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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 354
Prohibit purchase of soft drinks and candy with SNAP benefits
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7932ac51-a2f8-4a2f-b2a9-10ce09549aa4 | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7932ac51-a2f8-4a2f-b2a9-10ce09549aa4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 285
Generally revise child care administrative rules
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Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll c1e5845f-f262-4f46-8231-99f1769d6785 | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c1e5845f-f262-4f46-8231-99f1769d6785 CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c4536ec3-1929-4105-8a97-400e1318eda9 | Mar 5, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c4536ec3-1929-4105-8a97-400e1318eda9 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 336
Revise laws related to short-term rentals
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 87ac9f59-144e-4b4b-a996-ac82cf46ef31 | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/87ac9f59-144e-4b4b-a996-ac82cf46ef31 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 330
Create a Montana blockchain and digital innovation task force
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2ceee6cd-c633-4e39-af71-fdbf92842d3d | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2ceee6cd-c633-4e39-af71-fdbf92842d3d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 317
Prohibit health insurers from performing prior authorization on psychiatric drugs in shortage or…
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4f0aa407-a747-40e4-88cc-948b3a4c7943 | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4f0aa407-a747-40e4-88cc-948b3a4c7943 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 310
Revise the trail stewardship grant program
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1c502d05-299b-4809-96a2-e63081f12244 | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1c502d05-299b-4809-96a2-e63081f12244 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 303
Require agency reporting on financial assistance to tribes
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 61f55a40-e172-4f13-872b-925ffd0e908f | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/61f55a40-e172-4f13-872b-925ffd0e908f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 300
Providing protections for service dogs and handlers
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7397351c-dd8a-41b5-b08f-93b9467c8bd7 | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7397351c-dd8a-41b5-b08f-93b9467c8bd7 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 231
Require department of public health and human services to file attachments to affidavit in child…
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0b103c50-85a4-4c84-a6c0-07178f577b71 | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0b103c50-85a4-4c84-a6c0-07178f577b71 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 226
Require petition submittals be dropped off within a specific timeframe
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8e646e89-32b2-4125-833c-4b7ef8f268c3 | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e646e89-32b2-4125-833c-4b7ef8f268c3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 185
Constitutional amendment regarding qualified elector to require that only a citizen can vote
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f5da919a-c165-4282-8090-4439a6de4336 | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f5da919a-c165-4282-8090-4439a6de4336 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 422
Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9bdd891b-6d7f-4aa7-af29-2178778f0946 | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9bdd891b-6d7f-4aa7-af29-2178778f0946 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 67
Provide for the use of autonomous vehicles
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 537639ef-82c5-49e2-a4dd-13937ae2fd1b | Mar 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/537639ef-82c5-49e2-a4dd-13937ae2fd1b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 529
Revise campaign finance laws to limit certain tax-exempt organization contributions
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 503c2186-0259-4190-9758-421a206e45a7 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/503c2186-0259-4190-9758-421a206e45a7 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 496
Providing a use policy for the executive residence when the governor has an alternate residence
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b0962376-f643-4c99-9a5f-c84587076275 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b0962376-f643-4c99-9a5f-c84587076275 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 492
Generally revise business disclosure statement requirements for elected officials and department…
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do_pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d039a792-97fe-48f0-8f74-1608ab659e2e | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d039a792-97fe-48f0-8f74-1608ab659e2e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 419
Revising pension laws related to service credit for legislative members
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 884119f4-4378-4c4f-94d1-73f59d327bb5 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/884119f4-4378-4c4f-94d1-73f59d327bb5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 401
Prohibit definitions in administrative rules
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to_table | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0ea38e4a-9749-4ba9-a9cc-4190f89016ae | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0ea38e4a-9749-4ba9-a9cc-4190f89016ae CC0-1.0 |
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SB 399
Revise times for holding primary elections
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fd63fc12-23f1-4696-b8a3-ea9a165b31c5 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fd63fc12-23f1-4696-b8a3-ea9a165b31c5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 254
Prohibit direct or indirect expenditure of public money to hire lobbyist
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a64fdb7f-6892-4005-a62f-453008eb5151 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a64fdb7f-6892-4005-a62f-453008eb5151 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 498
Revise election laws related to preparation procedures for primary elections
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do_pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll f59db89e-fc9f-4e1d-a3fd-6e47deac1f14 | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f59db89e-fc9f-4e1d-a3fd-6e47deac1f14 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 379
Revise laws related to state-tribal consultation
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do_pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll f23b0a73-58d7-49ae-8035-4390a2be00cb | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f23b0a73-58d7-49ae-8035-4390a2be00cb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 470
Generally revise election law
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do_pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ab41de7c-40fb-46bc-bd46-9e1cca6c505e | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ab41de7c-40fb-46bc-bd46-9e1cca6c505e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 432
Generally revise utility laws
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Take SB 432 from Comm-Noland | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e628cbec-d5b1-4762-a19c-7ba4330c036b | Mar 4, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e628cbec-d5b1-4762-a19c-7ba4330c036b 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.