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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 Senate District 17
Montana |
Republican | Jan 4, 2021 | Jan 5, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT House District 36
Montana |
Republican | Jan 4, 2021 | Jan 6, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,227 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 167 — Generally revise election laws | Nay | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 197 — Revising workers’ compensation laws relating to when the employee is released to return to work | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 118 — Revise the Montana interstate compact on educational opportunities for military children | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 183 — Enact PA licensure compact | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 136 — Revise property insurance laws relating to preventative measures to reduce damage | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 115 — Revise Montana code annotated publishing laws related to code commissioner duties | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 112 — Code commissioner bill | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 111 — Adopt Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 89 — Provide deadline to file for property tax relief from a disaster | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 201 — Require disclosure of paid signature gatherers for initiatives | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 104 — Generally revise power and duties of agents | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 99 — Revise laws related to motor vehicle laws for clarity and consistency | Nay | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 98 — Revising laws related to possession and validation of licenses, permits, or tags | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 97 — Allow for platooning vehicles | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 96 — Create a trapper apprentice program | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 95 — Revise law related to damage-based muskrat and beaver harvesting | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 412 — Provide for fee waivers of government documents to former foster children | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 370 — Generally revise laws related to jury duty | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 211 — Revise alcohol laws | Nay | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 106 — Revise laws related to shooting preserve requirements | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 105 — Revise laws related to game bird farms | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 78 — Adopt pet insurance model act | Nay | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 74 — Revising private fish pond and commercial take laws | Nay | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 431 — Revise laws related to the judicial standards commission | Yea | Mar 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 409 — Revise injunction laws | Yea | Mar 17, 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.