Rep. Bill Mercer

Fourth-session Republican from Billings

Representing House District 52

Northwest Billings

406-698-1671 • Bill.Mercer@legmt.gov

Committees •Bills •Key votes •Voting stats •2024 election margin •

Bill Mercer previously served in the Montana House in 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Committee assignments

House Appropriations

Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services - Vice-chair

Bills sponsored

📋 HB 100: Generally revise public record laws Bill Mercer (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 195: Revise noneconomic damages in medical malpractice actions Bill Mercer (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 228: Revised requirements for the reporting of actual costs for legislation with projected fiscal impacts Bill Mercer (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✴️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 253: Mandate disclosure of certain information in public health emergency Bill Mercer (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✴️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 332: Generally revise youth court laws Bill Mercer (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 342: Revise civil liability laws to provide a statutory duty of care for certain actions Bill Mercer (R)📃 Bill text	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.

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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 365 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.

🥇 89%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for House Republicans is 93%.

🔴 90%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for House Republicans is 94%.

🔵 76%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for House Republicans is 78%.

Mercer has been marked absent or excused for 0 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 2.2.

HD 52 election results

Last in-cycle for House election in 2024. House seats are elected every two years, Senate seats every four.

General election vote, 2024

Won by 35% (2,360 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 30% (2,079 votes)

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