Rep. Brian Close

First-session Democrat from Bozeman

Representing House District 65

Central Bozeman and northern outskirts

406-582-0478 • Brian.Close@legmt.gov

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

2025 is the first session Close has served in the Legislature.

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Committee assignments

House Taxation

House Human Services

Bills sponsored

📋 HJ 26: Study guardianships and conservatorships Brian Close (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✴️House ⚪️Senate
📋 HB 261: Providing for procedural rule making authority to the department of labor and industry Brian Close (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 277: Require a minimum lease term for mobile home lot rentals Brian Close (D)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 764: Revise public transit laws Brian Close (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 765: Reestablish the working interdisciplinary network of guardianship stakeholders Brian Close (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 766: Revise disqualification grounds of member or proposed member of medical legal panel Brian Close (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 777: Generally revise guardian and conservator laws Brian Close (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.

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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 2,117 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.

🥇 74%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for House Democrats is 76%.

🔴 64%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for House Democrats is 66%.

🔵 94%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for House Democrats is 95%.

Close has been marked absent or excused for 14 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 19.2.

HD 65 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 11% (710 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

Won by 23% (317 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 10% (683 votes)

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