2025 Capitol Tracker

The lawmakers, bills and votes of the 69th Montana Legislature

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Last update: 7:06 PM May 15, 2025
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๐Ÿ  House
GOP-held 58-42
๐Ÿ› Senate
GOP-held 32-18
๐Ÿ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)

House Bill 545: Revise laws related to missing and murdered indigenous persons

โœ… Proposed
Introduced
Feb 18
โœ… 1st Cmte.
Advanced
Feb 25
โœ… House
Passed House
Mar 4
โœ… Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 12
โœด๏ธ Gov.
Pending

Sponsor: | Requester: Tyson Running Wolf
๐Ÿ“ƒ Bill text
๐Ÿ’ต Fiscal note
None on file
๐Ÿ› Legal note
None on file
๐Ÿ– Proposed amendments
None on file
See also: The official bill page.

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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Feb 18
Introduced
Feb 19
Referred to Committee
Feb 19
First Reading
Feb 20
Hearing
๐Ÿ‘ฅ House Judiciary
Feb 25
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
๐Ÿ‘ฅ House Judiciary
โœ… 17-3
R9-3
D8-0
Feb 25
Committee Report--Bill Passed
Mar 3
2nd Reading Passed
โœ… 98-1
R56-1
D42-0
Mar 4
3rd Reading Passed
โœ… 98-1
R56-1
D42-0
Mar 4
Transmitted to Senate
Mar 5
Referred to Committee
Mar 25
Hearing
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Senate Judiciary
Apr 6
Hearing
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Senate Judiciary
Apr 7
Hearing
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Senate Judiciary
Apr 10
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Senate Judiciary
โœ… 8-0
R5-0
D3-0
Apr 11
2nd Reading Concurred
โœ… 49-1
R31-1
D18-0
Apr 12
3rd Reading Concurred
โœ… 50-0
R32-0
D18-0
Apr 12
Returned to House with Amendments
Apr 18
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
โœ… 97-1
R56-1
D41-0
Apr 22
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
โœ… 97-1
R56-1
D41-0
May 5
Transmitted to Governor
Showing major bill actions only.
This table may omit bill actions recorded since this guide's last update. See the bill page at legmt.gov for an official reference.

About the 2025 Montana Free Press Capitol Tracker

This guide is an effort to make the quantifiable aspects of the Montana Legislature more accessible to the public by compiling information about lawmakers, proposed bills and the legislative process. This is a project of Montana Free Press, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit newsroom that aims to provide Montanans with in-depth, nonpartisan news coverage.

The information presented here is collected from a variety of sources including the Montana Legislature's public roster and its official bill-tracking system. Reporting and web design were done by Jacob Olness and Eric Dietrich. Please contact them at jolness@montanafreepress.org and edietrich@montanafreepress.org with bug reports, questions or suggestions.

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