2025 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 3:02 PM May 3, 2025
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🏠 House
GOP-held 58-42
🏛 Senate
GOP-held 32-18
🖋 Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)

Thursday, Apr 3

🏠 House
0Hearings
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15FloorDebates
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🏛 Senate
0Hearings
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Official Legislature Calendar

🏠 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.
📋 HJ 5: Resolution for Article V of US Constitution convention of states
Shane Klakken (R)📃 Bill text
❌1st Cmte.
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⚪️Senate
📋 HJ 29: Joint resolution recognizing the strong bilateral relationship between Montana and Taiwan
Brandon Ler (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
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✅Senate
📋 HJ 33: Resolution to urge U.S. Congress to take action relating to mortgage trigger leads
Terry Falk (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
📋 HJ 35: Joint resolution urging changes to federal wildfire policy
Jedediah Hinkle (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
📋 HJ 36: Resolution in support of instruction in reading and writing in cursive
Zack Wirth (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
❌Senate
📋 HB 313: Establish a grant program for aquatic recreational facilities
Paul Tuss (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
❌Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 340: Establish Montana's BEST program to bolster educator support and training
Melissa Romano (D)📃 Bill text📰 1 MTFP story
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✴️Gov.
📋 HB 483: Revise laws to reduce property taxes while preserving the current 95 school equalization mills
Courtenay Sprunger (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note📰 2 MTFP stories
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✴️Gov.
📋 HB 512: Require seat belts on newly purchased school buses
Jill Cohenour (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
❌Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 584: Revising laws related to dental anesthesia inspections
Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
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✅Senate
✴️Gov.
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Final Votes

Final votes determine if a bill advances to the next chamber or to the governor.

🏛 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.
📋 HJ 4: Interim study of artificial intelligence
Gary Parry (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
📋 SJ 20: Joint resolution recognizing the military service of Montanans in World War II
Mike Cuffe (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
📋 HB 55: Revising public utility resource planning laws
Gary Parry (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
📋 SB 105: Generally revise election laws related to electioneering at polling locations
Jonathan Windy Boy (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
📋 SB 111: Revising laws related to green lights on snow removal equipment
Denley Loge (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
📋 SB 153: Revise video gambling machine laws
Wylie Galt (R)📃 Bill text
❌1st Cmte.
⚪️Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 156: Revise education funding laws by replacing school district BASE levies with countywide BASE levies
David Bedey (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note📰 2 MTFP stories
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
📋 SB 161: Provide for regulation and sale of aquaculture
Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
📋 HB 162: Revise definition of infrastructure for resort tax
Ken Walsh (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
📋 SB 166: Revising certified public accountant education requirements
Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
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✅House
✅Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
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Final Votes

Final votes determine if a bill advances to the next chamber or to the governor.
📋 SJ 6: Joint resolution for legislature's consent and approval long-range legislative branch capitol development plan
Sue Vinton (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
📋 SJ 16: Joint resolution on automated vehicles
Denley Loge (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
📋 SB 163: Generally revise privacy laws related to biometric, genetic, and neural data
Daniel Zolnikov (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✴️Gov.
📋 SB 203: Revise income tax brackets to lower income taxes
Mike Yakawich (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note📰 2 MTFP stories
❌1st Cmte.
⚪️Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 327: Revise motor vehicle registration fees
Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
❌House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 343: Revert revenue from coal tax to coal trust
Dave Fern (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
❌House
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 352: Revise child support guideline laws and establish a committee
Curtis Schomer (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
📋 HB 397: Revise laws related to privacy in mental health digital service
Katie Sullivan (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
📋 HB 399: Revise prior authorization laws
Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note📰 1 MTFP story
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 SB 405: Provide additional funding for the housing Montana fund
Dave Fern (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
❌House
⚪️Gov.
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