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Sara Novak

MT Senate District 36

Democratic Montana since Jan 6, 2025

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Topics in their record

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Transportation & Infrastructure 3Criminal Justice & Policing 2Education 1Environment & Energy 1Government Operations & Budget 1Healthcare 1

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
MT Senate District 36 current
Montana
 Democratic Jan 6, 2025 — openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT Senate District 36
Montana
 Democratic Jan 4, 2021 Jan 1, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT House District 77
Montana
 Democratic — Jan 2, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (3,185 recorded)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
SB 243
Amend zoning regulations to allow taller buildings
 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
SB 242
Revise election laws related to ballot form and uniformity
 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
SB 227
Revise laws related to board seals and responsibilities
 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
SB 212
Creating the Right to Compute Act and requiring shutdowns of AI controlled critical infrastructure
 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
SB 127
Providing for attorney fees and costs in certain justifiable use of force cases
 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
SB 21
Allowing legislative and executive leadership to vacate a writ of mandamus
 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
SB 474
Require acceptance of religious and personal medical exemptions to required immunizations
 do_pass_as_amended Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 230dcdf9-a310-40d4-b4f1-6c09190ff33c Feb 28, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/230dcdf9-a310-40d4-b4f1-6c09190ff33c CC0-1.0
SB 451
Revise laws related to public libraries and library services
 to_table Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 3f81fdd9-e547-44fc-934c-7876fe4b2178 Feb 28, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3f81fdd9-e547-44fc-934c-7876fe4b2178 CC0-1.0
SB 396
Provide requirements for public library resources containing material of a sexual or graphic sexual…
 to_table Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 7382976c-93b6-47c7-8988-7278005b1487 Feb 28, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7382976c-93b6-47c7-8988-7278005b1487 CC0-1.0
SB 486
Revise equal opportunity education savings account funding
 do_pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll ca3e18fd-eee9-4f44-904a-917952f13be4 Feb 28, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ca3e18fd-eee9-4f44-904a-917952f13be4 CC0-1.0
SB 507
Revise laws related to school and public library standards
 to_table Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 92c1c1f3-aee3-463c-affb-63cbab9738fe Feb 28, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/92c1c1f3-aee3-463c-affb-63cbab9738fe CC0-1.0
SB 407
Revise education laws to prohibit certain flags and banners in school and require phrase "In God we…
 to_table Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll c8c66231-2705-42bf-813d-34c7362e8ed9 Feb 28, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c8c66231-2705-42bf-813d-34c7362e8ed9 CC0-1.0
SB 369
Strengthen suicide prevention efforts in schools
 do_pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll f2acad4b-50b7-4131-9422-7bdd64149393 Feb 28, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f2acad4b-50b7-4131-9422-7bdd64149393 CC0-1.0
SB 350
Revise participation in extracurricular activities
 do_pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 174d2fc9-dae7-4c28-9a44-138ffeb374e5 Feb 28, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/174d2fc9-dae7-4c28-9a44-138ffeb374e5 CC0-1.0
SB 482
Revise contract laws relating to student athletes
 do_pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll ce91f381-d25d-480f-b06e-e9a05b06583b Feb 28, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ce91f381-d25d-480f-b06e-e9a05b06583b CC0-1.0
SB 427
Provide trapping setback distances for certain roads and trails
 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
SB 441
Establishing the Montana block management enforcement network
 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
SB 514
Generally revise laws related to upland game bird seasons
 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
SB 481
Prohibit motorboats and motorized watercraft on Class 2 waters
 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
SB 480
Prohibit discharge of firearms under certain conditions on Class 2 waters
 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
SB 403
Grant the fish and wildlife commission authority to set muzzleloader season
 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
SB 310
Revise the trail stewardship grant program
 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
HB 245
Revise the Montana HELP Act workforce development provisions and termination date
 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
HB 82
Generally revise laws related to crimes against children
 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
HB 20
Require voted levies to be in dollars rather than mills
 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

Sponsored legislation (6 as lead sponsor)