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)
Sen. Greg Hertz, SD 7

Sen. Greg Hertz

Seventh-session Republican from Polson
Representing Senate District 7
Plains, Thompson Falls, Noxon, Hot Springs

Hertz previously served in the Montana Senate in 2021 and 2023, as well as the House in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019.

Montana Free Press coverage

πŸ“° 2025 Legislature
Gianforte’s second-home tax faces legislative headwinds
Mar 30, 2025 β€’ Eric Dietrich
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Wireless companies ask for property tax break
Mar 28, 2025 β€’ Eric Dietrich
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Bills aimed at closing ag property tax loopholes fall short as lawmakers balk at raising taxes
Mar 20, 2025 β€’ Eric Dietrich
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Two bills aim to resolve law enforcement dispute between state, Lake County and CSKT
Mar 18, 2025 β€’ Nora Mabie
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Senate votes down bill to force revotes on local property tax levies
Mar 4, 2025 β€’ Eric Dietrich

Committee assignments

Senate Taxation - Chair πŸͺ‘
Senate Local Government
Senate Fish and Game
Senate Rules

Bills sponsored

πŸ“‹ SB 1: Revise definition of "blighted area"
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
βœ…Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 2: Revise treatment of tax increment upon expiration of tax increment financing provision
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
✴️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SJ 8: Request interim study of property tax special districts
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
πŸ“‹ SJ 22: Joint resolution to repeal the 17th amendment to the US constitution
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
✴️House
πŸ“‹ SB 33: State buildings subject to state building code review
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 38: Generally revise laws relating to attorney fees and prevailing parties for veto overrides
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 39: Generally revise attorney fee awards
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
✴️Reconcil.
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 40: Revise supreme court public records laws by opening deliberations and files to the public
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
✴️Reconcil.
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 53: Revise income tax laws to provide conforming changes for prior legislation
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
✴️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SR 78: Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of revenue
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 1,930 Senate floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
πŸ₯‡ 89%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for Senate Republicans is 86%.
πŸ”΄ 94%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for Senate Republicans is 89%.
πŸ”΅ 69%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for Senate Republicans is 69%.
Hertz has been marked absent or excused for 99 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 21.0.

SD 7 election results

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

General election vote, 2024

(R) GREG HERTZ(R) 73%(D) 27%
Won by 46% (5,799 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

(R) GREG HERTZ(R) 100%
Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

(R) GREG GIANFORTE(R) 69%(D) 28%
Won by 41% (5,421 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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