Rep. Larry Brewster

Fourth-session Republican from Billings

Representing House District 43

Central Billings Heights

406-670-0929 • Larry.Brewster@legmt.gov

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

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

Montana Free Press coverage

📰 Environment

Bill that would sell isolated state land to neighboring landowners nears Gianforte’s desk

Mar 25, 2025 • Amanda Eggert

Committee assignments

House Taxation

House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations

House Local Government - Chair 🪑

House Rules

Bills sponsored

📋 HJ 2: Revenue estimating resolution Larry Brewster (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✴️House ⚪️Senate
📋 HB 16: Revise infrastructure loan program and tax credit Larry Brewster (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 19: Require public hearing before certain tax increment financing bonding Larry Brewster (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 20: Require voted levies to be in dollars rather than mills Larry Brewster (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Reconcil. ✅Gov.
📋 HB 21: Establish a Montana workforce housing tax credit Larry Brewster (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✴️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 34: Revise law to establish permanent disaster resilience fund Larry Brewster (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✴️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 122: Revise right-of-way laws Larry Brewster (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 318: Require appeal process for certain local government health requirements Larry Brewster (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 363: Generally revise laws relating to selection of public service commissioners Larry Brewster (R)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 379: Revising laws related to state land leases for commercial purposes and the sale of state land. Larry Brewster (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 1 MTFP story	✅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%.

🔴 93%

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%.

Brewster has been marked absent or excused for 32 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 19.2.

HD 43 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 29% (1,316 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 26% (1,251 votes)

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