2025 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 5:44 AM May 4, 2025
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🏠 House
GOP-held 58-42
🏛 Senate
GOP-held 32-18
🖋 Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)

Thursday, Mar 20

🏠 House
0Hearings
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14FloorDebates
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10FloorVotes
🏛 Senate
0Hearings
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7FloorDebates
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9FloorVotes

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🏠 House

Committee Hearings

Bill hearings allow the sponsor to explain a bill and enable public testimony.

No House committee hearings scheduled for this date.

Floor Debates

Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.
📋 HB 3: Supplemental Appropriations Bill
Llew Jones (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Reconcil.
✅Gov.
📋 HJ 14: Resolution on Marbury v. Madison
Lee Deming (R)📃 Bill text
❌1st Cmte.
⚪️House
⚪️Senate
📋 HB 27: Remove automatic agricultural classification for certain parcels
Sherry Essmann (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note📰 2 MTFP stories
❌1st Cmte.
⚪️House
⚪️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 82: Generally revise laws related to crimes against children
Kathy Love (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Reconcil.
✅Gov.
📋 SB 88: Revise laws related to the publication process of certificate of need letters of intent
Dave Fern (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Gov.
📋 SB 113: Revise exemptions related to tow truck lien law
Mike Yakawich (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Reconcil.
✅Gov.
📋 HB 136: Revise property insurance laws relating to preventative measures to reduce damage
Steve Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Reconcil.
✅Gov.
📋 SB 144: Change name of mental health advisory council to behavioral health advisory council
Mike Yakawich (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Gov.
📋 SB 170: Eliminate termination date of community health aide program
Jonathan Windy Boy (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Gov.
📋 SB 172: Revise resort tax eligibility and allow use for workforce housing
Dave Fern (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Gov.
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Final Votes

Final votes determine if a bill advances to the next chamber or to the governor.
📋 SB 23: Increase thresholds for railroad accident reporting requirements
Daniel Zolnikov (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Reconcil.
✅Gov.
📋 SB 51: Revising telecommunications provider registration laws
Daniel Zolnikov (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Gov.
📋 SB 55: Provide for legislative intent regarding streamflow information
Willis Curdy (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Gov.
📋 SB 64: Clarifying calculation of legislator compensation and expenses during the interim
Pat Flowers (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Reconcil.
✅Gov.
📋 SB 82: Establish adjustment to blindness program
Mike Yakawich (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Gov.
📋 SB 87: Modify holidays for certain employees and create an annual floating holiday
Derek Harvey (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Gov.
📋 HB 190: Establish American rodeo the official state sport of Montana
Greg Overstreet (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Reconcil.
✅Gov.
📋 HB 197: Revising workers’ compensation laws relating to when the employee is released to return to work
Anthony Nicastro (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Reconcil.
✅Gov.
📋 HB 398: Generally revise insurance laws related to prior authorization of chronic conditions
Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✴️Gov.
📋 HB 419: Implementing cost reporting for certain Medicaid service provider types
David Bedey (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✴️Gov.

🏛 Senate

Committee Hearings

Bill hearings allow the sponsor to explain a bill and enable public testimony.

No Senate committee hearings scheduled for this date.

Floor Debates

Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.
📋 HB 16: Revise infrastructure loan program and tax credit
Larry Brewster (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 24: Clarify laws related to kindergarten
Melissa Romano (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 46: Revise change of attorney laws for public defenders
James Reavis (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 102: Revise laws related to public defenders for clarity
Jade Sooktis (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✴️Gov.
📋 HB 109: Revise professional licensing laws to correct errata
Steve Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 SB 307: Reallocate Montana marijuana tax revenue
Tom McGillvray (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note📰 1 MTFP story
❌1st Cmte.
⚪️Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 337: Provide a 5 year prepaid property tax exemption during subdivision development
Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✴️Gov.

Final Votes

Final votes determine if a bill advances to the next chamber or to the governor.
📋 HB 13: State Employee Pay Plan
John Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note📰 1 MTFP story
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 37: Revise property tax information required in preliminary budgets
Greg Oblander (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 68: Authorize county commissioners to initiate mandamus proceedings
Steve Gist (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 144: Revise building code council membership laws
Eric Tilleman (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 159: Revise rural improvement district laws to include maintenance of existing public improvements
Alanah Griffith (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 191: Revise crime of endangering welfare of child
Curtis Schomer (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 268: Generally revise notification requirements related to the registration of sexual and violent offenders
Curtis Schomer (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 300: Generally revise laws related to discrimination in education
Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R)📃 Bill text📰 2 MTFP stories
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 SB 318: Generally revise child custody laws
Dennis Lenz (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
❌House
⚪️Gov.

Other Events

Committee Hearings