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Dave Fern
MT Senate District 2
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT Senate District 2 current
Montana |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT House District 5
Montana |
Democratic | Jan 2, 2017 | Jan 6, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MT Senate District 2
Montana |
Democratic | Jan 2, 2017 | Jan 5, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (3,052 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 534 — Allow county water and/or sewer districts to connect to a system beyond capacity | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 532 — Generally revise laws related to abuse, neglect, and exploitation of incapacitated persons and vulnerable adults | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 523 — Providing for disposition of abandoned graveyard lots | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 521 — Generally revise civil liability laws | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 520 — Revise laws to clarify that local prohibitions on conveying family transfer parcels do not apply to conveyances involving lenders | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 509 — Revise the quality educator loan forgiveness program to expand eligibility | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 487 — Eliminate requirement that the Dept of Transportation have certain divisions | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 486 — Revise county deputy sheriff compensation | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 477 — Phase out polystyrene single use food containers (with exceptions) | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 477 — Phase out polystyrene single use food containers (with exceptions) | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 475 — Regulate restraints on women while giving childbirth | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 468 — Generally revise laws related to watercraft. | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 467 — Revise DUI testing to include oral fluids | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 466 — Provide categorical exclusions from MEPA | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 454 — Revise visit frequency required of supervisory physical therapists | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 449 — Eliminate statutory reference to the adult basic education fund and its distribution | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 443 — Repeal county licensing of transient retail merchants | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 430 — Repeal process to establish county owned scales | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 423 — Revise election laws related to active and inactive voter lists | Nay | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 415 — Revise laws on a judge's ability to provide bail to certain defendants | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 395 — Generally revise voting laws related to individuals of unsound mind | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 395 — Generally revise voting laws related to individuals of unsound mind | Nay | Apr 12, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 334 — Generally revise disaster and emergency laws | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 284 — Establish an interim committee to investigate civil rights violations and censorship within the MUS | Nay | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 284 — Establish an interim committee to investigate civil rights violations and censorship within the MUS | Yea | Apr 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (15 as lead sponsor)
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SB 405
MT · —
Provide additional funding for the housing Montana fund
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SB 471
MT · —
Generally revise vehicular traffic laws related to pedestrian crossings
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SB 237
MT · —
Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates
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SB 88
MT · —
Revise laws related to the publication process of certificate of need letters of intent
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SB 304
MT · —
Revise Montana lakeshore laws
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SB 546
MT · —
Provide income based tax credit
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SB 152
MT · —
Constitutional amendment to revise investment restrictions of coal trust fund
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SB 404
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Require reporting of building permits for appraisal information
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SB 267
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Provide a tax credit for charitable gifts to public infrastructure
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SB 343
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Revert revenue from coal tax to coal trust
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