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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 195
Generally revise laws related to alcohol and minors
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 55437fc7-539a-444c-bb36-22ba64b9aa5e | Feb 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/55437fc7-539a-444c-bb36-22ba64b9aa5e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 178
Provide for temporary lease of water rights
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1a21a267-9f31-4538-884a-07af9bd5c256 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1a21a267-9f31-4538-884a-07af9bd5c256 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 174
Providing that recreational vehicles and mobile homes are reviewed as buildings for rent or lease
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 98f62db0-d1eb-4e00-bbb9-c18216700a4c | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/98f62db0-d1eb-4e00-bbb9-c18216700a4c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 146
Creating the private property protection act
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Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll facdf420-b28c-44b2-9452-06f18bf4b651 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/facdf420-b28c-44b2-9452-06f18bf4b651 CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll b3edeef8-7ae1-4e62-8474-134001d1171c | Feb 13, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b3edeef8-7ae1-4e62-8474-134001d1171c CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 121
Revise the land use and planning act
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 12ed067a-f324-46c8-80e1-28bfef520912 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/12ed067a-f324-46c8-80e1-28bfef520912 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 190
Allow water right holders to consent to waive adverse effects analysis in permit or change…
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 76f35a88-da5d-4b87-b047-6fdb7054b334 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/76f35a88-da5d-4b87-b047-6fdb7054b334 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 19
Require public hearing before certain tax increment financing bonding
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a99b46de-ea9b-45e9-9ce0-ef6947fdebe6 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a99b46de-ea9b-45e9-9ce0-ef6947fdebe6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 18
Deposit non-levy revenue in school equalization and property tax relief account
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 77e48a2d-c54e-41f0-9f0e-624d7bb4d262 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/77e48a2d-c54e-41f0-9f0e-624d7bb4d262 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 167
Provide funding for noxious weed trust
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5f56ad83-5002-4f99-af4f-e102c8d4c457 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5f56ad83-5002-4f99-af4f-e102c8d4c457 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 274
Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3804b171-ae51-44c9-8c62-35f478ab28c6 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3804b171-ae51-44c9-8c62-35f478ab28c6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 169
Revise intangible personal property exemption
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 11c60ad2-923e-468a-a581-b68b221e3c78 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/11c60ad2-923e-468a-a581-b68b221e3c78 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 157
Provide income tax deduction up to 150% for charitable donations
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e3fe6076-d7ad-4f89-a3d6-9a08aa371fb8 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e3fe6076-d7ad-4f89-a3d6-9a08aa371fb8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 53
Revise income tax laws to provide conforming changes for prior legislation
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0ef41190-ccde-4aa7-8561-2ce417569b24 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0ef41190-ccde-4aa7-8561-2ce417569b24 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 4
Revise taxation of homesite on certain agricultural property
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5f4de6eb-1491-41d2-8381-58a6c936d6eb | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5f4de6eb-1491-41d2-8381-58a6c936d6eb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2
Revise treatment of tax increment upon expiration of tax increment financing provision
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do_pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4e39a697-dd84-4c4e-a200-fdf495b10598 | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4e39a697-dd84-4c4e-a200-fdf495b10598 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 20
Require voted levies to be in dollars rather than mills
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b38fe79f-05d9-427e-96c6-b0ccf416730c | Feb 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b38fe79f-05d9-427e-96c6-b0ccf416730c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 264
Eliminate a defense to the vehicle noise statute
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do_pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5d5f1568-4751-41e3-8cbc-4c2e2bdf6663 | Feb 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5d5f1568-4751-41e3-8cbc-4c2e2bdf6663 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 99
Revise laws related to motor vehicle laws for clarity and consistency
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 00898712-cea4-43a0-9e7d-cf34ac591fd3 | Feb 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/00898712-cea4-43a0-9e7d-cf34ac591fd3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 241
Revise alcohol laws relating to transfer of a license
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9b454f0c-e17b-4265-bbca-a8cf3a4ec731 | Feb 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9b454f0c-e17b-4265-bbca-a8cf3a4ec731 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 217
Establish work time credit for probationers and parolees
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c99b9318-8d7f-4f0c-84b4-a998314b1084 | Feb 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c99b9318-8d7f-4f0c-84b4-a998314b1084 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 211
Revise emergency use of epinephrine in school setting to include nasal spray
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d31cefd-0d01-480e-95d1-9b07de9f7197 | Feb 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d31cefd-0d01-480e-95d1-9b07de9f7197 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 193
Provide that members of the attorneys' examining board are appointed by the governor
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8b234d7e-041f-4d6e-b3e7-41d5f72936b0 | Feb 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8b234d7e-041f-4d6e-b3e7-41d5f72936b0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 191
Provide for the licensure of residential treatment centers
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2ad9beb9-80e3-4bb3-b940-185fce899c6d | Feb 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2ad9beb9-80e3-4bb3-b940-185fce899c6d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 172
Revise resort tax eligibility and allow use for workforce housing
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e1ad6479-9222-450c-a47b-ae24d2cb0c2b | Feb 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e1ad6479-9222-450c-a47b-ae24d2cb0c2b 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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