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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 549 — Allowing for distillery warehouse receipts | Nay | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 128 — Protect volunteer emergency service providers from termination | Nay | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 636 — Generally revise marijuana laws | Yea | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 342 — Revise civil liability laws to provide a statutory duty of care for certain actions | Yea | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 141 — Revise laws relating to raffles conducted by certain nonprofit entities to allow credit cards | Nay | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 328 — Allow hunter over 75 years to use general elk license for cow elk | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 307 — Generally revise laws related to licensing donations for disabled veterans | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 283 — Revise laws for hunting licenses lotteries | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 259 — Revise fish and wildlife commission techniques for gray wolf management | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 244 — Revise hunting licenses for deployed armed service members | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 723 — Establish annual reporting requirements of infants born alive | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 189 — Lower residential, commercial, and agricultural property tax rates | Nay | Mar 25, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 108 — Eliminate reference to personal property farm manual for property tax purposes | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 92 — Generally revise laws related to alcohol regulation | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 409 — Generally revise laws related to the department of commerce | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 343 — Revert revenue from coal tax to coal trust | Nay | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 319 — Generally revise health care laws related to doulas | Nay | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 237 — Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 113 — Revise exemptions related to tow truck lien law | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 64 — Clarifying calculation of legislator compensation and expenses during the interim | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 23 — Increase thresholds for railroad accident reporting requirements | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 235 — Provide for voluntary cancellation and suspension of vehicle registration | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 165 — Notaries not required for vehicle title transfer | Nay | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 164 — Revise the uniform unclaimed property act | Yea | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 150 — Generally revise alcohol and gaming laws | Yea | Mar 25, 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.