2025 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 5:07 PM May 30, 2025
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🏠 House
GOP-held 58-42
πŸ› Senate
GOP-held 32-18
πŸ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)
Rep. Ken Walsh, HD 69

Rep. Ken Walsh

Third-session Republican from Twin Bridges
Representing House District 69
Ennis, Virginia City, Twin Bridges, Three Forks

Walsh previously served in the Montana House in 2021 and 2023.

Montana Free Press coverage

πŸ“° Environment
Governor signs bill to shift marijuana tax revenues
May 16, 2025 β€’ Amanda Eggert
πŸ“° 2025 Legislature
Bills reworking allocations for recreational marijuana head to Gianforte’s desk
May 1, 2025 β€’ Amanda Eggert
πŸ“° 2025 Legislature
Two proposals for marijuana tax revenue advance in wake of Senate Bill 307 failure
Apr 21, 2025 β€’ Amanda Eggert

Committee assignments

Bills sponsored

πŸ“‹ HB 48: Exempt wastewater ponds from dam safety act
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
βœ…Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 74: Revising private fish pond and commercial take laws
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
βœ…Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 162: Revise definition of infrastructure for resort tax
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
βœ…Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 163: Provide for health care preceptor individual income tax credit
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️Reconcil.
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 164: Revise the uniform unclaimed property act
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
βœ…Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 165: Notaries not required for vehicle title transfer
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
βœ…Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 256: Creation of Montana water trust and special revenue accounts
βœ…1st Cmte.
❌House
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 281: Provide statutory appropriation of reinsurance program assessments
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
βœ…Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 355: Clarifying that easement rights retained when canal or ditch converted to pipeline
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
βœ…Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 434: Revise banking laws relating to interactive teller machines
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
βœ…Gov.
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 2,727 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
πŸ₯‡ 94%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for House Republicans is 86%.
πŸ”΄ 87%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for House Republicans is 90%.
πŸ”΅ 76%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for House Republicans is 65%.
Walsh has been marked absent or excused for 30 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 23.8.

HD 69 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) KEN WALSH(R) 100%
Ran unopposed

Party primary vote, 2024

(R) KEN WALSH(R) 100%
Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

(R) GREG GIANFORTE(R) 72%(D) 26%
Won by 45% (3,541 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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