Laura Smith

MT Senate District 40

Democratic Montana since Jan 6, 2025

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Issue areas

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Government Operations & Budget 6 Social Services & Welfare 5 Criminal Justice & Policing 3 Housing 3 Education 2 Labor & Employment 2 Environment & Energy 1 Other 1 Technology & Privacy 1 Transportation & Infrastructure 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
MT Senate District 40 current Montana	Democratic	Jan 6, 2025	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT House District 79 Montana	Democratic	Jan 2, 2023	Jan 6, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT Senate District 40 Montana	Democratic	Jan 2, 2023	Jan 5, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (3,303 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HB 712 — Provide for restitution payments to children of certain homicide victims	Yea	Mar 20, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 493 — Establish the crime of possession of stolen firearm or ammunition	Yea	Mar 20, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 278 — Require peace officer to check and report immigration status during lawful stop	Nay	Mar 20, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 247 — Eliminate damages for injuries and death arising from dueling	Yea	Mar 20, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 365 — Revise laws relating to attorney fees and costs based on legislative conduct	Nay	Mar 20, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 325 — Revise covenant laws	Yea	Mar 20, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 135 — Create statutes of repose for claims against real estate appraisers	Nay	Mar 20, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SJ 13 — Study resolution for emergency medical services	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 253 — Mandate disclosure of certain information in public health emergency	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 198 — Revise laws that prohibit contracts that restrict practice of health care providers	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 143 — Revise definition of treating physician to include physician assistants without regard to proximity of other providers	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 77 — Generally revise laws related to child abuse and neglect investigations by the department of public health and human services	Yea	Mar 19, 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	Yea	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

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (3,303 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (14 as lead sponsor)