HB551 would propose to amend Montana’s Constitution by declaring that it is the “right of any person to keep and bear arms” [emphasis added] and removing the restrictive clause regarding the carrying of concealed weapons.
The Senate passed HB551 on April 26, 2023, by a vote of 33 to 17. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that the right of the American people “to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
| Legislator | Vote |
|---|---|
| Dan Bartel | Yes |
| Becky Beard | Yes |
| Kenneth Bogner | Yes |
| Ellie Boldman | No |
| Bob Brown | Yes |
| Jill Cohenour | None |
| Mike Cuffe | Yes |
| Willis Curdy | No |
| Mary Dunwell | No |
| Janet Ellis | No |
| Jason Ellsworth | Yes |
| Daniel Emrich | Yes |
| John Esp | Yes |
| Steve Fitzpatrick | Yes |
| Pat Flowers | No |
| Mike Fox | No |
| Chris Friedel | Yes |
| John Fuller | Yes |
| Bruce Gillespie | Yes |
| Carl Glimm | Yes |
| Jen Gross | No |
| Denise Hayman | No |
| Greg Hertz | Yes |
| Steve Hinebauch | Yes |
| Katherin Kelker | No |
| Mike Lang | Yes |
| Dennis Lenz | Yes |
| Ryan Lynch | No |
| Forrest Mandeville | Yes |
| Theresa Manzella | Yes |
| Edith McClafferty | No |
| Tom McGillvray | Yes |
| Wendy McKamey | Yes |
| Brad Molnar | Yes |
| Shane Morigeau | No |
| Mark Noland | Yes |
| Shannon O'Brien | No |
| Andrea Olsen | No |
| Christopher Pope | No |
| Keith Regier | Yes |
| Walt Sales | Yes |
| Daniel Salomon | Yes |
| Jason Small | Yes |
| Russel Tempel | No |
| Jeremy Trebas | Yes |
| Barry Usher | Yes |
| Shelley Vance | Yes |
| Terry Vermeire | Yes |
| Susan Webber | No |
| Jeffrey Welborn | Yes |
| Daniel Zolnikov | Yes |