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Laura Smith
MT Senate District 40
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT Senate District 40 current
Montana |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT Senate District 40
Montana |
Democratic | Jan 2, 2023 | Jan 5, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT House District 79
Montana |
Democratic | Jan 2, 2023 | Jan 6, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,303 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 50
Generally revise laws related to child abuse and neglect investigations
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 33fcb65c-321d-4e5f-910c-9e95b50fd1ab | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/33fcb65c-321d-4e5f-910c-9e95b50fd1ab CC0-1.0 |
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SB 180
Generally revise laws related to the determination of the best interests of the child in custody…
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Do Pass As Amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3028bb78-2b88-4d82-9faa-ca12744cb60c | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3028bb78-2b88-4d82-9faa-ca12744cb60c CC0-1.0 |
| AMD-SB0180.001.002 Lenz D/PASS | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 629835ca-14c9-4055-adc1-92da64eecf62 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/629835ca-14c9-4055-adc1-92da64eecf62 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 312
Generally revise laws for crime victims
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a2eb1de2-0dc4-4c2e-a957-0f46549878ed | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a2eb1de2-0dc4-4c2e-a957-0f46549878ed CC0-1.0 |
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SB 296
Enhance penalty for crime against vulnerable person
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ab4e2517-90ec-43da-b995-6d2fe9c2c61e | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ab4e2517-90ec-43da-b995-6d2fe9c2c61e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 278
Revise education laws to support advanced opportunities
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b4c0affe-6c0a-474d-9a3b-14a39f037e54 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b4c0affe-6c0a-474d-9a3b-14a39f037e54 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 253
Revise administrative and certification processes for student scholarship organizations
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5655868a-063a-4d34-8809-faaf87910225 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5655868a-063a-4d34-8809-faaf87910225 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 252
Revise land use laws related to manufactured and factory built homes
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f40c24cc-5899-421a-9dc0-a9ea56758fc0 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f40c24cc-5899-421a-9dc0-a9ea56758fc0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 246
Provide for Montana First Procurement laws and establish reporting requirements
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 89b5c43a-69b3-4e10-bde5-fd4bd89391bc | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/89b5c43a-69b3-4e10-bde5-fd4bd89391bc CC0-1.0 |
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SB 245
Provide for human trafficking awareness training for school bus drivers
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7db7bcb5-fa61-4127-826c-4ae7c8811050 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7db7bcb5-fa61-4127-826c-4ae7c8811050 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 243
Amend zoning regulations to allow taller buildings
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6cb06a1f-3d66-4888-9e09-92033503d8cc | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6cb06a1f-3d66-4888-9e09-92033503d8cc CC0-1.0 |
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SB 242
Revise election laws related to ballot form and uniformity
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll faf0a5c1-6088-4858-85d3-36edb023a238 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/faf0a5c1-6088-4858-85d3-36edb023a238 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 227
Revise laws related to board seals and responsibilities
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a74612d1-b913-441c-b5b3-ef8a592fd41c | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a74612d1-b913-441c-b5b3-ef8a592fd41c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 212
Creating the Right to Compute Act and requiring shutdowns of AI controlled critical infrastructure
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 26c3b1e1-f0fd-4ef3-b854-1f85ddcd32ce | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/26c3b1e1-f0fd-4ef3-b854-1f85ddcd32ce CC0-1.0 |
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SB 127
Providing for attorney fees and costs in certain justifiable use of force cases
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 522c26c9-e22e-4dde-ac1a-a9a48ab57fa9 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/522c26c9-e22e-4dde-ac1a-a9a48ab57fa9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 21
Allowing legislative and executive leadership to vacate a writ of mandamus
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll fefd4c5a-40f8-495d-9a07-004f93732126 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fefd4c5a-40f8-495d-9a07-004f93732126 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 176
Providing for nondiscrimination related to firearms possession or activity
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do_pass_as_amended | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll df5a581c-e7dd-4983-aa5e-c5f95ddfa84c | Feb 28, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/df5a581c-e7dd-4983-aa5e-c5f95ddfa84c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 476
Defining separation of powers
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do_pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8ad1c2cd-7b3d-4e81-a7aa-f4f5ae439e8f | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8ad1c2cd-7b3d-4e81-a7aa-f4f5ae439e8f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 395
Revise legal requirement of standing to maintain a lawsuit
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do_pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7b06e5ed-28a2-4033-8e3e-1ef1abc98dda | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7b06e5ed-28a2-4033-8e3e-1ef1abc98dda CC0-1.0 |
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SB 383
Generally revise partner family member assault laws to prevent victim from being charged with…
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do_pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 35f02894-30fd-452d-b01b-e8ea9222ba92 | Feb 28, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/35f02894-30fd-452d-b01b-e8ea9222ba92 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 502
Revising laws related to transfer of a single-family dwelling
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to_table | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9d94a332-5967-48bd-9416-352fbd8a1963 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9d94a332-5967-48bd-9416-352fbd8a1963 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 501
Establishing the Keep Montanans Housed Act
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to_table | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 518ccc74-f035-4e4e-a34d-889d7a2b0be9 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/518ccc74-f035-4e4e-a34d-889d7a2b0be9 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 8712ebb8-c006-466e-af72-0433ba0e1f92 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8712ebb8-c006-466e-af72-0433ba0e1f92 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 411
Allow recordings to be treated as wills
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do_pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8ac3f3c4-ad94-47c2-8eac-0777f0e99f40 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8ac3f3c4-ad94-47c2-8eac-0777f0e99f40 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 388
Authorize recording of conversation with public official or employee performing an official duty
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do_pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll d98f8e5e-dd29-431c-9871-e6a5e27ac47f | Feb 28, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d98f8e5e-dd29-431c-9871-e6a5e27ac47f CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (14 as lead sponsor)
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SB 501
MT · —
Establishing the Keep Montanans Housed Act
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SB 89
MT · —
Establish the sexual and violent offender presentence investigation and reporting unit
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SB 413
MT · —
Criminalize disclosure of certain explicit AI-generated media
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SB 527
MT · —
Create the building families act
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SB 208
MT · —
Revise definition of "dependent child" in highway patrol, police, and firefighter retirement systems
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SB 258
MT · —
Revise school funding laws to clarify the legislature's authority related to inflationary adjustments
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SB 84
MT · —
Generally revise laws related to presentence investigations
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SB 566
MT · —
Provide for the regulation of secure youth transportation companies
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SB 565
MT · —
Creating the Montana endowment for early childhood and related structure
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SB 500
MT · —
Establish the Montana family legacy home act
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