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Bob Phalen
MT Senate District 17
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT Senate District 17 current
Montana |
Republican | Jan 6, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT Senate District 17
Montana |
Republican | Jan 4, 2021 | Jan 5, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT House District 36
Montana |
Republican | Jan 4, 2021 | Jan 6, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,227 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 204
Sunset or reapprove existing voter approved property tax levies
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AMD-SB02204.001.005 Hertz D/PASS | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 66ae769b-fb3e-4a42-9888-0b77fcfac20f | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/66ae769b-fb3e-4a42-9888-0b77fcfac20f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 338
Revise workers' compensation insurance related to who may receive payments
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b378a704-94ca-4b87-8049-05740e998183 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b378a704-94ca-4b87-8049-05740e998183 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 335
Generally revise laws related to dental insurance
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 525b62b0-4285-4457-a79f-131a55a78af1 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/525b62b0-4285-4457-a79f-131a55a78af1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 328
Revise deadline for appeal of county tax appeal board decision
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8e62a419-704e-4e78-b2a8-032816df4cee | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e62a419-704e-4e78-b2a8-032816df4cee CC0-1.0 |
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SB 266
Revise municipal zoning to allow for triplex and fourplex housing
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dcc94131-b1a4-4bba-b6f1-a6196b417c98 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dcc94131-b1a4-4bba-b6f1-a6196b417c98 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 398
Revise laws related to collections-related actions in municipal court
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 87427297-9cde-48a3-b45b-953a3e8ae2f8 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/87427297-9cde-48a3-b45b-953a3e8ae2f8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 312
Generally revise laws for crime victims
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d9a429b1-2110-4569-8ac9-8bf378c76bc0 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d9a429b1-2110-4569-8ac9-8bf378c76bc0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 296
Enhance penalty for crime against vulnerable person
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 57e3836b-bbe6-47e2-9f68-1beed418e893 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/57e3836b-bbe6-47e2-9f68-1beed418e893 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 252
Revise land use laws related to manufactured and factory built homes
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b76b2219-5388-4f11-8ca2-c1e8ad2a162f | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b76b2219-5388-4f11-8ca2-c1e8ad2a162f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 246
Provide for Montana First Procurement laws and establish reporting requirements
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4b3d7a83-f755-45ee-9452-c42cc85e5b8e | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4b3d7a83-f755-45ee-9452-c42cc85e5b8e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 245
Provide for human trafficking awareness training for school bus drivers
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9cb56e65-8570-473a-ae3c-3c53e788c966 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9cb56e65-8570-473a-ae3c-3c53e788c966 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 243
Amend zoning regulations to allow taller buildings
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b534a058-4efd-43ef-b04d-ee63645716c0 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b534a058-4efd-43ef-b04d-ee63645716c0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 242
Revise election laws related to ballot form and uniformity
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 013acf81-0a80-4178-be11-98e43ce21c88 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/013acf81-0a80-4178-be11-98e43ce21c88 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 227
Revise laws related to board seals and responsibilities
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d3af3a64-3ea4-462b-8d1f-b1a8dde092cd | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d3af3a64-3ea4-462b-8d1f-b1a8dde092cd CC0-1.0 |
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SB 212
Creating the Right to Compute Act and requiring shutdowns of AI controlled critical infrastructure
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 564259df-5d0e-40c8-b55c-9719e23c8d99 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/564259df-5d0e-40c8-b55c-9719e23c8d99 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 127
Providing for attorney fees and costs in certain justifiable use of force cases
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll faaf8c3e-a58f-433b-a24c-3b2a5a01b764 | Mar 1, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/faaf8c3e-a58f-433b-a24c-3b2a5a01b764 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 21
Allowing legislative and executive leadership to vacate a writ of mandamus
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a67179c4-e0f4-4758-b7ab-ed84811ed6b5 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a67179c4-e0f4-4758-b7ab-ed84811ed6b5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 443
Revise drug laws to regulate THC levels
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to_table | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5288512f-495e-4077-af2a-390aa29fa535 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5288512f-495e-4077-af2a-390aa29fa535 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 422
Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7f44843f-052d-415c-b550-f7cd48d244fc | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7f44843f-052d-415c-b550-f7cd48d244fc CC0-1.0 |
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SB 308
Revising workers' compensation insurance laws to remove the limitation on benefits to the state's…
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do_pass_as_amended | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll dc844a70-8193-4e19-9350-a7ea69ea4c44 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dc844a70-8193-4e19-9350-a7ea69ea4c44 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 240
Revise laws related to equality in financial services
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to_table | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 997b90b5-56bc-41d4-8be7-6e86dfa39e97 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/997b90b5-56bc-41d4-8be7-6e86dfa39e97 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 307
Reallocate Montana marijuana tax revenue
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0f9cf96e-1e53-4417-8eb9-9f3bd0b65059 | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f9cf96e-1e53-4417-8eb9-9f3bd0b65059 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 456
Revise professions and occupations laws regarding dispensing of drugs
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do_pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 24fe44f6-c8fc-480d-8d43-26e1c0e506ab | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/24fe44f6-c8fc-480d-8d43-26e1c0e506ab CC0-1.0 |
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SB 376
Establish a right to work act
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bcbd1a18-df7b-4ab6-80a8-23b06416ee8c | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bcbd1a18-df7b-4ab6-80a8-23b06416ee8c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 345
Revise workers' compensation laws relating to evidentiary standards
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d5c26b01-fd04-41ed-99d1-1e1a0407f4bc | Mar 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d5c26b01-fd04-41ed-99d1-1e1a0407f4bc CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (8 as lead sponsor)
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SB 407
MT · —
Revise education laws to prohibit certain flags and banners in school and require phrase "In God we trust" displayed in each classroom of a public school
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SB 114
MT · —
Provide for display of Ten Commandments in public schools
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SB 473
MT · —
Prohibit weather modification.
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SJ 15
MT · —
Resolution on Obergefell
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SB 491
MT · —
Generally revise laws related to sexual assault kits
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SB 160
MT · —
Revise alternative energy project laws to require a bond prior to construction
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SB 283
MT · —
Generally revise laws relating to wind generation facilities
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SB 505
MT · —
Generally revise zoning laws to prohibit the construction of wind generation facilities.