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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
HB 745
Require background checks for certain school employees and volunteers
 be_concurred_in Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll e755f4a7-b9bc-47d0-949c-495ebf49e704 Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e755f4a7-b9bc-47d0-949c-495ebf49e704 CC0-1.0
HB 628
Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws
 be_concurred_in_as_amended Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll af2d5c6f-67ef-4b17-b5b5-9d6db008812d Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/af2d5c6f-67ef-4b17-b5b5-9d6db008812d CC0-1.0
HB 259
Revise fish and wildlife commission techniques for gray wolf management
 be_concurred_in_as_amended Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 3aa63ff6-0e7f-4221-9d48-7a91d32065bd Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3aa63ff6-0e7f-4221-9d48-7a91d32065bd CC0-1.0
HB 244
Revise hunting licenses for deployed armed service members
 be_concurred_in Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 83b55e74-b312-44bd-aeec-8f4e87d8ad52 Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/83b55e74-b312-44bd-aeec-8f4e87d8ad52 CC0-1.0
HB 357
Provide funding for middle school career and technical education
 be_concurred_in Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 1d702e42-b3d0-47eb-82e0-86788ab21943 Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1d702e42-b3d0-47eb-82e0-86788ab21943 CC0-1.0
HB 338
Revise laws regarding targeted early numeracy intervention
 be_concurred_in Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll f5ab82e3-4f8b-456f-b808-f3bbc0ba8414 Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f5ab82e3-4f8b-456f-b808-f3bbc0ba8414 CC0-1.0
HB 266
Establish education inflation reconciliation process
 be_concurred_in_as_amended Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 67195d3f-d4ef-45c4-935e-4ec817587670 Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/67195d3f-d4ef-45c4-935e-4ec817587670 CC0-1.0
HB 723
Establish annual reporting requirements of infants born alive
 Rerefer to Judiciary-Usher Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 043de5c7-f08b-4980-808b-d208fcfd3a0e Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/043de5c7-f08b-4980-808b-d208fcfd3a0e CC0-1.0
SB 189
Lower residential, commercial, and agricultural property tax rates
 Take SB 189 from Comm-Dunwell Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d01c5ed-a65b-44c5-bd7d-3f280a4a3a9f Mar 25, 2025 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d01c5ed-a65b-44c5-bd7d-3f280a4a3a9f CC0-1.0
HB 108
Eliminate reference to personal property farm manual for property tax purposes
 Do Concur Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 15a274f9-91bc-4559-9be9-eaa03691ceca Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/15a274f9-91bc-4559-9be9-eaa03691ceca CC0-1.0
HB 92
Generally revise laws related to alcohol regulation
 Do Concur Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 37014a98-d52d-42f7-acf6-488782f4a27e Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/37014a98-d52d-42f7-acf6-488782f4a27e CC0-1.0
SB 409
Generally revise laws related to the department of commerce
 Do Pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 2bb89085-acd2-4022-ba3d-a189e0f1d8a0 Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2bb89085-acd2-4022-ba3d-a189e0f1d8a0 CC0-1.0
SB 343
Revert revenue from coal tax to coal trust
 Do Pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll e7efcf65-1c53-4caf-92d4-43d591c8cc92 Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e7efcf65-1c53-4caf-92d4-43d591c8cc92 CC0-1.0
SB 319
Generally revise health care laws related to doulas
 Do Pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll f06890ea-3109-4b1b-9305-b3106254b5db Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f06890ea-3109-4b1b-9305-b3106254b5db CC0-1.0
SB 237
Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates
 Do Pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 267be851-fec9-4adf-8529-6d010b5bfc8b Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/267be851-fec9-4adf-8529-6d010b5bfc8b CC0-1.0
SB 113
Revise exemptions related to tow truck lien law
 Do Pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 9fd6b93a-0853-454f-8760-3f23e30e9d3a Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9fd6b93a-0853-454f-8760-3f23e30e9d3a CC0-1.0
SB 64
Clarifying calculation of legislator compensation and expenses during the interim
 Do Pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 616e20f9-f347-4cd2-8177-a5a316549ab1 Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/616e20f9-f347-4cd2-8177-a5a316549ab1 CC0-1.0
SB 23
Increase thresholds for railroad accident reporting requirements
 Do Pass Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll ba8a9f60-9339-4b56-bfde-f33f901b9ff3 Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba8a9f60-9339-4b56-bfde-f33f901b9ff3 CC0-1.0
HB 235
Provide for voluntary cancellation and suspension of vehicle registration
 Do Concur Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll c46c4de9-efba-4eff-8841-605e6888f492 Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c46c4de9-efba-4eff-8841-605e6888f492 CC0-1.0
HB 165
Notaries not required for vehicle title transfer
 Do Concur Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 5ee3f742-23e9-4ef8-abac-41eca060e5c4 Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5ee3f742-23e9-4ef8-abac-41eca060e5c4 CC0-1.0
HB 164
Revise the uniform unclaimed property act
 Do Concur Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 484a05cc-7b87-45ab-8aa8-1240363d8aca Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/484a05cc-7b87-45ab-8aa8-1240363d8aca CC0-1.0
HB 150
Generally revise alcohol and gaming laws
 Do Concur Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 097fb724-6b31-449e-831b-7d3c0005f30a Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/097fb724-6b31-449e-831b-7d3c0005f30a CC0-1.0
HB 120
Revise commercial property assessed clean energy laws
 Do Concur Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 62c2b0b0-0cae-479f-a85a-2b04a4ffa449 Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/62c2b0b0-0cae-479f-a85a-2b04a4ffa449 CC0-1.0
HB 91
Allow taxpayers to elect to receive electronic correspondence from the department of revenue
 Do Concur Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll cb8bf211-3dfd-4c42-a5e0-c5a157c78143 Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cb8bf211-3dfd-4c42-a5e0-c5a157c78143 CC0-1.0
HB 88
Allow for automatic return of certain unclaimed property
 Do Concur Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 014e5c13-a4f2-49de-9bd0-f54c5eb1ccf3 Mar 25, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/014e5c13-a4f2-49de-9bd0-f54c5eb1ccf3 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (6 as lead sponsor)