SJ 18 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Resolution supporting recreation uses on Flathead Lake

Senate Joint Resolution 18 (SJ 18) is a resolution from the Montana Legislature urging fair consideration of recreational needs at Flathead Lake. It requests that all bodies influencing the lake's usability balance recreation needs equally with demands for hydropower, fish, and irrigation. The resolution specifically asks for Flathead Lake's recreational needs to be included in the upcoming renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty and in future Columbia River System Operations planning. Copies of the resolution are to be sent to various federal agencies and tribal governments involved in these decisions.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action May 5, 2025
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Removed quotation marks from the bill title on the first page and second page of the document.

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Floor votes · Senate Apr 5, 2025 · House Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

464
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 5, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
28 Yea 4 Nay
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Introduced
(S) Filed with Secretary of State
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 24, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (56-44)
house
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Natural Resources
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Natural Resources
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources
lower
Apr 5, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-4)
senate
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Natural Resources
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Natural Resources
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Natural Resources
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Matt Regier
RRepublican
MT
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