Rep. Ed Buttrey

📋 HB 56: Establish ambulance provider assessment fee program Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 60: Generally revise state auditor laws Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 86: Generally revise beer wholesaler and table wine laws Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 92: Generally revise laws related to alcohol regulation Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 118: Revise the Montana interstate compact on educational opportunities for military children Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 141: Revise laws relating to raffles conducted by certain nonprofit entities to allow credit cards Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 218: Revising the practice of optometry to include certain laser procedures and in-office surgical procedures Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 245: Revise the Montana HELP Act workforce development provisions and termination date Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 8 MTFP stories	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 246: Provide for standardization of substantial equivalency determinations in professional licensing Ed Buttrey (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 341: Revise laws relating to brain injuries Ed Buttrey (R)📃 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.

🥇 94%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for House Republicans is 88%.

🔴 93%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for House Republicans is 92%.

🔵 72%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for House Republicans is 66%.

Buttrey has been marked absent or excused for 4 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 19.2.

HD 21 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% (1,904 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

Won by 45% (826 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 27% (1,488 votes)

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2025 Capitol Tracker

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