SJ 5 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Resolution for support of federal SAFER banking act

This joint resolution urges the United States Congress to pass the SAFER Banking Act of 2023. This federal act would prevent financial institutions from being penalized for providing services to marijuana-related businesses.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Dec 27, 2024 Last action May 5, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2025 · House Apr 25, 2025

How they voted

3514
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 7, 2025
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican32
18 Yea 14 Nay
56% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 5, 2025
Introduced
(S) Filed with Secretary of State
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 25, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (65-35)
house
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Taken from Table in Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-14-1)
senate
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Dec 27, 2024
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Josh Kassmier
Josh Kassmier
RRepublican
MT
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