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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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HB 32
Allow audio and video recording of public events
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Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 11a7e6fd-2fab-4133-ab61-1b6d8020d12d | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/11a7e6fd-2fab-4133-ab61-1b6d8020d12d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 20
Prohibit retired judges from hearing constitutional cases
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1491d4e3-5045-4c9f-8988-06655c441752 | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1491d4e3-5045-4c9f-8988-06655c441752 CC0-1.0 |
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SJ 6
Joint resolution for legislature's consent and approval long-range legislative branch capitol…
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll acc405cd-54e7-48c3-ac11-bee8125fda60 | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/acc405cd-54e7-48c3-ac11-bee8125fda60 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 42
Revise laws related to highways and transportation for clarity and consistency
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 419a9b07-b9e4-46dc-9b2a-c75ea49e01f0 | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/419a9b07-b9e4-46dc-9b2a-c75ea49e01f0 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 30
Requiring the Supreme Court to apply a burden of proof for challenge to constitutionality of…
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Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d96f21fb-ef1a-4d3c-b1a9-914666eced1b | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d96f21fb-ef1a-4d3c-b1a9-914666eced1b CC0-1.0 |
| Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9d4afa0f-0565-47c8-ba95-e009ad3cc5f4 | Feb 15, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9d4afa0f-0565-47c8-ba95-e009ad3cc5f4 CC0-1.0 | |
| Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 79a3486b-d04c-4293-86bb-6b790783d57b | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/79a3486b-d04c-4293-86bb-6b790783d57b CC0-1.0 | |
| Do Concur | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6f5063ef-f534-4832-9da1-510bf03a7d35 | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6f5063ef-f534-4832-9da1-510bf03a7d35 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 29
Revise administration of property tax exemptions
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Do Concur | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 21b1e807-40a8-44b6-a97a-cc7f9d99119c | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/21b1e807-40a8-44b6-a97a-cc7f9d99119c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 275
Allow revocation of agricultural covenant on lands annexed into municipality
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9e695f4f-0fb4-4d28-b920-a339e0903dfe | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9e695f4f-0fb4-4d28-b920-a339e0903dfe CC0-1.0 |
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SB 264
Eliminate a defense to the vehicle noise statute
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cd41a7c9-3626-480e-afde-f967ceebbe72 | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cd41a7c9-3626-480e-afde-f967ceebbe72 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 218
Provide for private right of action for injuries caused by certain medical interventions to treat…
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Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 70c4a599-e600-4e5a-ae46-f7371d12cccf | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/70c4a599-e600-4e5a-ae46-f7371d12cccf CC0-1.0 |
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SB 168
Revise laws related to lakeshore protection
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll aff69447-c529-4235-bc14-2072567ef3c8 | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aff69447-c529-4235-bc14-2072567ef3c8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 166
Revising certified public accountant education requirements
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b87cfbef-28e8-4409-95bf-e794321fe6ed | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b87cfbef-28e8-4409-95bf-e794321fe6ed CC0-1.0 |
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SB 161
Provide for regulation and sale of aquaculture
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3112afa6-129d-4521-b5b2-82e230f88c83 | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3112afa6-129d-4521-b5b2-82e230f88c83 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 151
Direct the director of the public defender's office to create units for family defense and…
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8ce6ea43-ad13-4940-a6df-b32f7c124e41 | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8ce6ea43-ad13-4940-a6df-b32f7c124e41 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 114
Provide for display of Ten Commandments in public schools
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Indefinitely Postpone - | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f1ed07d9-1179-475f-b7e0-fd28a9c473df | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f1ed07d9-1179-475f-b7e0-fd28a9c473df CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0ca62f08-fcfb-4bfb-b0bc-51c9e17a1412 | Feb 15, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0ca62f08-fcfb-4bfb-b0bc-51c9e17a1412 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 109
Revise workers' compensation definition of treating physician to include physical therapists
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 737b62e7-ee6a-483d-8ae2-f2950e697e8e | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/737b62e7-ee6a-483d-8ae2-f2950e697e8e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 78
Revise laws related to marking hides and meat
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9810b3aa-00ba-49cd-afd9-5dd1985493d7 | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9810b3aa-00ba-49cd-afd9-5dd1985493d7 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 56
Supplemental employer contribution for PERS, HPORS, SRS, GWPORS
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 88472b34-456a-4705-a4ee-6a50ef5a45e0 | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/88472b34-456a-4705-a4ee-6a50ef5a45e0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 43
Generally revise injunctive powers of the judiciary
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Indefinitely Postpone -SB 43McGillvray | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 449eef10-9509-43d2-b44d-4fc4b3edf1d1 | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/449eef10-9509-43d2-b44d-4fc4b3edf1d1 CC0-1.0 |
| Do Pass | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll b5612624-2cec-43d3-8fa9-ac46875c0e0b | Feb 15, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b5612624-2cec-43d3-8fa9-ac46875c0e0b CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 27
Generally revise marijuana licensing laws
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Do Pass | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d1cfa9f9-161a-4dac-8a2b-d184e81fdfea | Feb 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d1cfa9f9-161a-4dac-8a2b-d184e81fdfea CC0-1.0 |
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SB 147
Generally revise Montana Indian child welfare laws
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to_table | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 43ee59d5-ac9c-4f86-a457-d421370f0e5d | Feb 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/43ee59d5-ac9c-4f86-a457-d421370f0e5d 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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