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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GOP-held 58-42
πŸ› Senate
GOP-held 32-18
πŸ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)
Rep. Llew Jones, HD 18

Rep. Llew Jones

Eleventh-session Republican from Conrad
Representing House District 18
Conrad, Valier, Shelby, Dutton

Jones previously served in the Montana Senate in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017, as well as the House in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Montana Free Press coverage

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Senate committee votes down Gianforte’s income tax cut, property tax relief bills
Apr 2, 2025 β€’ Eric Dietrich
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State budget draft passes initial House vote with bipartisan support
Apr 2, 2025 β€’ Eric Dietrich
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Gianforte’s second-home tax faces legislative headwinds
Mar 30, 2025 β€’ Eric Dietrich
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Legislature advances a slate of proposed improvements to education funding
Mar 12, 2025 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
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Second-home tax, other property tax relief bills clear the House
Feb 27, 2025 β€’ Eric Dietrich
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Gianforte property tax relief proposal clears key vote β€” now tied to Democrat-backed tax credit
Feb 20, 2025 β€’ Eric Dietrich
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Slew of bills offering tax benefits and employment protection to dwindling number of volunteer firefighters en route to SenateΒ 
Feb 11, 2025 β€’ Zeke Lloyd
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Lawmakers debut policy draft to increase starting teacher pay
Jan 30, 2025 β€’ Alex Sakariassen
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Montana lawmakers eye child care challenges for the 2025 session
Jan 10, 2025 β€’ Alex Sakariassen

Committee assignments

House Appropriations - Chair πŸͺ‘
Joint Appropriations Section E β€” Education

Bills sponsored

πŸ“‹ HB 1: Feed bill to fund 69th legislative session and prepare for 2027
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
✴️Reconcil.
βœ…Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 2: General Appropriations Act
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 3: Supplemental Appropriations Bill
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
βœ…Reconcil.
βœ…Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 4: Appropriations by budget amendment
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 127: Revise laws related to the fire suppression account
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 128: Protect volunteer emergency service providers from termination
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 129: Provide income tax benefit to support emergency response volunteers
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 130: Revise state wildland fire policy and funding
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
βœ…Senate
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 231: Revise property tax rates for certain property
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 252: Create the student and teacher advancement for results and success act (STARS)
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…House
✴️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 2,117 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
πŸ₯‡ 96%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for House Republicans is 88%.
πŸ”΄ 92%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for House Republicans is 92%.
πŸ”΅ 74%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for House Republicans is 66%.
Jones has been marked absent or excused for 23 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 19.2.

HD 18 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) LLEW JONES(R) 73%(D) 27%
Won by 47% (2,541 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

(R) LLEW JONES(R) 71%(R) 29%
Won by 42% (1,137 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

(R) GREG GIANFORTE(R) 77%(D) 21%
Won by 57% (3,143 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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