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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 45
Create a judicial performance evaluation commission and system
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0da2614c-2d34-4cc6-bc3e-a520767cb1f6 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0da2614c-2d34-4cc6-bc3e-a520767cb1f6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 40
Revise supreme court public records laws by opening deliberations and files to the public
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Do Not Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3183789c-cfda-44cb-8a89-60773bff4c18 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3183789c-cfda-44cb-8a89-60773bff4c18 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 19
Revise sentencing laws related to theft
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e490b7ea-b7d9-4b17-96f1-c7a9b49e16c8 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e490b7ea-b7d9-4b17-96f1-c7a9b49e16c8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 855
Establish FWP wildlife highway crossings and accommodation account
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0b16d744-49bb-434c-b82b-edf975ff1eac | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0b16d744-49bb-434c-b82b-edf975ff1eac CC0-1.0 |
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HB 708
Allow all persons serving in the reserves to be eligible for certain CDL waiver
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 33aae778-149a-4d96-b103-087923e090d4 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/33aae778-149a-4d96-b103-087923e090d4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 679
Generally revised use of public equipment
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0a42e7a1-7e36-485a-8eab-f8930cae1695 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0a42e7a1-7e36-485a-8eab-f8930cae1695 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 808
Creating the Montana brownfields program
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 88d3b493-6266-4c7d-9b1e-d4d5b09c89fb | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/88d3b493-6266-4c7d-9b1e-d4d5b09c89fb CC0-1.0 |
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HB 672
Generally revise Montana department of transportation’s utility relocation process
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 96f900c4-8bf0-4bf6-899e-606d535891e4 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/96f900c4-8bf0-4bf6-899e-606d535891e4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 665
Preclude non-profit officers from personal liability for unpaid tax withholding
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 98fdbe67-1c80-403b-8960-557419fbfebe | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/98fdbe67-1c80-403b-8960-557419fbfebe CC0-1.0 |
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HB 587
Revise mine reclamation laws
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll ae921295-a4e0-49cb-8fba-561a2575a8aa | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ae921295-a4e0-49cb-8fba-561a2575a8aa CC0-1.0 |
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HB 578
Generally revise laws related to restitution
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll b17e882c-97a4-4e5e-aa0c-778c62ce0b76 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b17e882c-97a4-4e5e-aa0c-778c62ce0b76 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 416
Require homeowners' associations to seek permission for entry on real property
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll aa62d096-d29c-43ce-8d52-c74ee3422ff7 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aa62d096-d29c-43ce-8d52-c74ee3422ff7 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 147
Revise laws related to covenants to provide definition of enforcement action
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll a80597a6-9dad-4c0f-9e15-6d6787071646 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a80597a6-9dad-4c0f-9e15-6d6787071646 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 137
Revise securities laws relating to fees paid by certain licensees
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2e96fbe9-ed12-4678-859c-190597c0b077 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e96fbe9-ed12-4678-859c-190597c0b077 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 117
Establish criminal justice data warehouse priorities
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b557a4d0-33b2-48a0-b40b-55fbe3289a82 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b557a4d0-33b2-48a0-b40b-55fbe3289a82 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 154
Establish a housing fairness tax credit
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll df73361f-c1a0-45d8-ad21-a03748a3fda7 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/df73361f-c1a0-45d8-ad21-a03748a3fda7 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 920
Provide property tax exemption for senior care facilities and housing
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bb8b9db3-1f51-4007-b599-0cf73404a2f7 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb8b9db3-1f51-4007-b599-0cf73404a2f7 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 908
Generally revise employee tax credit laws to include apprentices
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9953eac6-b465-457f-b734-7ec9d555981f | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9953eac6-b465-457f-b734-7ec9d555981f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 836
Provide for a property tax deferral loan program
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cbc67a77-4889-419e-b3e8-1a706a13f78a | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cbc67a77-4889-419e-b3e8-1a706a13f78a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 827
Revise social security income taxation
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9c2eaa99-da50-42ae-89fa-ce34318b2dc4 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9c2eaa99-da50-42ae-89fa-ce34318b2dc4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 528
Revise property tax rates for agricultural, residential, and commercial property
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6eae075a-108d-4567-8d25-fd40d18e8462 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6eae075a-108d-4567-8d25-fd40d18e8462 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 483
Revise laws to reduce property taxes while preserving the current 95 school equalization mills
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b0ef6890-9d26-4948-a164-09a0f2da22a9 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b0ef6890-9d26-4948-a164-09a0f2da22a9 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 451
Revise tax increment financing districts to exclude debt service and certain school levies
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bf36e611-a792-4376-a661-277536de7f1e | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bf36e611-a792-4376-a661-277536de7f1e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 337
Revise income tax laws to lower income taxes
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e6cf7b0f-804f-48f1-be6c-972cd6cc65e8 | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e6cf7b0f-804f-48f1-be6c-972cd6cc65e8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 231
Revise property tax rates for certain property
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 422ec773-ac80-40a9-99c6-9ee0e54bafae | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/422ec773-ac80-40a9-99c6-9ee0e54bafae 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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