2025 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 5:09 AM Jun 20, 2025
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🏠 House
GOP-held 58-42
🏛 Senate
GOP-held 32-18
🖋 Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)

Friday, Apr 18

🏠 House
9Hearings
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12FloorDebates
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37FloorVotes
🏛 Senate
37Hearings
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59FloorDebates
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34FloorVotes

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Official Legislature Calendar

🏠 House

Committee Hearings

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

Other Committees

👥 House Appropriations

📋 SB 321: Provide tax credits for children and child care
Josh Kassmier (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note📰 4 MTFP stories
✅1st Cmte.
❌Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 370: Generally revise laws related to jury duty
Mike Yakawich (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
❌House
⚪️Reconcil.
⚪️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 536: Revise contractor gross receipts tax
Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note🏛 Legal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
❌Gov.
📋 HB 954: Extend PL280 termination date
Steve Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.

Floor Debates

Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.
📋 HR 5: Resolution recognizing the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States
Shane Klakken (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
📋 HB 55: Revising public utility resource planning laws
Gary Parry (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 85: Reinstating former employer contributions for JRS, HPORS, SRS, GWPORS
Marta Bertoglio (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 137: Revise securities laws relating to fees paid by certain licensees
Steve Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 267: Revise DUI laws related to enacting Bobby's law
Braxton Mitchell (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 SB 321: Provide tax credits for children and child care
Josh Kassmier (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note📰 4 MTFP stories
✅1st Cmte.
❌Senate
⚪️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 370: Generally revise laws related to jury duty
Mike Yakawich (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
❌House
⚪️Reconcil.
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 392: Generally revise laws related to creation of profitable family video content featuring minor children
Katie Zolnikov (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅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 536: Revise contractor gross receipts tax
Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note🏛 Legal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
❌Gov.
.

Final Votes

Final votes determine if a bill advances to the next chamber or to the governor.
📋 SJ 12: Interim study on energy transmission
Gregg Hunter (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
📋 HJ 32: Interim study of advanced investigator qualifications for law enforcement
Steven Kelly (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
📋 HJ 38: Interim study on bolstering public participation in the session/legislature
Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
❌Senate
📋 HJ 40: Interim study on transferring fiscal note production from executive branch to legislative branch
Katie Sullivan (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
📋 HJ 45: Interim study on the impact collateral consequences have on criminal record expungement
Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
📋 HJ 48: Interim study on moving the date of the primary election
Julie Darling (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
📋 SB 91: Require citizenship marker on driver's license and identification cards
Theresa Manzella (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Gov.
📋 HB 100: Generally revise public record laws
Bill Mercer (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 SB 185: Constitutional amendment regarding qualified elector to require that only a citizen can vote
Theresa Manzella (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
❌Senate
⚪️House
📋 HB 192: Revise county clerk and recorder fee for recording documents
Julie Darling (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.

Afternoon Policy Committees

👥 Senate State Administration

📋 SJ 35: Interim study of voter list maintenance and integrity
Theresa Manzella (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
📋 SR 61: Confirm governor's appointee for the board of veterans' affairs
Theresa Manzella (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
📋 SR 62: Confirm governor's appointee for the board of veterans' affairs
Theresa Manzella (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
📋 SR 63: Confirm governor's appointee for the board of veterans' affairs
Theresa Manzella (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
📋 SR 72: Confirm governor's appointee for the board of veterans' affairs
Theresa Manzella (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
📋 SR 73: Confirm governor's appointee for the board of veterans' affairs
Theresa Manzella (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
📋 SR 74: Confirm governor's appointee for the board of veterans' affairs
Theresa Manzella (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate

Other Committees

👥 Senate Finance and Claims

📋 HB 252: Create the student and teacher advancement for results and success act (STARS)
Llew Jones (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note📰 2 MTFP stories
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 313: Establish a grant program for aquatic recreational facilities
Paul Tuss (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.
📋 HB 511: Provide grant funding for firefighting training facilities
Scott DeMarois (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note🏛 Legal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
❌Gov.
📋 HB 514: Criminalize use of real and digitally fabricated sexually explicit images
Jill Cohenour (D)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.

Floor Debates

Debates are followed by Second Reading votes.
📋 HJ 1: Resolution urging Congress to fully fund law enforcement in Indian Country
Tyson Running Wolf (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
📋 HJ 7: Joint resolution congratulating President Donald J. Trump on his re-election
Braxton Mitchell (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
📋 HJ 10: Resolution on sports laws
Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
📋 HJ 15: Resolution supporting increased transmission capacity in Montana
Greg Kmetz (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
📋 HJ 19: Resolution to provide for frontotemporal degeneration awareness week
James Reavis (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
📋 SJ 28: Interim study resolution on the legislature's ethics processes
Pat Flowers (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
📋 SJ 29: Interim study resolution on coordinating efforts between OPI and DPHHS in addressing the impacts on children of prenatal exposure to meth and fentanyl
Jonathan Windy Boy (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
📋 HJ 29: Joint resolution recognizing the strong bilateral relationship between Montana and Taiwan
Brandon Ler (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
📋 HJ 31: Joint resolution honoring educational support professionals
Denise Joy (D)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
📋 SJ 33: Interim study of the prescription drug supply chain
Sue Vinton (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
.

Final Votes

Final votes determine if a bill advances to the next chamber or to the governor.
📋 HJ 17: Resolution regarding energy
Steve Fitzpatrick (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
📋 SB 301: Generally revise utility lines and facilities laws
Daniel Zolnikov (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Gov.
📋 SB 316: Revising disability retirement provisions for MPORS and FURS
Daniel Zolnikov (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Gov.
📋 HB 316: Constitutional amendment to define person
Lee Deming (R)📃 Bill text📰 3 MTFP stories
✅1st Cmte.
❌House
⚪️Senate
📋 SB 335: Generally revise laws related to dental insurance
Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Gov.
📋 HB 343: Require schools to provide religious instruction released time program
Randyn Gregg (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 HB 356: Allow livestock loss reimbursement for black bear predation
Eric Tilleman (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✅Senate
✅Gov.
📋 SB 447: Revise laws related to prior authorization
Vince Ricci (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note📰 1 MTFP story
❌1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 492: Generally revise business disclosure statement requirements for elected officials and department directors
Greg Hertz (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Gov.
📋 SB 497: Provide laws related to healthcare provider burnout
Wendy McKamey (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅Senate
✅House
✅Gov.
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