2025 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 9:47 AM Feb 5, 2025
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Rep. Katie Zolnikov, HD 44

Rep. Katie Zolnikov

Fourth-session Republican from Billings
House Speaker Pro Tem
Representing House District 44
North Billings Heights, Shepherd

Katie Zolnikov previously served in the Montana House in 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Committee assignments

House Taxation
House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
House Ethics - Chair 🪑

Bills sponsored

📋 HB 45: Generally revising telecommunications regulation laws
1st Cmte.
House
✴️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 47: Revise state building energy conservation program
1st Cmte.
House
✴️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 103: Creating a railroad track inspection program
1st Cmte.
✴️House
⚪️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 123: Revise alcohol laws relating to self-service
1st Cmte.
House
✴️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 181: Provide authority for patrol officers to make arrests on capitol complex
1st Cmte.
House
✴️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 211: Revise alcohol laws
1st Cmte.
House
✴️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 270: Revise remedies to MEPA
✴️1st Cmte.
⚪️House
⚪️Senate
⚪️Gov.
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 365 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
🥇 93%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for House Republicans is 93%.
🔴 96%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for House Republicans is 94%.
🔵 77%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for House Republicans is 78%.
Zolnikov has been marked absent or excused for 1 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 2.2.

HD 44 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) KATIE ZOLNIKOV(R) 100%
Ran unopposed

Party primary vote, 2024

(R) KATIE ZOLNIKOV(R) 100%
Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

(R) GREG GIANFORTE(R) 67%(D) 30%
Won by 37% (2,111 votes)

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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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