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2015 Legislative Scorecard PROPOSED LEGISLATION SB 170 Revise Montana Tax Code To Include Same-Sex 1 Couples. Status: Passed the Senate. Failed in the House. Vote: The vote listed was the 3rd reading vote on the Senate floor. SB 179 Include Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity as 2 Protected Classes in MT. Human Rights Law. Legislative Scorecard Status: Failed in the Senate 2015 Legislative Session Vote: The vote listed was a motion to bring the bill to the Senate floor for a vote. Montana Senate 3 HB 197 Increased Penalty For Assaulting A Pregnant Woman Senate Member District Party 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Score % Status: Passed both houses, became law 4/1/15. Janna Taylor SD 6 R + + + + + + + + + 100 Vote: The vote listed was the 3rd reading vote on the Senate floor. Kris Hansen SD 14 R + + + + + + + + + 100 Matthew Rosendale SD 18 R + + + + + + + + + 100 SB 289 Revise Montana Campaign Finance Law (Could Eric Moore SD 19 R + + + + + + + + + 100 4 Doug Kary SD 22 R + + + + + + + + + 100 negatively impact churches.) Roger Webb SD 23 R + + + + + + + + + 100 Status: Passed both houses, became law 4/22/15. Elsie Arntzen SD 26 R + + + + + + + + + 100 Vote: The vote listed was the 3rd reading vote on the Senate floor. Cary Smith SD 27 R + + + + + + + + + 100 David Howard SD 29 R + + + + + + + + + 100 Jedediah Hinkle SD 32 R + + + + + + + + + 100 Gordon Vance SD 34 R + + + + + + + + + 100 5 HB 322 Education Savings Accounts For Students With Scott Sales SD 35 R + + + + + + + + + 100 Special Needs Debby Barrett SD 36 R + + + + + + + + + 100 Status: Passed both houses, Vetoed by Governor Bullock Mark Blasdel SD 4 R + + + + + + + + + 100 Vote: The vote listed was the 3rd reading vote on the Senate floor. Fred Thomas SD 44 R + + + + + + + + + 100 Jennifer Fielder SD 7 R + + + + + + + + + 100 Dee Brown SD 2 R - + + + + + + + + 89 6 SB 349 Mandate That Insurance Companies Sell At Least One Bob Keenan SD 5 R - + + + + + + + + 89 Policy That Does Not Cover Abortion Rick Ripley SD 10 R + + + - + + + + + 89 Status: Passed both houses. Vetoed by Governor Bullock. John Brenden SD 17 R + + + + - + + + + 89 Vote: The vote listed was the 3rd reading vote on the Senate floor. Nels Swandal SD 30 R - + + + + + + + + 89 Llew Jones SD 9 R - + + - + + + + + 78 SB 410 Tax Credits For Contribution To Public Brian Hoven SD 13 R - + + - + + + + + 78 7 Duane Ankney SD 20 R - + + - + + + + + 78 And Private Schools Taylor Brown SD 28 R - + + - + + + + + 78 Status: Passed both houses, became law 5/11/15. Pat Connell SD 43 R - + + - + + + + + 78 Vote:8 The vote listed was the 3rd reading vote on the Senate floor. Chas Vincent SD 1 R + + + - E + - + + 75 Edward Buttrey SD 11 R - + + - + + E + + 75 Jonathan Windy Boy SD 16 D - - + - + - + + + 56 Bruce Tutvedt SD 3 R - + + - + + - - - 44 8 HB 479 Anesthesia Required For Fetal Surgery Bradley Hamlett SD 15 D - - + - + - - - - 22 Status: Passed both houses, Vetoed by Governor Bullock Mary Sheehy Moe SD 12 D - - + - - - - - - 11 Vote: The vote listed was the 3rd reading vote on the Senate floor. Sharon Stewart-Peregoy SD 21 D - - + - - - - - - 11 Mary McNally SD 24 D - - + - - - - - - 11 Robyn Driscoll SD 25 D - - + - - - - - - 11 HB 587 Ban Medication Abortions By Video Conference Mike Phillips SD 31 D - - + - - - - - - 11 9 Gene Vuckovich SD 39 D - - + - - - - - - 11 (Also known as “Skype” Abortions) Mary Caferro SD 41 D - - - - + - - - - 11 Status: Passed both houses. Vetoed by Governor Bullock Jill Cohenour SD 42 D - - + - - - - - - 11 Vote: The vote listed was the 3rd reading vote on the Senate floor. Dick Barrett SD 45 D - - + - - - - - - 11 Cliff Larsen SD 47 D - - + - - - - - - 11 Tom Facey SD 50 D - - + - - - - - - 11 Lea Whitford SD 8 D - - - - - - - - - 0 JP Pomnichowski SD 33 D - - - - - - - - - 0 Jon Sesso SD 37 D - - - - - - - - - 0 Jim Keane SD 38 D - - - - - - - - - 0 Christine Kaufmann SD 40 D - - - - - - - - - 0 Why We Created The Scorecard Sue Malek SD 46 D - - - - - - - - - 0 Montana Family Foundation believes elected officials should support policies Cythia Wolken SD 48 D - - - - - - - - - 0 and programs that protect and promote families and traditional family values. Diane Sands SD 49 D - - E - - - - - - 0 We endeavor to educate the public about legislation and voting records. CHART KEY = Good Bill = Bad Bill Legislators scoring 100% are considered Outstanding Family Advocates. + Pro-Family Vote - Anti-Family Vote E Excused P.O. Box 485, Laurel, MT 59044 406-628-1141 Fax: 406-628-1171 www.montanafamily.org House Member District Party 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Score % Jerry Bennett HD 1 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Mike Cuffe HD 2 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Legislative Scorecard Keith Regier HD 4 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Carl Glimm HD 6 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 2015 Legislative Session Steve Lavin HD 8 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Randy Brodehl HD 9 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Montana House of Representatives Mark Noland HD 10 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Albert Olszewski HD 11 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Greg Hertz HD 12 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Bob Brown HD 13 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Randall Pinocci HD 19 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Steve Fitzpatrick HD 20 R + + + + + + + E + + + 100 PROPOSED LEGISLATION Wendy McKamey HD 23 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Stephanie Hess HD 28 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 HB 197 Increased Penalty For Assaulting Ryan Osmundson HD 30 R + + + E + + + + + + + 100 1 G. Bruce Meyers HD 32 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 A Pregnant Woman Mike Lang HD 33 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Status: Passed both houses, became law 4/1/15. Austin Knudsen HD 34 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Scott Staffanson HD 35 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Vote: The vote listed was the 3rd reading vote on the House floor. Alan Doane HD 36 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Lee Randall HD 37 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 SB 289 Revise Montana Campaign Finance Law (Could Kenneth Holmlund HD 38 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 2 Clayton Fiscus HD 43 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 negatively impact churches.) Dale Mortensen HD 44 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Donald Jones HD 46 R E E + + + + + + + + + 100 Status: Passed both houses, became law 4/22/15. Dave Hagstrom HD 52 R + + E E + + + + + + + 100 Vote: The vote listed was taken from the 3rd reading on the House floor. Sarah Laszloffy HD 53 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Jeff Essmann HD 54 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Vince Ricci HD 55 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 HB 322 Education Savings Accounts For Students With Forrest Mandeville HD 57 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 3 Special Needs Seth Berglee HD 58 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Alan Redfield HD 59 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Status: Passed both houses, Vetoed by Governor Bullock Debra Lamm HD 60 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Vote: The vote listed was the 3rd reading vote on the House floor. Kerry White HD 64 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Tom Burnett HD 67 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Art Wittich HD 68 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 SB 349 Mandate That Insurance Companies Sell At Least Matthew Monforton HD 69 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 4 Kelly Flynn HD 70 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 One Policy That Does Not Cover Abortion Kirk Wagoner HD 75 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Status: Passed both houses. Vetoed by Governor Bullock. Theresa Manzella HD 85 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Vote: The vote listed was the 3rd reading vote on the House floor. Ron Ehli HD 86 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Nancy Ballance HD 87 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 Edward Greef HD 88 R + + + + + + + + + + + 100 SB 410 Tax Credits For Contribution To Public Brad Tschida HD 97 R + + + E + + + + + + + 100 5 Frank Garner HD 7 R + - + + + + + + + + + 91 And Private Schools Nicholas Schwaderer HD 14 R + + + + + + + + + - + 91 Status: Passed both houses, Bill Harris HD 29 R + + + + - + + + + + + 91 became law 5/11/15. Tom Richmond HD 56 R + - + + + + + + + + + 91 Vote: The vote listed was the 3rd reading vote on the House floor. Daniel Zolnikov HD 45 R + + + + + + + + - E + 90 Tom Berry HD 40 R + - + + + + + + + - + 82 Daniel Salomon HD 93 R E - + + + + + + + + - 80 6 Roy Hollandsworth HD 27 R + - + + + + + - + + - 73 HB 479 Anesthesia Required For Fetal Surgery David (Doc) Moore HD 92 R + + + E + - E + + - - 66 Status: Passed both houses, Vetoed by Governor Bullock Ray Shaw HD 71 R + - + + + + - - + + - 64 Christy Clark HD 17 R + - + + + - - - + + - 55 Vote: The vote listed was the 3rd reading vote on the House floor. Geraldine Custer HD 39 R + - + + + + - - + - - 55 Jeffrey Welborn HD 72 R + - + + + - + - + - - 55 Mike Miller HD 80 R + + + - + + - + - - - 55 7 HB 587 Ban Medication Abortions By Video Conference Rob Cook HD 18 R + - - + + + - - + - - 45 Zac Perry HD 3 D + - - - - - - - - - - 9 Status: Passed both houses. Vetoed by Governor Bullock Ed Lieser HD 5 D + - - - - E - - - - - 9 Vote: The vote listed was the 3rd reading vote on the House floor. Andrea Olsen HD 100 D + - - - - - - - - - - 9 Susan Webber HD 16 D + - - - - - - - - - - 9 Tom Jacobson HD 21 D + - - - - - - - - - - 9 Robert (Bob) Mehlhoff HD 22 D + - - - - - - - - - - 9 8 Jean Price HD 24 D + - - - - - - - - - - 9 HB 596 Establish Public Charter Schools Casey Schreiner HD 25 D + - - - - - - - - - - 9 Status: Passed the House. Died in the Senate Bridget Smith HD 31 D + - - - - - - - - - - 9 Rae Peppers HD 41 D + - - - - - - - - - - 9 Vote: The vote listed was the 3rd reading vote on the House floor. Kathy Kelker HD 47 D + - - - - - - - - - - 9 Jessica Karjala HD 48 D + - - - - - - - - - - 9 Kelly McCarthy HD 49 D + - - - - - - - - - - 9 HB 282 Repeal Statutory Prohibitions on Virginia Court HD 50 D + - - - - - - - - - - 9 9 Margie
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