb 24, 2023 (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed (H) Judiciary
House Feb 23, 2023 (H) Hearing (H) Judiciary
House Feb 21, 2023 (H) First Reading
House Feb 20, 2023 (H) Referred to Committee (H) Judiciary
Feb 18, 2023 (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
Feb 17, 2023 (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
House Feb 17, 2023 (H) Introduced
Feb 16, 2023 (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
Feb 15, 2023 (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
Feb 15, 2023 (C) Executive Director Final Review
Feb 15, 2023 (C) Draft in Assembly
Feb 15, 2023 (C) Executive Director Review
Feb 15, 2023 (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
Feb 15, 2023 (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
Feb 14, 2023 (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
Feb 14, 2023 (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
Feb 8, 2023 (C) Draft in Edit
Feb 8, 2023 (C) Draft in Legal Review
Feb 6, 2023 (C) Draft to Requester for Review
Jan 12, 2023 (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
Dec 6, 2022 (C) Draft On Hold
Dec 5, 2022 (C) Draft Request Received
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled Apr 17, 2023 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 18, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/24/2023 18 1 0 0 Yes
  • Bishop, Laurie (D) Yea
  • Carlson, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Deming, Lee (R) Yea
  • Duram, Neil (R) Yea
  • Etchart, Jodee (R) Yea
  • France, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Hawk, Donavon (D) Yea
  • Hinkle, Caleb (R) Nay
  • Hinkle, Jedediah (R) Yea
  • Howell, SJ (D) Yea
  • Kmetz, Greg (R) Yea
  • Knudsen, Casey (R) Yea
  • Ler, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Mitchell, Braxton (R) Yea
  • Regier, Amy (R) Yea
  • Rusk, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Sheldon-Galloway, Lola (R) Yea
  • Smith, Laura (D) Yea
  • Zephyr, Zooey (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/1/2023 99 1 0 0 Yes
  • Abbott, Kim (D) Yea
  • Anderson, Fred (R) Yea
  • Barker, Brad (R) Yea
  • Baum, Denise (D) Yea
  • Bedey, David (R) Yea
  • Bergstrom, James (R) Yea
  • Bertoglio, Marta (R) Yea
  • Binkley, Michele (R) Yea
  • Bishop, Laurie (D) Yea
  • Boy, Jonathan (D) Yea
  • Brewster, Larry (R) Yea
  • Brockman, Tony (R) Yea
  • Buckley, Alice (D) Yea
  • Butcher, Edward (R) Yea
  • Buttrey, Edward (R) Yea
  • Caferro, Mary (D) Yea
  • Carlson, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Carter, Robert (D) Nay
  • Cohenour, Jill (D) Yea
  • Deming, Lee (R) Yea
  • Dooling, Julie (R) Yea
  • Duram, Neil (R) Yea
  • Essmann, Sherry (R) Yea
  • Etchart, Jodee (R) Yea
  • Falk, Terry (R) Yea
  • Fern, Dave (D) Yea
  • Fielder, Paul (R) Yea
  • Fitzgerald, Ross (R) Yea
  • Fitzpatrick, John (R) Yea
  • France, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Frazer, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Galloway, Steven (R) Yea
  • Gillette, Jane (R) Yea
  • Gist, Steve (R) Yea
  • Green, Paul (R) Yea
  • Gunderson, Steve (R) Yea
  • Hamilton, Jim (D) Yea
  • Harvey, Derek (D) Yea
  • Hastings, Naarah (R) Yea
  • Hawk, Donavon (D) Yea
  • Hellegaard, Lyn (R) Yea
  • Hinkle, Caleb (R) Yea
  • Hinkle, Jedediah (R) Yea
  • Hopkins, Mike (R) Yea
  • Howell, SJ (D) Yea
  • Jones, Llew (R) Yea
  • Karlen, Jonathan (D) Yea
  • Kassmier, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Keenan, Bob (R) Yea
  • Keogh, Connie (D) Yea
  • Kerns, Scot (R) Yea
  • Kerr-Carpenter, Emma (D) Yea
  • Kmetz, Greg (R) Yea
  • Knudsen, Casey (R) Yea
  • Knudsen, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Kortum, Kelly (D) Yea
  • Ler, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Loge, Denley (R) Yea
  • Lynch, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Malone, Marty (R) Yea
  • Marler, Marilyn (D) Yea
  • Marshall, Ron (R) Yea
  • Matthews, Eric (D) Yea
  • Mercer, Bill (R) Yea
  • Miner, Russel (R) Yea
  • Mitchell, Braxton (R) Yea
  • Moore, Terry (R) Yea
  • Nave, Fiona (R) Yea
  • Nicol, Nelly (R) Yea
  • Nikolakakos, George (R) Yea
  • Oblander, Greg (R) Yea
  • Parry, Gary (R) Yea
  • Phalen, Bob (R) Yea
  • Read, Joe (R) Yea
  • Regier, Amy (R) Yea
  • Regier, Matt (R) Yea
  • Reksten, Linda (R) Yea
  • Romano, Melissa (D) Yea
  • Runningwolf, Tyson (D) Yea
  • Rusk, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Schillinger, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Seekins-Crowe, Kerri (R) Yea
  • Sheldon-Galloway, Lola (R) Yea
  • Smith, Frank (D) Yea
  • Smith, Laura (D) Yea
  • Smith, Tanner (R) Yea
  • Sprunger, Courtenay (R) Yea
  • Stafman, Ed (D) Yea
  • Stewart-Peregoy, Sharon (D) Yea
  • Sullivan, Katie (D) Yea
  • Thane, Mark (D) Yea
  • Tuss, Paul (D) Yea
  • Vinton, Sue (R) Yea
  • Walsh, Kenneth (R) Yea
  • Weatherwax, Marvin (D) Yea
  • Welch, Tom (R) Yea
  • Wirth, Zachary (R) Yea
  • Yakawich, Michael (R) Yea
  • Zephyr, Zooey (D) Yea
  • Zolnikov, Katie (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/2/2023 98 1 0 1 Yes
  • Abbott, Kim (D) Yea
  • Anderson, Fred (R) Yea
  • Barker, Brad (R) Yea
  • Baum, Denise (D) Yea
  • Bedey, David (R) Yea
  • Bergstrom, James (R) Yea
  • Bertoglio, Marta (R) Yea
  • Binkley, Michele (R) Yea
  • Bishop, Laurie (D) Yea
  • Boy, Jonathan (D) Yea
  • Brewster, Larry (R) Yea
  • Brockman, Tony (R) Yea
  • Buckley, Alice (D) Yea
  • Butcher, Edward (R) Yea
  • Buttrey, Edward (R) Yea
  • Caferro, Mary (D) Yea
  • Carlson, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Carter, Robert (D) Nay
  • Cohenour, Jill (D) Yea
  • Deming, Lee (R) Yea
  • Dooling, Julie (R) Yea
  • Duram, Neil (R) Yea
  • Essmann, Sherry (R) Yea
  • Etchart, Jodee (R) Yea
  • Falk, Terry (R) Yea
  • Fern, Dave (D) Yea
  • Fielder, Paul (R) Yea
  • Fitzgerald, Ross (R) Yea
  • Fitzpatrick, John (R) Yea
  • France, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Frazer, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Galloway, Steven (R) Yea
  • Gillette, Jane (R) Yea
  • Gist, Steve (R) Yea
  • Green, Paul (R) Yea
  • Gunderson, Steve (R) Yea
  • Hamilton, Jim (D) Yea
  • Harvey, Derek (D) Yea
  • Hastings, Naarah (R) Yea
  • Hawk, Donavon (D) Yea
  • Hellegaard, Lyn (R) Yea
  • Hinkle, Caleb (R) Yea
  • Hinkle, Jedediah (R) Yea
  • Hopkins, Mike (R) Yea
  • Howell, SJ (D) Yea
  • Jones, Llew (R) Yea
  • Karlen, Jonathan (D) Yea
  • Kassmier, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Keenan, Bob (R) Yea
  • Keogh, Connie (D) Yea
  • Kerns, Scot (R) Yea
  • Kerr-Carpenter, Emma (D) Yea
  • Kmetz, Greg (R) Yea
  • Knudsen, Casey (R) Yea
  • Knudsen, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Kortum, Kelly (D) Yea
  • Ler, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Loge, Denley (R) Yea
  • Lynch, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Malone, Marty (R) Yea
  • Marler, Marilyn (D) Yea
  • Marshall, Ron (R) Yea
  • Matthews, Eric (D) Yea
  • Mercer, Bill (R) Yea
  • Miner, Russel (R) Yea
  • Mitchell, Braxton (R) Yea
  • Moore, Terry (R) Yea
  • Nave, Fiona (R) Yea
  • Nicol, Nelly (R) Yea
  • Nikolakakos, George (R) Yea
  • Oblander, Greg (R) Yea
  • Parry, Gary (R) Yea
  • Phalen, Bob (R) Yea
  • Read, Joe (R) Yea
  • Regier, Amy (R) Yea
  • Regier, Matt (R) Yea
  • Reksten, Linda (R) Yea
  • Romano, Melissa (D) Yea
  • Runningwolf, Tyson (D) Yea
  • Rusk, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Schillinger, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Seekins-Crowe, Kerri (R) Yea
  • Sheldon-Galloway, Lola (R) Yea
  • Smith, Frank (D) Yea
  • Smith, Laura (D) Yea
  • Smith, Tanner (R) Yea
  • Sprunger, Courtenay (R) Yea
  • Stafman, Ed (D) Yea
  • Stewart-Peregoy, Sharon (D) Yea
  • Sullivan, Katie (D) Yea
  • Thane, Mark (D) Yea
  • Tuss, Paul (D) Yea
  • Vinton, Sue (R) Yea
  • Walsh, Kenneth (R) Yea
  • Weatherwax, Marvin (D) Absent
  • Welch, Tom (R) Yea
  • Wirth, Zachary (R) Yea
  • Yakawich, Michael (R) Yea
  • Zephyr, Zooey (D) Yea
  • Zolnikov, Katie (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/4/2023 7 4 0 0 Yes
  • Brown, Bob (R) Yea
  • Emrich, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Friedel, Chris (R) Yea
  • Gross, Jen (D) Nay
  • Hinebauch, Steve (R) Yea
  • Kelker, Katherin (D) Nay
  • Manzella, Theresa (R) Yea
  • Olsen, Andrea (D) Nay
  • Regier, Keith (R) Yea
  • Usher, Barry (R) Yea
  • Webber, Susan (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/11/2023 38 12 0 0 Yes
  • Bartel, Dan (R) Yea
  • Beard, Becky (R) Yea
  • Bogner, Kenneth (R) Yea
  • Boldman, Ellie (D) Nay
  • Brown, Bob (R) Yea
  • Cuffe, Mike (R) Yea
  • Curdy, Willis (D) Yea
  • Dunwell, Mary (D) Nay
  • Ellis, Janet (D) Nay
  • Ellsworth, Jason (R) Yea
  • Emrich, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Esp, John (R) Yea
  • Fitzpatrick, Steve (R) Yea
  • Flowers, Pat (D) Nay
  • Fox, Mike (D) Yea
  • Friedel, Chris (R) Yea
  • Fuller, John (R) Yea
  • Gillespie, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Glimm, Carl (R) Yea
  • Gross, Jen (D) Nay
  • Hayman, Denise (D) Nay
  • Hertz, Greg (R) Yea
  • Hinebauch, Steve (R) Yea
  • Kelker, Katherin (D) Nay
  • Lang, Mike (R) Nay
  • Lenz, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Lynch, Ryan (D) Yea
  • Mandeville, Forrest (R) Yea
  • Manzella, Theresa (R) Yea
  • McClafferty, Edith (D) Yea
  • McGillvray, Tom (R) Yea
  • McKamey, Wendy (R) Yea
  • Molnar, Bradley (R) Yea
  • Morigeau, Shane (D) Yea
  • Noland, Mark (R) Yea
  • O'Brien, Shannon (D) Nay
  • Olsen, Andrea (D) Nay
  • Pope, Christopher (D) Nay
  • Regier, Keith (R) Yea
  • Sales, Walt (R) Yea
  • Salomon, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Small, Jason (R) Yea
  • Tempel, Russel (R) Yea
  • Trebas, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Usher, Barry (R) Yea
  • Vance, Shelley (R) Yea
  • Vermeire, Terry (R) Yea
  • Webber, Susan (D) Nay
  • Welborn, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Zolnikov, Daniel (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/12/2023 34 14 0 2 Yes
  • Bartel, Dan (R) Absent
  • Beard, Becky (R) Yea
  • Bogner, Kenneth (R) Yea
  • Boldman, Ellie (D) Nay
  • Brown, Bob (R) Yea
  • Cuffe, Mike (R) Yea
  • Curdy, Willis (D) Yea
  • Dunwell, Mary (D) Nay
  • Ellis, Janet (D) Nay
  • Ellsworth, Jason (R) Yea
  • Emrich, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Esp, John (R) Yea
  • Fitzpatrick, Steve (R) Yea
  • Flowers, Pat (D) Nay
  • Fox, Mike (D) Yea
  • Friedel, Chris (R) Yea
  • Fuller, John (R) Yea
  • Gillespie, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Glimm, Carl (R) Yea
  • Gross, Jen (D) Nay
  • Hayman, Denise (D) Nay
  • Hertz, Greg (R) Yea
  • Hinebauch, Steve (R) Yea
  • Kelker, Katherin (D) Nay
  • Lang, Mike (R) Nay
  • Lenz, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Lynch, Ryan (D) Yea
  • Mandeville, Forrest (R) Yea
  • Manzella, Theresa (R) Yea
  • McClafferty, Edith (D) Yea
  • McGillvray, Tom (R) Yea
  • McKamey, Wendy (R) Yea
  • Molnar, Bradley (R) Yea
  • Morigeau, Shane (D) Yea
  • Noland, Mark (R) Yea
  • O'Brien, Shannon (D) Nay
  • Olsen, Andrea (D) Nay
  • Pope, Christopher (D) Nay
  • Regier, Keith (R) Yea
  • Sales, Walt (R) Yea
  • Salomon, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Small, Jason (R) Yea
  • Tempel, Russel (R) Nay
  • Trebas, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Usher, Barry (R) Yea
  • Vance, Shelley (R) Yea
  • Vermeire, Terry (R) Yea
  • Webber, Susan (D) Nay
  • Welborn, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Zolnikov, Daniel (R) Absent
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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