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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 158
Revising working retiree provisions under TRS
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0d4fd233-3633-4dd4-bf9a-aeb830c3b962 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0d4fd233-3633-4dd4-bf9a-aeb830c3b962 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 ff2fd481-78c1-46da-bfc8-9cbd005a3de3 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ff2fd481-78c1-46da-bfc8-9cbd005a3de3 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 ed8c81a6-ead1-4e7d-b074-0c679a873396 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ed8c81a6-ead1-4e7d-b074-0c679a873396 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 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9198c60e-e6eb-41b4-af57-26df5dbbe0d4 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9198c60e-e6eb-41b4-af57-26df5dbbe0d4 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 b8f0db06-3f94-47f9-ad7d-3390a2c968b6 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b8f0db06-3f94-47f9-ad7d-3390a2c968b6 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 4b4cd5e2-4e1b-4227-b302-6f3f53a42191 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4b4cd5e2-4e1b-4227-b302-6f3f53a42191 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 9f7bfcbf-2928-4652-9ad9-97ff0e75844c | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9f7bfcbf-2928-4652-9ad9-97ff0e75844c 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 9b000b96-763f-4aed-8443-ea9d68d100aa | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9b000b96-763f-4aed-8443-ea9d68d100aa CC0-1.0 |
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HB 227
Establish a contingent litigation fund for occupational licensing boards and programs
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 09475bb7-a869-4ca2-b06c-7ad28f88a245 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/09475bb7-a869-4ca2-b06c-7ad28f88a245 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 218
Revising the practice of optometry to include certain laser procedures and in-office surgical…
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 602a862c-926a-4c57-854e-2653070b250d | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/602a862c-926a-4c57-854e-2653070b250d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 128
Protect volunteer emergency service providers from termination
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0998b284-fc2a-497f-a14f-f6e9733ae805 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0998b284-fc2a-497f-a14f-f6e9733ae805 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 67
Generally revise laws related to the administration of TRS
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c4002f83-660d-4d70-8825-b015383b40c4 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c4002f83-660d-4d70-8825-b015383b40c4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 434
Provide property tax rebate on principal residence based on taxes paid
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 10db24bb-4276-4c59-84a5-d1e58e57a430 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/10db24bb-4276-4c59-84a5-d1e58e57a430 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 203
Revise income tax brackets to lower income taxes
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5ff46813-7789-4b50-9173-66fa81aaae10 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5ff46813-7789-4b50-9173-66fa81aaae10 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 124
Revise electronic license privacy law
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 448bbde5-b4a3-465c-ab8a-a2b9b7fa1e74 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/448bbde5-b4a3-465c-ab8a-a2b9b7fa1e74 CC0-1.0 |
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SJ 19
Joint resolution to study public transportation
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 83e69239-53b6-4529-a829-6bda1c4bddea | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/83e69239-53b6-4529-a829-6bda1c4bddea CC0-1.0 |
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SJ 17
Resolution requesting an interim study on hunter satisfaction
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 740f8943-98d7-46be-aec9-c9e03354be14 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/740f8943-98d7-46be-aec9-c9e03354be14 CC0-1.0 |
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SJ 13
Study resolution for emergency medical services
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ae73fbcb-b342-4367-948d-0329aa2d5829 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ae73fbcb-b342-4367-948d-0329aa2d5829 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 101
Revise laws related to squatting
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 81dc43ad-5748-4121-9a12-cd7f98bdce41 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/81dc43ad-5748-4121-9a12-cd7f98bdce41 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 540
Revise taxation of class 17 property
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d2548aad-5e00-47e1-a4e0-8bee4f094f42 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d2548aad-5e00-47e1-a4e0-8bee4f094f42 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 7d61d5ac-ecc2-4e73-b5e5-84bb8f90ceb8 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7d61d5ac-ecc2-4e73-b5e5-84bb8f90ceb8 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_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0034389a-841a-4d91-a26c-709a84e297c2 | Mar 31, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0034389a-841a-4d91-a26c-709a84e297c2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 739
Revise laws for agricultural vehicles on the highway
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll def04b9e-46aa-428a-90a5-cd4dcc678bf3 | Mar 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/def04b9e-46aa-428a-90a5-cd4dcc678bf3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 708
Allow all persons serving in the reserves to be eligible for certain CDL waiver
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fca8494c-77a9-465e-8f94-7cb81ae82909 | Mar 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fca8494c-77a9-465e-8f94-7cb81ae82909 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 117
Revise government entity limitations on property tax increases
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4c9967f4-9d69-4859-b8b1-4e8507eac4dd | Mar 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4c9967f4-9d69-4859-b8b1-4e8507eac4dd 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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