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Chris Pope

MT Senate District 33

Democratic Montana since Jan 6, 2025

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Healthcare 4 Environment & Energy 3 Education 2 Social Services & Welfare 2 Economy & Taxes 1 Government Operations & Budget 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
MT Senate District 33 current Montana	Democratic	Jan 6, 2025	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT Senate District 31 Montana	Democratic	Jan 4, 2021	Jan 6, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT Senate District 33 Montana	Democratic	Jan 4, 2021	Jan 5, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT Senate District 33 Montana	Democratic	Jan 7, 2019	Jan 3, 2021	openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT House District 65 Montana	Democratic	Jan 6, 2019	Jan 4, 2021	openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT Senate District 33 Montana	Democratic	Jan 5, 2015	Jan 1, 2017	openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT House District 65 Montana	Democratic	Jan 5, 2015	Jan 2, 2017	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (3,109 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
SB 301 — Generally revise utility lines and facilities laws	Yea	Mar 20, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 95 — Provide funding for suicide prevention	Yea	Mar 20, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2 — Revise treatment of tax increment upon expiration of tax increment financing provision	Nay	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SJ 12 — Interim study on energy transmission	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SJ 11 — Interim study on farmer's markets and food systems	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 107 — Revising licensing requirements for commercial activities regulated by FWP	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 90 — Provide two-year reappraisal cycle for all real property	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 49 — Generally revise laws related to synthetic cannabinoids	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 300 — Generally revise laws related to discrimination in education	Nay	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 268 — Generally revise notification requirements related to the registration of sexual and violent offenders	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 191 — Revise crime of endangering welfare of child	Nay	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 159 — Revise rural improvement district laws to include maintenance of existing public improvements	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 144 — Revise building code council membership laws	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 68 — Authorize county commissioners to initiate mandamus proceedings	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 37 — Revise property tax information required in preliminary budgets	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 13 — State Employee Pay Plan	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 13 — State Employee Pay Plan	Nay	Mar 19, 2025	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 318 — Generally revise child custody laws	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 253 — Revise administrative and certification processes for student scholarship organizations	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 249 — Include digital identifications in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana laws	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 196 — Revise digital ID certification laws	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 257 — Generally revise critical infrastructure protection laws	Yea	Mar 18, 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 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 431 — Revise laws related to the judicial standards commission	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 409 — Revise injunction laws	Nay	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (7 as lead sponsor)

SB 523 MT · —
Revise reimbursement for medicaid services

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SB 521 MT · —
Directing DPHHS and OPI to develop a plan to expand mental health education to all schools in the state

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SB 513 MT · —
Increase capacity in the family education and support services program

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SB 522 MT · —
Generally revise medicaid laws to reduce or eliminate waiting lists

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SB 188 MT · —
Revising solar energy policy laws

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SB 406 MT · —
Establishing utility energy conservation efficiency standards

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SB 445 MT · —
Create transparency in energy economics

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