2025 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 5:44 AM Apr 15, 2025
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🏠 House
GOP-held 58-42
πŸ› Senate
GOP-held 32-18
πŸ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)
Rep. Curtis Schomer, HD 48

Rep. Curtis Schomer

First-session Republican from Billings
Representing House District 48
South-central Billings

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

Montana Free Press coverage

πŸ“° 2025 Legislature
Slew of bills offering tax benefits and employment protection to dwindling number of volunteer firefighters en route to SenateΒ 
Feb 11, 2025 β€’ Zeke Lloyd

Committee assignments

House Business and Labor
House Human Services

Bills sponsored

πŸ“‹ HB 41: Generally revise dangerous drug schedule
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
βœ…Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 140: Provide property tax assistance for law enforcement and firefighters injured in the line of duty
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 191: Revise crime of endangering welfare of child
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
βœ…Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 203: Establish Montana mining day
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
βœ…Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 268: Generally revise notification requirements related to the registration of sexual and violent offenders
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
βœ…Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 336: Provide for apprenticeship programs for certain license types
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 352: Revise child support guideline laws and establish a committee
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
✴️Reconcil.
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 391: Clarify alcohol concession agreement permissible revenue structure laws
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 429: Provide account and transfer for BOI for investment in precious metals and digital assets
βœ…1st Cmte.
❌House
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 521: Generally revise civil liability laws
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
✴️Gov.
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 2,117 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
πŸ₯‡ 90%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for House Republicans is 88%.
πŸ”΄ 93%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for House Republicans is 92%.
πŸ”΅ 68%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for House Republicans is 66%.
Schomer has been marked absent or excused for 2 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 19.2.

HD 48 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

(R) CURTIS SCHOMER(R) 57%(D) 43%
Won by 14% (641 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

(R) CURTIS SCHOMER(R) 100%
Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

(R) GREG GIANFORTE(R) 55%(D) 41%
Won by 14% (648 votes)

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.

The information presented here is collected from a variety of sources including the Montana Legislature's public roster and its official bill-tracking system. Reporting and web design were done by Jacob Olness and Eric Dietrich. Please contact them at jolness@montanafreepress.org and edietrich@montanafreepress.org with bug reports, questions or suggestions.

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