Enact the "Free to Speak Act"
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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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2025 session
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(LC) Drafter Assigned · Nov 16, 2024
(LC) Draft in Legal Review · Jan 31, 2025
(LC) Draft in Edit · Jan 31, 2025
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing · Jan 31, 2025
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review · Jan 31, 2025
(LC) Draft in Assembly · Jan 31, 2025
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery · Feb 4, 2025
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester · Feb 4, 2025
(H) Introduced · Feb 5, 2025
(H) Referred to Committee · Feb 6, 2025
(H) First Reading · Feb 6, 2025
(H) Hearing · Feb 11, 2025
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended · Feb 17, 2025
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended · Feb 17, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Feb 20, 2025
(H) 2nd Reading Passed · Feb 20, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Feb 21, 2025
(H) 3rd Reading Passed · Feb 21, 2025
(H) Transmitted to Senate · Feb 21, 2025
(S) First Reading · Feb 24, 2025
(S) Referred to Committee · Mar 3, 2025
(S) Hearing · Mar 28, 2025
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred · Apr 3, 2025
(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred · Apr 3, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Apr 10, 2025
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred · Apr 10, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Apr 11, 2025
(S) 3rd Reading Concurred · Apr 11, 2025
(H) Sent to Enrolling · Apr 11, 2025
(H) Returned from Enrolling · Apr 15, 2025
(H) Signed by Speaker · Apr 23, 2025
(S) Signed by President · Apr 25, 2025
(H) Transmitted to Governor · Apr 25, 2025
(H) Signed by Governor · May 1, 2025
Chapter Number Assigned · May 5, 2025
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Braxton Mitchell
Recorded votes
Do ConcurSenate · 2025-04-11 · BILL_CONCURRED · YES 28, NO 20, EXCUSED 2
Do ConcurSenate · 2025-04-10 · BILL_CONCURRED · YES 27, NO 22, YES_EXCUSED 1
Do PassHouse · 2025-02-21 · BILL_PASSED · NO 42, YES 56, EXCUSED 2
Do PassHouse · 2025-02-20 · BILL_PASSED · NO 42, YES 57, YES_EXCUSED 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Montana legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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