HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Senate took votes on multiple bills March 21. The following is a concise list of bills that were voted on that day on the Senate floor, with the roll-call tallies reported by the clerk.

- House Bill 16 (infrastructure loan program and tax credit): Passed the Senate, 49–1.

- House Bill 18 (deposit of non-levy revenue; school equalization/property tax relief): Passed the Senate, 42–8.

- House Bill 15 (K–12 inflation implementation): Passed the Senate, 33–17.

- House Bill 24 (clarify laws related to kindergarten): Passed the Senate, 49–1.

- House Bill 46 (change of attorney laws for public defenders): Passed the Senate, 49–1.

- House Bill 28 (timelines and opening procedures for public charter schools): Passed the Senate, 42–8.

- House Bill 109 (professional licensing errata): Passed the Senate, 50–0.

- House Bill 151 (recruitment and retention; MSDB): Passed the Senate, 47–3.

- Senate Bill 95 (funding for suicide prevention): Passed the Senate, 39–11.

- Senate Bill 253 (administration and certification for student scholarship organizations): Passed the Senate, 45–5.

- Senate Bill 345 (workers' compensation evidentiary standards): Passed the Senate, 32–18.

- Senate Bill 471 (vehicle traffic laws related to pedestrian crossings): Passed the Senate, 34–16.

Also adopted during the committee-of-the-whole report and second-reading business were multiple concurrence recommendations and committee reports, including concurrence recommendations for a set of house bills (1 46, 1 57, 1 82, 1 75, 1 90, 2 10, 2 15, 2 49, 2 57, 3 35, 4 26 and 4 34) as reported by the committee of the whole prior to third reading.

Procedural notes

- Senate Resolution 9 (governor’s nominations to the Montana Arts Council) was adopted in committee and reported out with a unanimous committee recommendation earlier in the day; the committee reported nominees for concurrence.

- The Senate also moved several bills to Finance and Claims for appropriation consideration where the legislation included funding requests (for example, House Bill 182 and Senate Bill 74 were referred for finance work).

Ending

These votes reflect the Senate’s floor actions on March 21 and record the roll-call tallies as reported in the chamber. Details about amendments, fiscal notes, and next steps (appropriations or conference) will be handled in committee records and subsequent floor action.