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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 296
Enhance penalty for crime against vulnerable person
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ab4e2517-90ec-43da-b995-6d2fe9c2c61e | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ab4e2517-90ec-43da-b995-6d2fe9c2c61e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 278
Revise education laws to support advanced opportunities
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b4c0affe-6c0a-474d-9a3b-14a39f037e54 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b4c0affe-6c0a-474d-9a3b-14a39f037e54 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 253
Revise administrative and certification processes for student scholarship organizations
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5655868a-063a-4d34-8809-faaf87910225 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5655868a-063a-4d34-8809-faaf87910225 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 f40c24cc-5899-421a-9dc0-a9ea56758fc0 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f40c24cc-5899-421a-9dc0-a9ea56758fc0 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 89b5c43a-69b3-4e10-bde5-fd4bd89391bc | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/89b5c43a-69b3-4e10-bde5-fd4bd89391bc 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 7db7bcb5-fa61-4127-826c-4ae7c8811050 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7db7bcb5-fa61-4127-826c-4ae7c8811050 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 6cb06a1f-3d66-4888-9e09-92033503d8cc | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6cb06a1f-3d66-4888-9e09-92033503d8cc 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 faf0a5c1-6088-4858-85d3-36edb023a238 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/faf0a5c1-6088-4858-85d3-36edb023a238 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 a74612d1-b913-441c-b5b3-ef8a592fd41c | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a74612d1-b913-441c-b5b3-ef8a592fd41c 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 26c3b1e1-f0fd-4ef3-b854-1f85ddcd32ce | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/26c3b1e1-f0fd-4ef3-b854-1f85ddcd32ce 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 522c26c9-e22e-4dde-ac1a-a9a48ab57fa9 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/522c26c9-e22e-4dde-ac1a-a9a48ab57fa9 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 fefd4c5a-40f8-495d-9a07-004f93732126 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fefd4c5a-40f8-495d-9a07-004f93732126 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 427
Provide trapping setback distances for certain roads and trails
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 84ae02f8-4f1f-44ed-b3da-a94339f3016f | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/84ae02f8-4f1f-44ed-b3da-a94339f3016f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 441
Establishing the Montana block management enforcement network
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do_pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 92955e7b-73b0-4641-94e5-f49f8af44017 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/92955e7b-73b0-4641-94e5-f49f8af44017 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 514
Generally revise laws related to upland game bird seasons
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 06bdf9c2-3d95-404c-9a37-e28111e0e374 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/06bdf9c2-3d95-404c-9a37-e28111e0e374 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 481
Prohibit motorboats and motorized watercraft on Class 2 waters
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 22a59bf0-da9b-457c-a3b3-1d68ce9e0961 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/22a59bf0-da9b-457c-a3b3-1d68ce9e0961 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 480
Prohibit discharge of firearms under certain conditions on Class 2 waters
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 89112009-113f-4fc2-b0fd-18b5cdd1288d | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/89112009-113f-4fc2-b0fd-18b5cdd1288d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 403
Grant the fish and wildlife commission authority to set muzzleloader season
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ce12a684-12e3-4cea-a10e-3491f51d3a17 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ce12a684-12e3-4cea-a10e-3491f51d3a17 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 310
Revise the trail stewardship grant program
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 10fd40ac-4834-47fa-864f-f4a7ebc984e3 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/10fd40ac-4834-47fa-864f-f4a7ebc984e3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 245
Revise the Montana HELP Act workforce development provisions and termination date
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8eeeabf9-4b55-499b-8e93-c2d20beb94a6 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8eeeabf9-4b55-499b-8e93-c2d20beb94a6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 82
Generally revise laws related to crimes against children
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d93611c3-8e96-4b84-a666-46e9e65eff73 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d93611c3-8e96-4b84-a666-46e9e65eff73 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 20
Require voted levies to be in dollars rather than mills
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 42f40165-55c3-4d1b-9d89-16491f17f9fe | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42f40165-55c3-4d1b-9d89-16491f17f9fe CC0-1.0 |
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SB 305
Revise funeral trust laws
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 50ccff95-f792-4588-b5ba-18be13a78309 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/50ccff95-f792-4588-b5ba-18be13a78309 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 289
Provide county notification for certain property tax adjustments
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 968072af-f284-4f9d-9afc-cb7a9042cb75 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/968072af-f284-4f9d-9afc-cb7a9042cb75 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 279
Adopt the dietitian licensure compact
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 34ae3279-ef81-4971-b4aa-3e9f9e00afd4 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/34ae3279-ef81-4971-b4aa-3e9f9e00afd4 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.