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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 49
Generally revise laws related to synthetic cannabinoids
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 438d297e-3fdd-4b0d-8ecf-b0c43c40871c | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/438d297e-3fdd-4b0d-8ecf-b0c43c40871c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 300
Generally revise laws related to discrimination in education
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8fdcfd2b-7123-4046-af72-0453108a8404 | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8fdcfd2b-7123-4046-af72-0453108a8404 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 268
Generally revise notification requirements related to the registration of sexual and violent…
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 01dd2236-dcaf-4e33-b4dc-d2da2e1ed228 | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/01dd2236-dcaf-4e33-b4dc-d2da2e1ed228 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 191
Revise crime of endangering welfare of child
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6926933b-adee-4d51-9a96-e01f948d0e59 | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6926933b-adee-4d51-9a96-e01f948d0e59 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 159
Revise rural improvement district laws to include maintenance of existing public improvements
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 269403dc-717a-4fae-b62a-6832042a19ca | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/269403dc-717a-4fae-b62a-6832042a19ca CC0-1.0 |
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HB 144
Revise building code council membership laws
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 656acf16-8fbb-4c5c-be35-a50f2daf1091 | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/656acf16-8fbb-4c5c-be35-a50f2daf1091 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 68
Authorize county commissioners to initiate mandamus proceedings
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ccecad76-ab7f-4e02-8453-8556a4147750 | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ccecad76-ab7f-4e02-8453-8556a4147750 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 37
Revise property tax information required in preliminary budgets
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 043f71ff-9d69-4b2a-bfa9-b3e324d1cdad | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/043f71ff-9d69-4b2a-bfa9-b3e324d1cdad CC0-1.0 |
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HB 13
State Employee Pay Plan
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b263ef4c-5ad7-4993-9901-ff4526d8bd6b | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b263ef4c-5ad7-4993-9901-ff4526d8bd6b CC0-1.0 |
| AMD-HB0013.002.005 Vinton D/PASS | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7e6788b1-11e8-40fe-88c4-846cd7842b4d | Mar 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7e6788b1-11e8-40fe-88c4-846cd7842b4d CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 161
Establish a vending machine account in the special revenue fund
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 72186aea-1b02-4265-bc83-87d3f4b87deb | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/72186aea-1b02-4265-bc83-87d3f4b87deb CC0-1.0 |
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HB 91
Allow taxpayers to elect to receive electronic correspondence from the department of revenue
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c5385b3f-b7c5-427d-aaa7-8a3d2df56905 | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c5385b3f-b7c5-427d-aaa7-8a3d2df56905 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 108
Eliminate reference to personal property farm manual for property tax purposes
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be_concurred_in | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5fe3760e-8c8d-4510-ba09-5ae3176adbf0 | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5fe3760e-8c8d-4510-ba09-5ae3176adbf0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 409
Generally revise laws related to the department of commerce
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3be2784e-f79b-4ca0-b968-8612c16942a8 | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3be2784e-f79b-4ca0-b968-8612c16942a8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 343
Revert revenue from coal tax to coal trust
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 144c0d4a-b6ec-429e-a660-8a124ec4c0dc | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/144c0d4a-b6ec-429e-a660-8a124ec4c0dc CC0-1.0 |
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SB 339
Revise oil and gas production damage mitigation account
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do_pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b0f7d821-d168-4e6f-aa2b-bc37262ffbeb | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b0f7d821-d168-4e6f-aa2b-bc37262ffbeb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 267
Provide a tax credit for charitable gifts to public infrastructure
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll af2ebc73-6b3d-4c32-9aaa-a1d96f9c40bc | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/af2ebc73-6b3d-4c32-9aaa-a1d96f9c40bc CC0-1.0 |
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SB 247
Modify tax classification of shooting ranges
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 56429a74-3df2-4bf6-84ff-459310327789 | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/56429a74-3df2-4bf6-84ff-459310327789 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 237
Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d4e12f0b-93f9-4ed7-8e78-0d285e219240 | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d4e12f0b-93f9-4ed7-8e78-0d285e219240 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 192
Provide for digital advertising tax
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f9cbded2-3c9d-45d4-86f4-22d537708281 | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f9cbded2-3c9d-45d4-86f4-22d537708281 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 189
Lower residential, commercial, and agricultural property tax rates
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 92e52d29-aa86-41b2-8db6-c501a83be086 | Mar 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/92e52d29-aa86-41b2-8db6-c501a83be086 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 412
Provide for fee waivers of government documents to former foster children
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9697cff6-76d4-42a0-b9e2-462a721738ed | Mar 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9697cff6-76d4-42a0-b9e2-462a721738ed CC0-1.0 |
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HB 431
Revise laws related to the judicial standards commission
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b5b091c9-fa01-4de0-9283-27b9698577b3 | Mar 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b5b091c9-fa01-4de0-9283-27b9698577b3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 409
Revise injunction laws
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll a77a3487-0685-4c36-bf47-55762af7029e | Mar 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a77a3487-0685-4c36-bf47-55762af7029e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 321
Generally revise laws related to the supervised practice of dental hygienists
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 087c3f91-b0e9-45f7-ab0a-58cc7f6fd917 | Mar 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/087c3f91-b0e9-45f7-ab0a-58cc7f6fd917 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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