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Dave Fern

MT Senate District 2

Democratic Montana since Jan 6, 2025

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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)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
SB 358
Revise exempt water right laws
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
SB 326
Generally revise laws related to MEDIA Act film tax credits
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
SB 71
Revise natural resource operations fee policy laws
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
SB 163
Generally revise privacy laws related to biometric, genetic, and neural data
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
SJ 16
Joint resolution on automated vehicles
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
SJ 6
Joint resolution for legislature's consent and approval long-range legislative branch capitol…
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
HB 785
Revise laws related to manufactured homes
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
HB 231
Revise property tax rates for certain property
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
HB 154
Establish a housing fairness tax credit
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
HB 87
Revising taxation of lands owned by department of fish, wildlife, and parks
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
SB 558
Provide a general statewide sales tax to replace school property taxes
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
SB 550
Revise taxation of of certain telecommunications property
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
SB 549
Provide income tax credit for K-12 education expenses
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
SB 351
Limit the state's ability to bank statewide mills
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
SB 546
Provide income based tax credit
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
SB 544
Revise income tax laws for net operating loss carryovers
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
SB 323
Revise individual income tax rates and earned income credit
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
HB 176
Require unlimited wolf hunting quota when population is at or above 450 wolves
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
HB 244
Revise hunting licenses for deployed armed service members
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
HB 357
Provide funding for middle school career and technical education
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
HB 279
Revise districts for certain appointments
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
HB 278
Require peace officer to check and report immigration status during lawful stop
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
HB 260
Revise teacher stipends for national board certification
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
HB 248
Revise election laws related to voter cancellation
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
HB 233
Provide for transfer of title of open spaces in final plat to HOA
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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