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Laura Smith
MT Senate District 40
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| 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 385
Create a general claims court
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do_pass_as_amended | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll bc54fa5a-117b-4aea-9da8-4d698b88a3bd | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bc54fa5a-117b-4aea-9da8-4d698b88a3bd CC0-1.0 |
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SB 282
Limit state government use of personal electronic data
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do_pass_as_amended | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 51afaf7e-7093-49cc-bd01-525cdbec9064 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/51afaf7e-7093-49cc-bd01-525cdbec9064 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 374
Generally revise contempt of court laws
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do_pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll cf11c2aa-aa46-47cc-87e9-2288fe000621 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cf11c2aa-aa46-47cc-87e9-2288fe000621 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 409
Revise injunction laws
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be_concurred_in_as_amended | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll ad985fa7-922e-41ab-96b8-36ed0f937398 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ad985fa7-922e-41ab-96b8-36ed0f937398 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 413
Criminalize disclosure of certain explicit AI-generated media
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 68f1a0a3-72ff-4982-a2d2-e96dfb2b2a9f | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/68f1a0a3-72ff-4982-a2d2-e96dfb2b2a9f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 140
Adopting the social work licensure compact
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d9140252-697d-4e63-a2ff-3aa711d01b91 | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d9140252-697d-4e63-a2ff-3aa711d01b91 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 427
Provide trapping setback distances for certain roads and trails
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 84ae02f8-4f1f-44ed-b3da-a94339f3016f | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/84ae02f8-4f1f-44ed-b3da-a94339f3016f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 441
Establishing the Montana block management enforcement network
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do_pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 92955e7b-73b0-4641-94e5-f49f8af44017 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/92955e7b-73b0-4641-94e5-f49f8af44017 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 514
Generally revise laws related to upland game bird seasons
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do_pass_as_amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 06bdf9c2-3d95-404c-9a37-e28111e0e374 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/06bdf9c2-3d95-404c-9a37-e28111e0e374 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 481
Prohibit motorboats and motorized watercraft on Class 2 waters
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 22a59bf0-da9b-457c-a3b3-1d68ce9e0961 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/22a59bf0-da9b-457c-a3b3-1d68ce9e0961 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 480
Prohibit discharge of firearms under certain conditions on Class 2 waters
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 89112009-113f-4fc2-b0fd-18b5cdd1288d | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/89112009-113f-4fc2-b0fd-18b5cdd1288d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 403
Grant the fish and wildlife commission authority to set muzzleloader season
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to_table | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ce12a684-12e3-4cea-a10e-3491f51d3a17 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ce12a684-12e3-4cea-a10e-3491f51d3a17 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 310
Revise the trail stewardship grant program
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do_pass_as_amended | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 10fd40ac-4834-47fa-864f-f4a7ebc984e3 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/10fd40ac-4834-47fa-864f-f4a7ebc984e3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 245
Revise the Montana HELP Act workforce development provisions and termination date
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8eeeabf9-4b55-499b-8e93-c2d20beb94a6 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8eeeabf9-4b55-499b-8e93-c2d20beb94a6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 82
Generally revise laws related to crimes against children
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d93611c3-8e96-4b84-a666-46e9e65eff73 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d93611c3-8e96-4b84-a666-46e9e65eff73 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 20
Require voted levies to be in dollars rather than mills
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 42f40165-55c3-4d1b-9d89-16491f17f9fe | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42f40165-55c3-4d1b-9d89-16491f17f9fe CC0-1.0 |
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SB 305
Revise funeral trust laws
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 50ccff95-f792-4588-b5ba-18be13a78309 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/50ccff95-f792-4588-b5ba-18be13a78309 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 289
Provide county notification for certain property tax adjustments
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 968072af-f284-4f9d-9afc-cb7a9042cb75 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/968072af-f284-4f9d-9afc-cb7a9042cb75 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 279
Adopt the dietitian licensure compact
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 34ae3279-ef81-4971-b4aa-3e9f9e00afd4 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/34ae3279-ef81-4971-b4aa-3e9f9e00afd4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 214
Revise zoning laws to clarify decisions regarding prior nonconforming use of property
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 722b0ef3-511e-4f24-b805-9a67793604e2 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/722b0ef3-511e-4f24-b805-9a67793604e2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 45
Create a judicial performance evaluation commission and system
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4009b7ac-348e-40a7-bb79-5e05da9ec69c | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4009b7ac-348e-40a7-bb79-5e05da9ec69c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 42
Provide for the partisan election of judges and justices
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 86e7cfcf-4c66-4668-891d-fede13bdcbfd | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/86e7cfcf-4c66-4668-891d-fede13bdcbfd CC0-1.0 |
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SB 19
Revise sentencing laws related to theft
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bebb2add-7ca0-4802-b8c3-c61a93cf7693 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bebb2add-7ca0-4802-b8c3-c61a93cf7693 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 263
Revise state ownership of water rights on state lands
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 25a4a5c2-2bfb-4e1a-b761-2dfc7371dffb | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/25a4a5c2-2bfb-4e1a-b761-2dfc7371dffb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 205
Revise laws related to voter approval for property tax levies and bonds
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Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7b86c3a9-4466-4e6d-8b20-d8f915155ef0 | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7b86c3a9-4466-4e6d-8b20-d8f915155ef0 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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