ConnectMT Act to establish broadband deployment
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 18, 2021
Signed May 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2021 · House Apr 27, 2021
How they voted
32–7
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 15, 2021
D
Democratic15
66% Yea
R
Republican24
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
58
Key actions
12
Committee
12
Amendments
3
May 10, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Amended
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Returned to Senate with Amendments
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
3rd Reading Concurred
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Amendments Available
legislature
Mar 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
3rd Reading Passed
upper
Mar 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Mar 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced
Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
legislature
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason Ellsworth
RRepublican
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