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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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HB 641
Repeal Lewis and Clark bicentennial plate program
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8ca3a666-ef14-4e14-8598-c4b92d2ddafc | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8ca3a666-ef14-4e14-8598-c4b92d2ddafc CC0-1.0 |
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SR 104
Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of public health and human services
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Rerefer to Public Health-McGillvray | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c5764407-cd57-4f17-bac0-d09d6fe41020 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c5764407-cd57-4f17-bac0-d09d6fe41020 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 83
Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of military affairs
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Rerefer to Senate State Administration-McGillvray | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2af4c514-8890-4bcd-9f09-024ea37438bd | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2af4c514-8890-4bcd-9f09-024ea37438bd CC0-1.0 |
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SR 82
Confirm governor's appointee for the commissioner of labor and industry
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Rerefer to Senate Business and Labor-McGillvray | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 88fc3bdf-a2d8-4411-90e6-97f8e8dfc2fd | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/88fc3bdf-a2d8-4411-90e6-97f8e8dfc2fd CC0-1.0 |
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SR 84
Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of fish, wildlife, and parks
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Rerefer to Fish Wildlife and Parks-McGillvray | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1a0d5e78-3c16-4a14-9e80-7a6eefa4ec39 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1a0d5e78-3c16-4a14-9e80-7a6eefa4ec39 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 105
Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of administration
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Rerefer to State Admin.-McGillvray | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6d89ee31-91a9-4814-afd2-4eb6e8bd7b73 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6d89ee31-91a9-4814-afd2-4eb6e8bd7b73 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 79
Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of agriculture
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Rerefer to Agriculture-McGillvray | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0bcdee53-a0c5-42ea-ab47-c90fe53aba0e | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0bcdee53-a0c5-42ea-ab47-c90fe53aba0e CC0-1.0 |
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SR 77
Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of environmental quality
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Rerefer to Senate Natural Resources-McGillvray | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2b0b9c26-b0c0-4dec-8c5f-aa9a3f17d65e | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2b0b9c26-b0c0-4dec-8c5f-aa9a3f17d65e CC0-1.0 |
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SR 80
Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of corrections
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Rerefer to Judicary-McGillvray | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4926d383-e56c-4f3d-a0b2-bdf9281f2966 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4926d383-e56c-4f3d-a0b2-bdf9281f2966 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 78
Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of revenue
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Rerefer to Senate Taxation-Hertz | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4438049f-72fb-462b-92a5-f18b2bb9b867 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4438049f-72fb-462b-92a5-f18b2bb9b867 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 81
Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of transportation
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Rerefer to Senate Transportation-Tempel | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b88a2e2a-7b0d-4980-a3d8-feb24c3608f6 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b88a2e2a-7b0d-4980-a3d8-feb24c3608f6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 261
Providing for procedural rule making authority to the department of labor and industry
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1df7a18c-324a-47b5-866d-5f0bf00f8fd6 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1df7a18c-324a-47b5-866d-5f0bf00f8fd6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 259
Revise fish and wildlife commission techniques for gray wolf management
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7c851adf-c3fb-4901-b0ad-3c54eaa20c9d | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7c851adf-c3fb-4901-b0ad-3c54eaa20c9d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 258
Requiring the extension of wolf hunting season
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1df54849-63c8-4238-9dde-66460669a865 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1df54849-63c8-4238-9dde-66460669a865 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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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5aaadd99-db35-4f94-b010-3f87d4d247f0 | Mar 31, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5aaadd99-db35-4f94-b010-3f87d4d247f0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 11
Revise local government ballot issue laws
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 01ae97eb-234d-410c-bdcd-4c1aa72d7de7 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/01ae97eb-234d-410c-bdcd-4c1aa72d7de7 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 254
Eliminate fingerprint background check requirements for professional employer organization
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0c5114ac-4153-4bf4-a292-47ce7fd0c21d | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0c5114ac-4153-4bf4-a292-47ce7fd0c21d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 253
Mandate disclosure of certain information in public health emergency
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 24d8110d-4313-4b66-b79d-bf54618b0aed | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/24d8110d-4313-4b66-b79d-bf54618b0aed CC0-1.0 |
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HB 241
Adopt the psychology interjurisdictional compact
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 27e8ffcb-c69a-46e7-9297-78d0aea598cc | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/27e8ffcb-c69a-46e7-9297-78d0aea598cc CC0-1.0 |
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HB 238
Revise laws related to physical and mental evaluations for professional licenses
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b95e7cdc-6e26-4048-8d14-144b4a8d5447 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b95e7cdc-6e26-4048-8d14-144b4a8d5447 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 228
Revised requirements for the reporting of actual costs for legislation with projected fiscal impacts
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 46d3f4bb-116e-43e9-a212-8f87d2123ca4 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/46d3f4bb-116e-43e9-a212-8f87d2123ca4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 206
Revise electrical contractors presentation of license laws
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 64d8380c-dad1-44f3-99f6-9db966faa83f | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/64d8380c-dad1-44f3-99f6-9db966faa83f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 198
Revise laws that prohibit contracts that restrict practice of health care providers
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d37598b3-2588-48e0-9e97-d0e17697f114 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d37598b3-2588-48e0-9e97-d0e17697f114 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 186
Increase size of parole board
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 70c9c80f-b6c4-45c1-ae63-7b33fe517818 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/70c9c80f-b6c4-45c1-ae63-7b33fe517818 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 174
Revise laws related to drug assault crimes
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll bc82b6b1-074b-4e2c-bb71-79e3bae31891 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bc82b6b1-074b-4e2c-bb71-79e3bae31891 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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