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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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SR 35
Confirm governor's appointee for board of livestock
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Do Adopt | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 96681de0-29b0-4ae5-9e04-c01d2bb0a83c | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/96681de0-29b0-4ae5-9e04-c01d2bb0a83c CC0-1.0 |
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SR 34
Confirm governor's appointee for livestock loss board
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Do Adopt | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dcd8fdf1-b90b-4542-a5a2-632f429ed041 | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dcd8fdf1-b90b-4542-a5a2-632f429ed041 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 32
Confirm governor's appointee for the board of public education
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Do Adopt | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0695bb6d-8da0-4e11-8310-5112644205b7 | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0695bb6d-8da0-4e11-8310-5112644205b7 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 31
Confirm governor's appointee for the board of public education
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Do Adopt | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e199d0b2-506b-4f36-a99a-fbfc0e0b8226 | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e199d0b2-506b-4f36-a99a-fbfc0e0b8226 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 26
Confirm governor's appointees for historical society board of trustees
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Do Adopt | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 16bfd64b-c61f-469b-8ef6-99cdd2cdd580 | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/16bfd64b-c61f-469b-8ef6-99cdd2cdd580 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 19
Confirm governor's appointees for the board of hail insurance
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Do Adopt | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 462be02c-91b8-4027-a6cf-4ed92fb59768 | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/462be02c-91b8-4027-a6cf-4ed92fb59768 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 292
Establish the uniform public expression protection act
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e99519f0-b72f-4e39-b537-04a9f24936f2 | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e99519f0-b72f-4e39-b537-04a9f24936f2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 542
Generally revise property tax laws
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do_pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6778176b-1722-4260-a60c-251f1bd00b0d | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6778176b-1722-4260-a60c-251f1bd00b0d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 538
Provide income tax deduction for qualified business income
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2339ab10-5cbd-42f9-b374-25da7975aaae | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2339ab10-5cbd-42f9-b374-25da7975aaae CC0-1.0 |
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SB 536
Revise contractor gross receipts tax
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a5a32393-4b83-4875-9389-0a3a328271db | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a5a32393-4b83-4875-9389-0a3a328271db CC0-1.0 |
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SB 321
Provide tax credits for children and child care
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7d842f53-3fd4-402d-8e2c-ed7410d11b3c | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7d842f53-3fd4-402d-8e2c-ed7410d11b3c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 742
Revise nuisance compliance laws
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 26539bef-35d7-49bf-bcca-c11f9faf89c6 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/26539bef-35d7-49bf-bcca-c11f9faf89c6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 621
Allow a local first response entity to establish a peer support program
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3233e092-737b-4075-b49d-a4ee622d2c8c | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3233e092-737b-4075-b49d-a4ee622d2c8c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 614
Allow for the termination of certain county zoning districts
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b43f9ab1-15b8-4182-bd0b-820503d1b10b | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b43f9ab1-15b8-4182-bd0b-820503d1b10b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 561
Repeal county licensing of itinerant vendors
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4d7c6448-c837-49c6-b981-b8e65128e8d6 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4d7c6448-c837-49c6-b981-b8e65128e8d6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 534
Allow county water and/or sewer districts to connect to a system beyond capacity
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e56d95dc-5191-4a5a-a387-47c49ee6ffdc | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e56d95dc-5191-4a5a-a387-47c49ee6ffdc CC0-1.0 |
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HB 523
Providing for disposition of abandoned graveyard lots
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2cf88da0-81c3-47ac-b6fc-b06913f51872 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2cf88da0-81c3-47ac-b6fc-b06913f51872 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 394
Revise local government public notice and resolution requirements
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 621210ee-f3fd-4421-a650-10bf41e1996c | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/621210ee-f3fd-4421-a650-10bf41e1996c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 393
Require towns to record meetings in audio format
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fc186e03-a3e1-439c-aff1-6ac61c6a4216 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fc186e03-a3e1-439c-aff1-6ac61c6a4216 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 333
Generally revise local law enforcement laws
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9bd2742f-42a9-436f-b7c4-2bd74fcfb2e7 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9bd2742f-42a9-436f-b7c4-2bd74fcfb2e7 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 318
Require appeal process for certain local government health requirements
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d69320d8-7067-447c-85f0-f3fd12991ef5 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d69320d8-7067-447c-85f0-f3fd12991ef5 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 208
Providing authority for municipalities to control unauthorized occupancy of municipal property
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 953edf7d-abe6-4230-9c94-bddccfe27fdb | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/953edf7d-abe6-4230-9c94-bddccfe27fdb CC0-1.0 |
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HB 162
Revise definition of infrastructure for resort tax
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 600bb687-d682-4550-b961-c7757e54361a | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/600bb687-d682-4550-b961-c7757e54361a CC0-1.0 |
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SR 48
Confirm governor's appointee for board of real estate appraisers
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resolution_adopted | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d2be3654-83c3-4103-a8d8-8216da9a6a66 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d2be3654-83c3-4103-a8d8-8216da9a6a66 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 731
Revise laws related to airports and light aircraft
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8f42905d-6a9c-45ba-9e7d-66c7bb064c00 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8f42905d-6a9c-45ba-9e7d-66c7bb064c00 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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