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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 424
Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll aac37149-074f-407f-8664-1aad821b3a00 | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aac37149-074f-407f-8664-1aad821b3a00 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 413
Criminalize disclosure of certain explicit AI-generated media
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 42f70b6e-e268-4480-abab-0fe78af02f01 | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42f70b6e-e268-4480-abab-0fe78af02f01 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 409
Generally revise laws related to the department of commerce
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 90755d3b-0aba-46c4-b677-52ae07e5a2c6 | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/90755d3b-0aba-46c4-b677-52ae07e5a2c6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 405
Provide additional funding for the housing Montana fund
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8f6f5ed3-1ec7-4cb5-b80c-72da8aa8e149 | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8f6f5ed3-1ec7-4cb5-b80c-72da8aa8e149 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 343
Revert revenue from coal tax to coal trust
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5158ab1c-a283-4fe0-8649-fc73c14c01ec | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5158ab1c-a283-4fe0-8649-fc73c14c01ec CC0-1.0 |
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SB 534
Provide property tax exemption for wireless infrastructure
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 325efa9b-8a91-4e6d-bc01-ff028b466d49 | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/325efa9b-8a91-4e6d-bc01-ff028b466d49 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 327
Revise motor vehicle registration fees
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7d91161d-4349-45f0-8ae6-a7c3bb2ec829 | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7d91161d-4349-45f0-8ae6-a7c3bb2ec829 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 86a9a136-abb6-4d0a-8204-4036aac1aee7 | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/86a9a136-abb6-4d0a-8204-4036aac1aee7 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 539
Revise property taxes and special assessments
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2132cddf-d0bd-44f0-b326-764cbdb6d931 | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2132cddf-d0bd-44f0-b326-764cbdb6d931 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 e725a413-ff06-4abd-b624-e4474585847c | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e725a413-ff06-4abd-b624-e4474585847c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 586
Generally revise child safety restraint system laws
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 26fb80f6-c457-4d4b-a20f-2c6c60783d8b | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/26fb80f6-c457-4d4b-a20f-2c6c60783d8b 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 2a85c969-b6bb-422f-862c-997498903eea | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2a85c969-b6bb-422f-862c-997498903eea 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 d1e2f6d4-3a9b-4fd4-9ba7-01c05ef60d7d | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d1e2f6d4-3a9b-4fd4-9ba7-01c05ef60d7d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 399
Revise prior authorization laws
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b41f06f8-2e7a-41b3-9551-a2dea3495c44 | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b41f06f8-2e7a-41b3-9551-a2dea3495c44 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 a5164998-fdcd-461c-b85b-1dafe0364dcb | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a5164998-fdcd-461c-b85b-1dafe0364dcb CC0-1.0 |
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HB 352
Revise child support guideline laws and establish a committee
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bc450733-c027-4aca-87c5-71c92c467080 | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bc450733-c027-4aca-87c5-71c92c467080 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 163
Generally revise privacy laws related to biometric, genetic, and neural data
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c5df901c-8627-4cf9-9db4-6ce8ad7872e5 | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c5df901c-8627-4cf9-9db4-6ce8ad7872e5 CC0-1.0 |
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SJ 16
Joint resolution on automated vehicles
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 30b76ac9-1a96-46ba-82cc-101b4bd5c389 | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/30b76ac9-1a96-46ba-82cc-101b4bd5c389 CC0-1.0 |
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SJ 6
Joint resolution for legislature's consent and approval long-range legislative branch capitol…
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7360e517-d692-45ee-8fc0-89d8e490811f | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7360e517-d692-45ee-8fc0-89d8e490811f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 545
Establish the Danny L. Radish Highway in Lincoln County
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do_pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 859310b4-1732-4d77-962c-12d4e460d24c | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/859310b4-1732-4d77-962c-12d4e460d24c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 532
Revise county zoning to allow accessory dwelling units
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a40216d3-5285-490e-9be0-1c5f7e2cd013 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a40216d3-5285-490e-9be0-1c5f7e2cd013 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 546
Provide income based tax credit
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Take SB 546 from Comm-Fern | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 45c43d01-bbb3-45ce-b01d-649b88bc7edf | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/45c43d01-bbb3-45ce-b01d-649b88bc7edf CC0-1.0 |
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SJ 17
Resolution requesting an interim study on hunter satisfaction
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ReconsAction -Novak | Yea | 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 | Nay | 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 |
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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