Rep. Jodee Etchart

Second-session Republican from Billings

Representing House District 51

Northwest Billings

406-318-9773 • Jodee.Etchart@legmt.gov

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

Etchart previously served in the Montana House in 2023.

Montana Free Press coverage

📰 2025 Legislature

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Committee assignments

House Judiciary

House Human Services - Vice-chair

Bills sponsored

📋 HB 143: Revise definition of treating physician to include physician assistants without regard to proximity of other providers Jodee Etchart (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 183: Enact PA licensure compact Jodee Etchart (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 198: Revise laws that prohibit contracts that restrict practice of health care providers Jodee Etchart (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 199: Increase physician assistant membership on the board of medical examiners Jodee Etchart (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 207: Revise candidate filing and write-in candidate laws Jodee Etchart (R)📃 Bill text 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 227: Establish a contingent litigation fund for occupational licensing boards and programs Jodee Etchart (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 238: Revise laws related to physical and mental evaluations for professional licenses Jodee Etchart (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 240: Generally revise laws related to digital mapping of and hunting from navigable rivers and islands Jodee Etchart (R)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 241: Adopt the psychology interjurisdictional compact Jodee Etchart (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 414: Revise laws related to licensing applications Jodee Etchart (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.

🥇 89%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for House Republicans is 88%.

🔴 96%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for House Republicans is 92%.

🔵 67%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for House Republicans is 66%.

Etchart has been marked absent or excused for 9 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 19.2.

HD 51 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 15% (804 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 21% (1,204 votes)

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