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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 358
Revise exempt water right laws
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fae86cc1-3301-452e-98f2-0a375b9e0cae | Apr 2, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fae86cc1-3301-452e-98f2-0a375b9e0cae CC0-1.0 |
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SB 326
Generally revise laws related to MEDIA Act film tax credits
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 80d49184-e1e2-4edb-b198-14556b074b04 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/80d49184-e1e2-4edb-b198-14556b074b04 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 71
Revise natural resource operations fee policy laws
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 77a704ad-b6f8-4278-92fc-e8606eb3ca17 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/77a704ad-b6f8-4278-92fc-e8606eb3ca17 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 406f2c11-9e03-4d10-85d0-74586fe9b9d9 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/406f2c11-9e03-4d10-85d0-74586fe9b9d9 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 4a69c0c9-8d8c-441f-a1d1-3999660c3149 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4a69c0c9-8d8c-441f-a1d1-3999660c3149 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 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 355b2ee3-94b7-4522-98d9-1e97adfc457d | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/355b2ee3-94b7-4522-98d9-1e97adfc457d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 785
Revise laws related to manufactured homes
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0617b223-d8a3-412a-b41a-b39d41c5512f | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0617b223-d8a3-412a-b41a-b39d41c5512f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 231
Revise property tax rates for certain property
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f36b6744-5edf-4a05-9c30-7996e59f402c | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f36b6744-5edf-4a05-9c30-7996e59f402c 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 c19d1acd-9ef2-482b-a1e9-de88d4f7ec9d | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c19d1acd-9ef2-482b-a1e9-de88d4f7ec9d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 87
Revising taxation of lands owned by department of fish, wildlife, and parks
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6207d86b-d9d7-4cf4-9054-003e403f0709 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6207d86b-d9d7-4cf4-9054-003e403f0709 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 558
Provide a general statewide sales tax to replace school property taxes
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to_table | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7f11d4a1-db4e-4fdd-8262-42c10f328cf3 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7f11d4a1-db4e-4fdd-8262-42c10f328cf3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 550
Revise taxation of of certain telecommunications property
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do_pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2bef6227-1cce-4b2d-baf3-f73a41c7a50f | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2bef6227-1cce-4b2d-baf3-f73a41c7a50f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 549
Provide income tax credit for K-12 education expenses
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6a50602b-afc3-4d2c-9080-761eb66a144e | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6a50602b-afc3-4d2c-9080-761eb66a144e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 351
Limit the state's ability to bank statewide mills
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ae37a997-c502-470e-b8a2-d6f45bf1c24b | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ae37a997-c502-470e-b8a2-d6f45bf1c24b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 546
Provide income based tax credit
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8a0e90e0-4c52-4068-ae25-62a0a651454e | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a0e90e0-4c52-4068-ae25-62a0a651454e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 544
Revise income tax laws for net operating loss carryovers
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do_pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d05e558c-c77d-4f74-8b7e-d888b16b4288 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d05e558c-c77d-4f74-8b7e-d888b16b4288 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 323
Revise individual income tax rates and earned income credit
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5c6f7742-92f8-41d5-a03d-a2c139c44114 | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c6f7742-92f8-41d5-a03d-a2c139c44114 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 176
Require unlimited wolf hunting quota when population is at or above 450 wolves
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ReconsAction -Loge | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 212566d3-7867-4f19-8340-053b5b2faf84 | Apr 1, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/212566d3-7867-4f19-8340-053b5b2faf84 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 244
Revise hunting licenses for deployed armed service members
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 97d090de-c198-4558-838b-aa6d0665342e | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/97d090de-c198-4558-838b-aa6d0665342e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 357
Provide funding for middle school career and technical education
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 44d0ac7c-be58-4be9-adff-1383c771055b | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/44d0ac7c-be58-4be9-adff-1383c771055b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 279
Revise districts for certain appointments
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2ac00a6f-c9cd-4a00-aedb-f0540f42c3d6 | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2ac00a6f-c9cd-4a00-aedb-f0540f42c3d6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 278
Require peace officer to check and report immigration status during lawful stop
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll b98b4220-aeb4-4adb-be2b-2ebb7a7b64ea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b98b4220-aeb4-4adb-be2b-2ebb7a7b64ea CC0-1.0 |
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HB 260
Revise teacher stipends for national board certification
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d8149482-fd73-462c-8be3-e747be10645e | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d8149482-fd73-462c-8be3-e747be10645e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 248
Revise election laws related to voter cancellation
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ab07489f-eb4f-4d4d-9d6f-1ec311aa4085 | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ab07489f-eb4f-4d4d-9d6f-1ec311aa4085 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 233
Provide for transfer of title of open spaces in final plat to HOA
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0df92596-ff31-46aa-a5c1-92bb830975b0 | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0df92596-ff31-46aa-a5c1-92bb830975b0 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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