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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 65
Revise change-of-name laws
 Do Pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 9233baaa-8896-4d6a-8abe-eb3bed9bfc1e Jan 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9233baaa-8896-4d6a-8abe-eb3bed9bfc1e CC0-1.0
SB 149
Revise emotional support animal laws
 Do Pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 14611a29-0d02-45c2-8db4-42128212e078 Jan 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/14611a29-0d02-45c2-8db4-42128212e078 CC0-1.0
SB 38
Generally revise laws relating to attorney fees and prevailing parties for veto overrides
 Do Pass Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 01f1b790-337e-40af-b743-5f001ff228aa Jan 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/01f1b790-337e-40af-b743-5f001ff228aa CC0-1.0
SB 93
Revise income taxes related to retired military members
 Do Pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 624e191d-7057-4815-9baa-4985d49a34dd Jan 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/624e191d-7057-4815-9baa-4985d49a34dd CC0-1.0
SB 3
Require advisory committee for districts that use tax increment financing
 Do Pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll b3a9d49c-e369-40ca-8f82-decc73d41e8a Jan 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b3a9d49c-e369-40ca-8f82-decc73d41e8a CC0-1.0
SJ 5
Resolution for support of federal SAFER banking act
 do_pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll d65829f5-3c2d-423b-8af7-1809bdb588d1 Jan 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d65829f5-3c2d-423b-8af7-1809bdb588d1 CC0-1.0
SB 27
Generally revise marijuana licensing laws
 do_pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll eb342fa9-2994-4cc7-83bc-79aa39f791e2 Jan 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eb342fa9-2994-4cc7-83bc-79aa39f791e2 CC0-1.0
HB 60
Generally revise state auditor laws
 be_concurred_in Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 266168b7-64fb-42de-a32e-7f01ab0f9d70 Jan 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/266168b7-64fb-42de-a32e-7f01ab0f9d70 CC0-1.0
SB 183
Requiring outfitter endorsement for guide licensure
 do_pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 62d9c935-0197-4310-a00b-e7fae338a8a1 Jan 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/62d9c935-0197-4310-a00b-e7fae338a8a1 CC0-1.0
SB 182
Generally revise MT Indian language preservation program
 do_pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll d6776fb0-a02f-42bc-95ac-8da3546b7b0a Jan 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d6776fb0-a02f-42bc-95ac-8da3546b7b0a CC0-1.0
SB 181
Generally revise Indian education for all laws
 to_table Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll cddaeec6-724e-4ae6-9427-750cdb6dffba Jan 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cddaeec6-724e-4ae6-9427-750cdb6dffba CC0-1.0
SB 177
Allow community choice school commission to seek public funding
 do_pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 13d36b6a-d881-4152-b633-a1c7883570ea Jan 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/13d36b6a-d881-4152-b633-a1c7883570ea CC0-1.0
SB 159
Establish subtrust within the coal trust to increase educational tax credits
 do_pass Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 200c59a2-1cfc-485d-8a84-a40e88e35bf5 Jan 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/200c59a2-1cfc-485d-8a84-a40e88e35bf5 CC0-1.0
SB 138
Revise education laws related to a teacher's authority to maintain a positive classroom environment
 do_pass_as_amended Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 8359beba-79c6-468f-80db-ca345c1ea050 Jan 31, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8359beba-79c6-468f-80db-ca345c1ea050 CC0-1.0
SB 165
Revise business laws relating to snowmobile rental and trail maintenance
 do_pass_as_amended Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll e4ca5b0d-4a3e-4845-87b5-7a472fd2bc60 Jan 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e4ca5b0d-4a3e-4845-87b5-7a472fd2bc60 CC0-1.0
HB 98
Revising laws related to possession and validation of licenses, permits, or tags
 be_concurred_in Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 34babfdc-1eb9-4c53-aea5-6bb111fd013c Jan 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/34babfdc-1eb9-4c53-aea5-6bb111fd013c CC0-1.0
SB 44
Generally revise laws regarding the separation of powers doctrine
 ReconsAction -Emrich Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 33460942-f8ce-4073-bb2f-8c49eeea181f Jan 30, 2025 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/33460942-f8ce-4073-bb2f-8c49eeea181f CC0-1.0
SB 83
Revise law to recognize commission authority to regulate public use of private property under…
 Do Pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 7d59e586-5295-4f14-a001-10aa49c237dd Jan 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7d59e586-5295-4f14-a001-10aa49c237dd CC0-1.0
SB 48
Generally revise laws relating to Judicial Standards Commission complaints
 Do Pass Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 51f0337f-fa19-412a-8504-193af657b2aa Jan 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/51f0337f-fa19-412a-8504-193af657b2aa CC0-1.0
SB 39
Generally revise attorney fee awards
 Do Pass Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll efe54f30-8d1c-49fb-9e4b-18a61bb8b13c Jan 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/efe54f30-8d1c-49fb-9e4b-18a61bb8b13c CC0-1.0
SB 154
Revise prohibition on sale or purchase of human body parts under the revised Uniform Anatomical…
 Do Pass Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll dd4752fe-26cf-488b-90cd-e21ed38df48b Jan 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dd4752fe-26cf-488b-90cd-e21ed38df48b CC0-1.0
SB 120
Provide for article V commissioner selection and oversight
 Do Pass Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll cde9b9dc-1b55-458c-8e57-079633ba14fd Jan 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cde9b9dc-1b55-458c-8e57-079633ba14fd CC0-1.0
SB 111
Revising laws related to green lights on snow removal equipment
 Do Pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 24cf1552-7b7d-4525-944a-16534a84b859 Jan 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/24cf1552-7b7d-4525-944a-16534a84b859 CC0-1.0
SB 88
Revise laws related to the publication process of certificate of need letters of intent
 Do Pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll e63bba10-794e-47ca-a7ad-7cdb003e6a68 Jan 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e63bba10-794e-47ca-a7ad-7cdb003e6a68 CC0-1.0
SB 86
Generally revise automatic external defibrillator (AED) program laws
 Do Pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 5ec5bfa1-d9f4-479d-8994-afd8fe4a1541 Jan 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5ec5bfa1-d9f4-479d-8994-afd8fe4a1541 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (6 as lead sponsor)