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Dave Fern
MT Senate District 2
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT Senate District 2 current
Montana |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT Senate District 2
Montana |
Democratic | Jan 2, 2017 | Jan 5, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT House District 5
Montana |
Democratic | Jan 2, 2017 | Jan 6, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,052 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 256
Generally revise child abuse and neglect laws
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll dd25a930-2483-4b63-af72-d8f6e8978ed9 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dd25a930-2483-4b63-af72-d8f6e8978ed9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 249
Revise child abuse and neglect laws involving adjudication
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dd595973-4b2c-46d2-8fee-6e16e251d202 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dd595973-4b2c-46d2-8fee-6e16e251d202 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 248
Provide that legislator access to CPS records includes drug testing results
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7ccefbc3-9e35-418f-80c6-0c466fac3be4 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7ccefbc3-9e35-418f-80c6-0c466fac3be4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 235
Revising landowner preference qualifications for elk to require finalized land ownership of 640…
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1a2b402f-f4ba-46ba-acfa-3737f6b1fbdc | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1a2b402f-f4ba-46ba-acfa-3737f6b1fbdc CC0-1.0 |
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SB 232
Revise state procurement laws related to entitles that are exempt from the RFP process.
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1c019eb3-1da1-437c-b4b4-57ee8bc93c38 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1c019eb3-1da1-437c-b4b4-57ee8bc93c38 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 213
Revise the state building code to allow single stairwells in certain buildings
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2373e6a2-d89c-4263-9608-7a65b0d10da3 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2373e6a2-d89c-4263-9608-7a65b0d10da3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 206
Generally revise laws related to child abuse and neglect proceedings and investigations
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 016ab92d-622e-43b3-ac31-29951d649e9e | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/016ab92d-622e-43b3-ac31-29951d649e9e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 201
Revise contaminated property cleanup laws for dangerous drugs
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fafd5a60-300f-4343-ad3b-f0047528c0f6 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fafd5a60-300f-4343-ad3b-f0047528c0f6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 195
Revise noneconomic damages in medical malpractice actions
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3989f327-9cf2-4483-806a-2ca3cb9a276e | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3989f327-9cf2-4483-806a-2ca3cb9a276e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 57
Designate quail as upland game bird
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Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e43327c9-9058-477c-99e4-bd78e3dbfdb0 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e43327c9-9058-477c-99e4-bd78e3dbfdb0 CC0-1.0 |
| Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8c6a6a85-c5ab-4596-a9b0-bedf9f8b819a | Feb 21, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8c6a6a85-c5ab-4596-a9b0-bedf9f8b819a CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 44
Revise laws related to tampering with evidence connected to a homicide
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 42f4d23b-0f02-4295-bb63-8ac031dc3b5b | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42f4d23b-0f02-4295-bb63-8ac031dc3b5b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 43
Generally revise motor vehicle traffic regulation laws
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ad97bbed-2146-4305-ac99-ec7f9a1c3660 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ad97bbed-2146-4305-ac99-ec7f9a1c3660 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 12
Eliminate board of county printing and transfer duties to Dept of Administration
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Do Pass As Amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9ed1625a-5238-4dfb-ae11-f5bd5b1b12be | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9ed1625a-5238-4dfb-ae11-f5bd5b1b12be CC0-1.0 |
| AMD-SB0012.001.002 Kassmier D/PASS | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7ce53bda-a46c-43dc-9771-65c9ce8da067 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7ce53bda-a46c-43dc-9771-65c9ce8da067 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 320
Create Montana-Ireland trade commission
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 13d7989e-d5d6-46ef-81d2-f4bd265171f9 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/13d7989e-d5d6-46ef-81d2-f4bd265171f9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 316
Revising disability retirement provisions for MPORS and FURS
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 92c2e844-079c-40f8-abe1-e890f2d665b1 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/92c2e844-079c-40f8-abe1-e890f2d665b1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 297
Generally revise privacy laws
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll acdb9fd7-376d-4e0a-8814-7d4978f7340c | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/acdb9fd7-376d-4e0a-8814-7d4978f7340c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 286
Clarify value of caselaw interpreting a statute after subsequent legislative action
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 41dbb2ea-8cd7-40b5-9882-127e03d10d40 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/41dbb2ea-8cd7-40b5-9882-127e03d10d40 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 280
Revise domestic violence intervention grant requirements
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ebdbdab0-50ba-42ce-bae1-7a588ba716f6 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ebdbdab0-50ba-42ce-bae1-7a588ba716f6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 239
Requiring judges to invite amicus briefing and allow intervention in certain civil cases
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ea1d8800-0ce6-40f8-a041-8344d96cdc48 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ea1d8800-0ce6-40f8-a041-8344d96cdc48 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 90
Provide two-year reappraisal cycle for all real property
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 98fecd40-e656-4d44-a222-74541b8e93a2 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/98fecd40-e656-4d44-a222-74541b8e93a2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 89
Provide deadline to file for property tax relief from a disaster
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 474d3730-f9b0-41a1-8ee0-5d5f293657e8 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/474d3730-f9b0-41a1-8ee0-5d5f293657e8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 306
Prohibit sale of tax deed to foreign entity
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 533f6580-3ec5-4dd0-8ce4-7df110387e36 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/533f6580-3ec5-4dd0-8ce4-7df110387e36 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 302
Provide informal review of property tax disputes at MTAB
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do_pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll af43ccf5-d3b7-40dd-a443-05a0115ccbb4 | Feb 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/af43ccf5-d3b7-40dd-a443-05a0115ccbb4 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (15 as lead sponsor)
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SB 405
MT · —
Provide additional funding for the housing Montana fund
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SB 471
MT · —
Generally revise vehicular traffic laws related to pedestrian crossings
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SB 237
MT · —
Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates
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SB 88
MT · —
Revise laws related to the publication process of certificate of need letters of intent
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SB 304
MT · —
Revise Montana lakeshore laws
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SB 546
MT · —
Provide income based tax credit
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SB 152
MT · —
Constitutional amendment to revise investment restrictions of coal trust fund
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SB 404
MT · —
Require reporting of building permits for appraisal information
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SB 267
MT · —
Provide a tax credit for charitable gifts to public infrastructure
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SB 343
MT · —
Revert revenue from coal tax to coal trust
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