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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 346 — Exempt Commerce grants and loans from MEPA | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 283 — Revise laws for hunting licenses lotteries | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 194 — Generally revise laws related to juries | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 125 — Revise laws related to the conduct of school district elections | Not voting | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 476 — Establish grant program for newborn safety devices | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 401 — Prohibit the sale of lab-grown meat in the state of Montana | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 329 — Make the Montana ammunition act permanent | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 719 — Revise election laws related to an elector's date of birth | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 562 — Eliminate certain agency reports | Nay | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 611 — Generally revise salaries for certain elected officials | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 349 — Revise TRS laws related to reemployment | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 280 — Repeal interagency coordinating council for state prevention programs | Nay | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 722 — Provide a retention period for electronic communications after a public employee's employment ends | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 83 — Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of military affairs | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 442 — Revise laws regarding reporting requirements for certain professional occupations | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 764 — Revise public transit laws | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 493 — Establish the crime of possession of stolen firearm or ammunition | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 696 — Revise laws relating to nuclear energy | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 693 — Generally revise laws applicable to district courts | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 650 — Revise bonding laws to include broadband projects | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 636 — Generally revise marijuana laws | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 496 — Amend laws related to the retrocession of jurisdiction over federal lands | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 367 — Revise workers' compensation laws relating to travel and reimbursement | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 354 — Revise penalties for criminal trespass while fishing, trapping, hunting, or collecting antlers/sheds/horns | Nay | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 351 — Clarify point of taxation for gasoline and special fuels taxes | Yea | Apr 11, 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.