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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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SJ 17
Resolution requesting an interim study on hunter satisfaction
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ReconsAction -Novak | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll feb2e73e-17c5-4470-bab4-c0360d5bc02e | Apr 2, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/feb2e73e-17c5-4470-bab4-c0360d5bc02e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 32
Generally revise property taxes
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Take SB 32 from Comm-Trebas | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 892d5e0b-bf73-4b81-b456-b4476fd6cf85 | Apr 2, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/892d5e0b-bf73-4b81-b456-b4476fd6cf85 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 203
Revise income tax brackets to lower income taxes
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Take SB 203 from Comm-Yakawich | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2fe39e4c-13b8-4b8f-a4fd-efbae86f7763 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2fe39e4c-13b8-4b8f-a4fd-efbae86f7763 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 323
Revise individual income tax rates and earned income credit
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Take SB 323 from Comm-Kassmier | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 56a471da-e79d-4aef-b02f-94cbfafb3f60 | Apr 2, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/56a471da-e79d-4aef-b02f-94cbfafb3f60 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 324
Revise vehicle registration fees and allocate revenue for bridges and victims of crime
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Rerefer to Finance and Claims-Kassmier | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7d211581-4a72-48aa-b80b-e8503a53f9b4 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7d211581-4a72-48aa-b80b-e8503a53f9b4 CC0-1.0 |
| ReconsAction -Kassmier | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll eee62835-410b-4449-8fff-46a560e2c03c | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eee62835-410b-4449-8fff-46a560e2c03c CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 153
Revise video gambling machine laws
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Take SB 153 from Comm-Galt | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll a7540e79-aee3-4205-9329-0fa748411596 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a7540e79-aee3-4205-9329-0fa748411596 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 339
Revise oil and gas production damage mitigation account
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bbcfe3c4-fc52-46b2-9cd9-10b0f7ff3cb9 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bbcfe3c4-fc52-46b2-9cd9-10b0f7ff3cb9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 247
Modify tax classification of shooting ranges
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7f89ccd8-aa79-4b4a-aa25-06c0858b38cc | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7f89ccd8-aa79-4b4a-aa25-06c0858b38cc CC0-1.0 |
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HB 392
Generally revise laws related to creation of profitable family video content featuring minor…
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3940e965-bf07-472d-9b10-0cea716cc86c | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3940e965-bf07-472d-9b10-0cea716cc86c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 344
Revise criminal laws.
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2e6cf454-0237-47a5-9971-096fb370e2ac | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e6cf454-0237-47a5-9971-096fb370e2ac CC0-1.0 |
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HB 292
Establish the uniform public expression protection act
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 58ca0696-b590-41b3-b83f-98a64d6b759d | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/58ca0696-b590-41b3-b83f-98a64d6b759d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 266
Establish education inflation reconciliation process
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll e6595b99-4722-4453-bc43-957b6d0db59c | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e6595b99-4722-4453-bc43-957b6d0db59c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 250
Generally revise education laws related to out-of-district attendance.
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 38d827e2-bf12-40dd-9ef5-5c8b53fe4c7a | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/38d827e2-bf12-40dd-9ef5-5c8b53fe4c7a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 127
Revise laws related to the fire suppression account
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 88113ace-47f0-4b29-9cf7-2e062d9c795a | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/88113ace-47f0-4b29-9cf7-2e062d9c795a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 397
Revise laws related to privacy in mental health digital service
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f97e2ec3-98eb-42e7-bbd5-23a0f4db61ce | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f97e2ec3-98eb-42e7-bbd5-23a0f4db61ce CC0-1.0 |
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HB 40
Revise public water supply fee accounts
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7580cb4b-47b9-4716-a409-2bad7f2b92c1 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7580cb4b-47b9-4716-a409-2bad7f2b92c1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 540
Revise taxation of class 17 property
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 98302df0-3400-4051-860d-063a564e6270 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/98302df0-3400-4051-860d-063a564e6270 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 539
Revise property taxes and special assessments
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll fb2ff707-9ae2-4870-85b2-cc3a1658cc4b | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fb2ff707-9ae2-4870-85b2-cc3a1658cc4b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 588
Defining and regulating motorized scooters
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e29f2764-6311-422a-ae1f-a755b6cd88dd | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e29f2764-6311-422a-ae1f-a755b6cd88dd CC0-1.0 |
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HB 586
Generally revise child safety restraint system laws
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll fd40adb7-15ad-471a-a262-c66bfd044794 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fd40adb7-15ad-471a-a262-c66bfd044794 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 585
Revise provider rate laws for physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and occupational…
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 62f902e8-b6e1-4764-8b36-2f74c5864f92 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/62f902e8-b6e1-4764-8b36-2f74c5864f92 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 533
Revise insurance laws relating to wildfire and real property
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 589f1666-025c-4039-943e-41add348d763 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/589f1666-025c-4039-943e-41add348d763 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 464
Revise insurance laws relating to interest of a named insured and change of interest by transfer on…
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 58549260-4a9a-4d10-b787-dca995ba7235 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/58549260-4a9a-4d10-b787-dca995ba7235 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 455
Revise election laws related to COPP deadlines for municipal candidates
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9c4b0dad-212b-4cc1-bc36-edf6e654fa99 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9c4b0dad-212b-4cc1-bc36-edf6e654fa99 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.