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Key Votes

Senator Verdell L. Jackson's Voting Records

Verdell Jackson
Full Name: Verdell L. Jackson
Office: State Senate (MT) - District 5, Republican
First Elected: 2006
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Linda; 1 Child: April
Birth Date: 04/01/1941
Birth Place: Cortez, CO
Home City: Kalispell, MT
Religion: Protestant

Issue

About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes

Montana Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
April 8, 2013 HB 30 Prohibits Same-Day Voter Registration Bill Passed - Senate
(29 - 21)		 Yea
March 21, 2013 HB 247 Authorizes Salvage of Game Killed By Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate
(28 - 20)		 Yea
March 13, 2013 HB 302 Prohibits State Enforcement of Certain Federal Firearm Regulations Bill Passed - Senate
(28 - 21)		 Yea
Feb. 23, 2013 SB 175 Increases Public Education Funding Bill Passed - Senate
(32 - 17)		 Nay
Feb. 20, 2013 SB 107 Amends Sexual Conduct Laws Bill Passed - Senate
(38 - 11)		 Nay
Feb. 16, 2013 SB 81 Establishes Tax Deductions for Donating to Scholarship Programs Bill Passed - Senate
(26 - 20)		 Yea
Feb. 9, 2013 SB 96 Reduces Business Equipment Tax Bill Passed - Senate
(33 - 16)		 Yea
April 28, 2011 SB 329 Oil and Natural Gas Revenue for Schools Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(31 - 19)		 Yea
April 28, 2011 HB 271 Authorizes Concealed-Carry Without a Permit Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(29 - 21)		 Yea
April 28, 2011 HB 2 2011-2013 Biennium Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(27 - 23)		 Yea
April 27, 2011 SB 423 Medical Marijuana Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(33 - 17)		 Yea
April 26, 2011 HB 627 Requiring Parental Notification for Abortions Bill Passed - Senate
(28 - 22)		 Yea
April 20, 2011 HB 198 Eminent Domain Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate
(28 - 22)		 Yea
April 13, 2011 HB 574 Clarifying Montana Constitution with Regards to Abortion Amendment Rejected - Senate
(30 - 20)		 Yea
April 12, 2011 HB 2 2011-2013 Biennium Budget Conference Report Rejected - Senate
(25 - 25)		 Yea
April 11, 2011 HB 439 Authorizing New Bonds Bill Passed - Senate
(36 - 14)		 Nay
April 5, 2011 SB 125 Prohibits State from Requiring Individuals to Purchase Health Insurance Nonconcurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(26 - 23)		 Yea
April 1, 2011 HB 161 Repeals Montana Medical Marijuana Law Bill Passed - Senate
(28 - 22)		 Yea
March 31, 2011 SB 423 Medical Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate
(36 - 14)		 Yea
March 26, 2011 SB 372 Business Equipment Tax Bill Passed - Senate
(28 - 22)		 Yea
March 23, 2011 SB 403 Revised K-12 School Funding Bill Failed - Senate
(25 - 25)		 Yea
Feb. 24, 2011 SB 330 Waiver from Renewable Portfolio Standard Bill Passed - Senate
(28 - 22)		 Yea
Feb. 24, 2011 SB 226 Amends Utility Net Metering Requirements Bill Passed - Senate
(26 - 24)		 Yea
Feb. 22, 2011 SB 254 Eminent Domain Over Federal Property Bill Passed - Senate
(27 - 23)		 Yea
Feb. 21, 2011 SB 279 Permitting Qualified Personnel to Carry Weapons Into the Capital Bill Passed - Senate
(30 - 20)		 Yea
Feb. 21, 2011 SB 228 Prohibits Creation of Health Insurance Exchange Bill Passed - Senate
(28 - 22)		 Yea
Feb. 19, 2011 SB 114 Communication Between Federal Law Enforcement Officers and County Sheriffs Bill Passed - Senate
(28 - 22)		 Yea
Feb. 18, 2011 SB 97 Parental Notice of Abortion Bill Passed - Senate
(29 - 21)		 Yea
Feb. 18, 2011 SB 268 Election of Supreme Court Justices by District Bill Passed - Senate
(30 - 20)		 Yea
Feb. 15, 2011 SB 185 Abolish the Death Penalty Bill Passed - Senate
(26 - 24)		 Nay
Feb. 5, 2011 SB 117 Coordination Between Federal and Local Government Bill Passed - Senate
(28 - 22)		 Yea
Jan. 28, 2011 SB 104 Limitations on Electricity Pricing Bill Passed - Senate
(28 - 22)		 Yea
Jan. 27, 2011 SB 106 Lawsuit against Federal Health Care Law Bill Passed - Senate
(28 - 22)		 Yea
Jan. 27, 2011 SB 125 Prohibits State from Requiring Individuals to Purchase Health Insurance Bill Passed - Senate
(29 - 21)		 Yea
Jan. 19, 2011 SB 112 Authorizes the Use of Hand-Thrown Spears Bill Passed - Senate
(27 - 21)		 Yea
April 28, 2009 HB 2 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(27 - 23)		 Yea
April 14, 2009 HB 2 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Bill Passed - Senate
(26 - 24)		 Yea
April 9, 2009 HB 228 Amending Concealed Weapons and Self-Defense Statutes Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(40 - 10)		 Yea
April 2, 2009 HB 531 Red Light Camera Prohibition Bill Passed - Senate
(38 - 11)		 Yea
March 20, 2009 HB 418 Amendments Regarding Horse Slaughterhouses Bill Passed - Senate
(27 - 23)		 Yea
Feb. 25, 2009 SB 374 Parental Notification for Underage Abortions Bill Passed - Senate
(29 - 21)		 Yea
Feb. 24, 2009 SB 326 Medical Marijuana Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate
(28 - 22)		 Nay
Feb. 21, 2009 SB 387 Restrictions on Appeals for Energy Project Permits Bill Passed - Senate
(27 - 23)		 Yea
Feb. 20, 2009 SB 46 Amending Constitutional Right to Privacy with Regards to Abortion Bill Passed - Senate
(28 - 22)		 Yea
Feb. 20, 2009 SB 394 Expanding Mail Ballot Elections Bill Passed - Senate
(33 - 17)		 Yea
Feb. 17, 2009 SB 236 Abolition of Death Penalty Bill Passed - Senate
(27 - 23)		 Nay
Feb. 16, 2009 SB 142 Consideration of Gender for Insurance Coverage Bill Passed - Senate
(27 - 23)		 Yea
Feb. 10, 2009 SB 243 Majority Vote Requirement for General Elections Bill Failed - Senate
(23 - 27)		 Yea
Feb. 6, 2009 SB 187 Limitations on Redistricting Bill Passed - Senate
(27 - 23)		 Yea
Feb. 5, 2009 SB 237 Primary Seatbelt Enforcement Bill Failed - Senate
(25 - 25)		 Nay

About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes

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