For additional roll call votes on Montana SB488 please see the Vote List

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Bill Title: Abolish common law marriage

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2023-05-08 - (H) Died in Process [SB488 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

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Vote: (H) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process

Vote	Tally	Democrat	Republican
Yea	77	22	55
Nay	17	8	9
Not Voting	-	-	-
Absent	6	2	4
TOTAL	100	32	68

Result: Passed

Name	Yea	Nay	NV	Absent	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Rep. Abbott, Kim [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Anderson, Fred [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Barker, Brad [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Baum, Denise [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. Bedey, David [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Bergstrom, James H. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Bertoglio, Marta L. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Binkley, Michele [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Bishop, Laurie [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Brewster, Larry [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Brockman, Tony [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Buckley, Alice [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Butcher, Edward B. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Buttrey, Edward [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Caferro, Mary M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Carlson, Jennifer [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Carter, Robert "Bob" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Cohenour, Jill [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Deming, Lee [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Dooling, Julie [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Duram, Neil A. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Essmann, Sherry [R]					N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Etchart, Jodee [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. Falk, Terry [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Fern, Dave [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Fielder, Paul C. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Fitzgerald, Ross H. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Fitzpatrick, John [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. France, Thomas "Tom" M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Frazer, Gregory L. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Galloway, Steven "Steve" E. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Gillette, Jane [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Gist, Steve [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Green, Paul [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hamilton, Jim [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Harvey, Derek J. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hastings, Naarah [R]					N/A	N/A	N/A
Rep. Hawk, Donavon [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hellegaard, Lyn [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hinkle, Caleb [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hinkle, Jedediah Lee [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hopkins, Mike [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Howell, SJ [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Jones, Llewelyn "Llew" E. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Karlen, Jonathan [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Kassmier, Joshua J. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Keenan, Bob [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Keogh, Connie [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Kerns, Scot [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Kerr-Carpenter, Emma [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Kmetz, Greg [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Knudsen, Casey [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Knudsen, Rhonda [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Kortum, Kelly [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Ler, Brandon [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Loge, Denley M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Lynch, Jennifer [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Malone, Marty [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Marler, Marilyn [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Marshall, Ron L. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Matthews, Eric [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Mercer, Bill [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Miner, Russel "Russ" [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Mitchell, Braxton [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Moore, Terry [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Nave, Fiona [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Nicol, Nelly [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Nikolakakos, George [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Oblander, Greg [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Parry, Gary [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Phalen, Bob [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Read, Joe [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Regier, Amy [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Regier, Matt [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Reksten, Linda [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Romano, Melissa [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. Running Wolf, Tyson T. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Rusk, Wayne [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Schillinger, Jerry [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Seekins-Crowe, Kerri [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Sheldon-Galloway, Lola [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Smith, Frank J. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Smith, Laura [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Smith, Tanner J. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Sprunger, Courtenay [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. Stafman, Ed [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Stewart-Peregoy, Sharon [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Sullivan, Katie [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Thane, Mark [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Tuss, Paul [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Vinton, Sue [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Walsh, Kenneth M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Weatherwax Jr., Marvin R. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Welch, Tom [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Windy Boy, Jonathan [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Wirth, Zachary "Zack " E. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Sen. Yakawich, Michael "Mike" [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Zephyr, Zooey [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Zolnikov, Katie [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart