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Sara Novak

Sara Novak

State Senator
SD-036
Democrat
F
17%
Freedom Score
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Session Voting Records

Reports

2025 Session

Montana: Senate
Score: 25

Movie Tax Credits

Expands and extends the state's film and media production tax credit program under the MEDIA Act through 2045.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$38.63
SB326 Passed 31 to 19 on 4/29/2025

Student-loan Assistance

Expands the state's Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
HB509 Passed 38 to 10 on 4/14/2025

Voter-roll Clean-up

Revises Montana's election laws concerning the maintenance of active and inactive voter-registration lists.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
HB423 Passed 31 to 17 on 4/14/2025

Red Flag Law Ban

Prohibits local governments from enacting or enforcing extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs), commonly known as red flag laws, and bars local governments from receiving state or federal funds related to the enforcement of ERPOs.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
HB809 Roll Call 1547433

Repeal Federal Mandates Act

Prohibits state and local agencies from implementing or enforcing federal mandates that are not explicitly authorized by the U.S. Constitution.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
HB495 Passed 33 to 15 on 4/11/2025

Prohibit Intergovernmental Entities

Prohibits the state and its subdivisions from enforcing or funding mandates issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations (UN), or World Economic Forum (WEF).
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
HB350 Roll Call 1546438

Livestock Loss Assistance

Expands the state's Livestock Loss Mitigation Program to include domestic bison.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$0.66
HB504 Roll Call 1541169

Squatters and Property Rights

Strengthens property rights by establishing criminal penalties for unlawful squatting and fraudulent property listings.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
SB101 Passed 35 to 15 on 4/1/2025

Con-Con: Balanced Budget Amendment

Sought to invoke Article V of the U.S. Constitution to apply for an Article V constitutional convention to propose constitutional amendments imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: No
SJ4 Roll Call 1529009

K-12 Funding Increase

Updates the state's K-12 school funding formula to include inflation adjustments.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$115.00
HB15 Roll Call 1524072

Article V Commission

Proposed establishing a framework for selecting, overseeing, and potentially removing commissioners to represent Montana at a potential Article V Convention for proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: No
SB120 Passed 28 to 21 on 1/30/2025

Separation of Powers Doctrine

Sought to codify the separation of powers doctrine by delineating the roles and authorities of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, as well as defining the powers of the Board of Regents of Higher Education and the Board of Public Education.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
SB44 Roll Call 1481278
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