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Bob Phalen
MT Senate District 17
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT Senate District 17 current
Montana |
Republican | Jan 6, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT House District 36
Montana |
Republican | Jan 4, 2021 | Jan 6, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT Senate District 17
Montana |
Republican | Jan 4, 2021 | Jan 5, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,227 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR 83 — Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of military affairs | Yea | Apr 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 676 — Generally revise state land and water laws | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 232 — Revise state procurement laws related to entitles that are exempt from the RFP process. | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 681 — Revise subdivision regulation laws involving determination of water availability | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 444 — Generally revise tenant landlord laws | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 513 — Revise laws related to use of name, voice, and likeness of individuals and penalties for unauthorized use | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 818 — Ban foreign funding for ballot measures | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 723 — Establish annual reporting requirements of infants born alive | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 610 — Revise preauthorization laws relating to healthcare | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 574 — Authorizing implementation of the certified community behavioral health clinic model | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 545 — Revise laws related to missing and murdered indigenous persons | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 492 — Revise municipal zoning laws related to parking requirements | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 202 — Generally revise laws related to the unlawful use of aircraft for hunting | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 93 — Establish compensation for wrongful conviction | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 26 — Repeal mercury thermostat collection act | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 404 — Require reporting of building permits for appraisal information | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 369 — Strengthen suicide prevention efforts in schools | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 282 — Limit state government use of personal electronic data | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 244 — Revise laws related to health insurance coverage of behavioral health screening | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 235 — Revising landowner preference qualifications for elk to require finalized land ownership of 640 acres or more of contiguous land | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 188 — Revising solar energy policy laws | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 154 — Revise prohibition on sale or purchase of human body parts under the revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 149 — Revise emotional support animal laws | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 72 — Provide presumptive eligibility for Medicaid coverage of home and community-based services | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 388 — Create pregnancy center autonomy and rights of expression act | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (8 as lead sponsor)
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SB 407
MT · —
Revise education laws to prohibit certain flags and banners in school and require phrase "In God we trust" displayed in each classroom of a public school
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SB 114
MT · —
Provide for display of Ten Commandments in public schools
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SB 473
MT · —
Prohibit weather modification.
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SJ 15
MT · —
Resolution on Obergefell
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SB 491
MT · —
Generally revise laws related to sexual assault kits
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SB 160
MT · —
Revise alternative energy project laws to require a bond prior to construction
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SB 283
MT · —
Generally revise laws relating to wind generation facilities
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SB 505
MT · —
Generally revise zoning laws to prohibit the construction of wind generation facilities.