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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 338 — Revise laws regarding targeted early numeracy intervention | Nay | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 332 — Generally revise youth court laws | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 323 — Allow counties to pay reserve deputy sheriff's officers | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 317 — Revise laws regarding Idaho college of osteopathic medicine program | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 299 — Define public purpose of easements on state lands | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 242 — Revise fines related to aquatic invasive species | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 145 — Revise fee for nonresident base hunting license | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 87 — Revising taxation of lands owned by department of fish, wildlife, and parks | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 31 — Revise wind and solar facility decommissioning | Nay | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 31 — Revise wind and solar facility decommissioning | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJ 9 — Joint resolution in support of Israel | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 682 — Generally revise laws regarding gender transition treatment | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 594 — Clarify prohibition on power of local government to require additional licensing or permitting | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 594 — Clarify prohibition on power of local government to require additional licensing or permitting | Nay | Apr 10, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 594 — Clarify prohibition on power of local government to require additional licensing or permitting | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 377 — Generally revise access by parent to child patient health care information | Nay | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 377 — Generally revise access by parent to child patient health care information | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 85 — Reinstating former employer contributions for JRS, HPORS, SRS, GWPORS | Nay | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 825 — Generally revise laws related to health care proxy decisionmakers | Nay | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 823 — Revise laws relating to the state plan committee | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 804 — Revise laws for lobbyist payment threshold | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 796 — Providing for department of labor and industry and licensing boards to request health care information by administrative process | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 759 — Revise campaign finance laws | Nay | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 759 — Revise campaign finance laws | Yea | Apr 10, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 740 — Revise laws relating to pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers, and other entities | Yea | Apr 10, 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.