2025 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 4:03 PM May 3, 2025
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🏠 House
GOP-held 58-42
🏛 Senate
GOP-held 32-18
🖋 Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)

Friday, Apr 4

🏠 House
0Hearings
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33FloorDebates
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0FloorVotes
🏛 Senate
0Hearings
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17FloorDebates
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21FloorVotes

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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.
📋 HB 168: Provide state funding for preschool children with disabilities
Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✴️Gov.
📋 HB 339: Fund 6th graders in middle school at high school ANB rates along with 7th and 8th graders
Melissa Romano (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note📰 1 MTFP story
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
❌Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 361: Provide funding to school districts for English language learners
Connie Keogh (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
❌Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 499: Extend the grow your own grant program
Thedis Crowe (D)📃 Bill text📰 1 MTFP story
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✴️Gov.
📋 HB 528: Revise property tax rates for agricultural, residential, and commercial property
Ed Byrne (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note📰 2 MTFP stories
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
❌Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 551: Eliminate reduced-price copayments for school lunch and breakfast
Melissa Romano (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✴️Gov.
📋 HB 821: Revise vote requirement to enact constitutional amendment by initiative
Jodee Etchart (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
❌Senate
📋 HB 822: Revise vote requirement to enact constitutional amendment by legislative referendum
Jodee Etchart (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
❌Senate
📋 HB 827: Revise social security income taxation
Melody Cunningham (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
❌Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 848: Provide funding for regional rail authorities
Denise Baum (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
❌Senate
⚪️Gov.
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Final Votes

No House final votes scheduled for this date.

🏛 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.
📋 SJ 18: Resolution supporting recreation uses on Flathead Lake
Matt Regier (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
📋 SJ 22: Joint resolution to repeal the 17th amendment to the US constitution
Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
❌House
📋 SJ 25: Joint resolution urging Congress to support MCOOL
Willis Curdy (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✴️House
📋 SJ 26: Joint resolution regarding the purchase and sale of stocks by members of congress
Kenneth Bogner (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
📋 SJ 27: Joint resolution urging Congress to act on brucellosis vaccines for livestock
Willis Curdy (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
📋 HB 56: Establish ambulance provider assessment fee program
Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✴️Gov.
📋 SB 379: Revise laws related to state-tribal consultation
Susan Webber (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
❌House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 429: Generally revise laws related to determination and restoration of fitness in criminal proceedings
John Esp (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✴️Gov.
📋 SB 430: Generally revise laws related to civil commitment and emergency detention of mentally ill persons
John Esp (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✴️Gov.
📋 SB 487: Revising laws related to the Montana end of watch trust
Barry Usher (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
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Final Votes

Final votes determine if a bill advances to the next chamber or to the governor.
📋 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
📋 SB 71: Revise natural resource operations fee policy laws
Josh Kassmier (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✴️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.
📋 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.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
📋 HB 166: Revise Montana historical society laws
Julie Darling (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✴️Gov.
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Other Events

Committee Hearings