Montana Freedom Caucus' 2025 Legislative Session Update - Friday, April 18, 2025
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SJ 35: Interim study of voter list maintenance and integrity - Manzella - 04/18/2025 03:00 pm, RM 335
SB 91: Require citizenship marker on driver's license and identification cards - Manzella - RECOMMEND YES
SB 185: Constitutional amendment regarding qualified elector to require that only a citizen can vote - Manzella - RECOMMEND YES
HB 2: General Appropriations Act- Jones (THIS YEAR’S BUDGET IS GROWING GOVERNMENT AT A HIGH RATE - IF PASSED IN CURRENT FORM, THE GOVERNOR WILL HAVE TO VETO IT TO PREVENT AN 18% GENERAL GROWTH, NOT COUNTING ALL THE OTHER SPECIAL FUNDS THAT TAKE THE OVERALL GROWTH HIGHER THAN THAT)
SENATE CONCURRED ON SECOND READING 27 -23 (8 of the Nasty-9 said YES)
Find the Senate Agendas HERE.
Find the House Agendas HERE.
HR4, a bill to censure two rogue judges in Gallatin County, passed the House Judiciary.
https://montanasentinel.press/2025/04/17/how-political-fearmongering-will-most-likely-bury-montanas-most-important-censure-effort-montanas-house-resolution-4-hr4/
Bills to Watch
HB 469: Revise the exemption for out-of-state driver's licenses - Sharp (Makes it illegal to drive in Montana with an out of state “privilege” card where they are already not required to prove they are here lawfully: an illegal in Utah could get a privilege card and drive in Montana under the current laws) (Tabled in Committee)
SB 90: Redistribute certain state tax revenue to primary residence property tax relief - Glimm (FAILED ANOTHER Blast Motion 38/59 - see below in red for those who voted against permanent property tax relief)
This was the vote the day prior (Apr 16) where the motion to force it out of committee failed by 1 vote.
Here is a reminder of how simple SB90 is and why it’s the only one that provides permanent property tax relief with mechanisms to grow itself through interest accumulation in Montana’s coal trust. Copy this picture, send it to every name in red on the above vote board, and ask why they voted NO.
