| Gov. Greg Gianforte
The 2025 Legislature is Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte's third session and the first since his re-election in 2024.
The governor appoints state agency heads and is ultimately responsible for the day-to-day management of government. The governor also prepares a budget proposal that serves as a starting point for the legislative appropriations process, where lawmakers determine how much the governor’s executive branch is allowed to spend.
Bills passed by the Legislature are sent to the governor, who can sign them into law, issue a veto, or let them become law without his signature. Vetos can be overridden by two-thirds majority votes in both the House and Senate.
Awaiting action (107)
| 📋 SB 5: Revise compensation for county tax appeal board members | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✴️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 9: Allow agency cash deposits biweekly | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✴️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 10: Extending onsite inspection timelines during state of emergency | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✴️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 11: Revise local government ballot issue laws | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Reconcil. ✴️Gov. |
| 📋 SB 12: Eliminate board of county printing and transfer duties to Dept of Administration | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✴️Gov. |
Vetoed (0)
Signed into law (120)
| 📋 SB 1: Revise definition of "blighted area" | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 1: Feed bill to fund 69th legislative session and prepare for 2027 | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Reconcil. ✅Gov. |
| 📋 SB 3: Require advisory committee for districts that use tax increment financing | ✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✅House ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 3: Supplemental Appropriations Bill | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Reconcil. ✅Gov. |
| 📋 HB 13: State Employee Pay Plan | ✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov. |
Became law without signature
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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.
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