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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🏠 House
GOP-held 58-42
πŸ› Senate
GOP-held 32-18
πŸ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)
Sen. Matt Regier, SD 5

Sen. Matt Regier

Fifth-session Republican from Kalispell
Senate President
Representing Senate District 5
South and West of Kalispell

Regier previously served in the Montana House in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Montana Free Press coverage

πŸ“° 2025 Legislature
Investigation finds no waste, fraud or abuse by Senate president
Mar 26, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
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Ethics committee starts investigation into former state Senate president
Mar 7, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
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Senate forwards β€˜waste, fraud and abuse’ complaint against its president to legislative auditor
Mar 6, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
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Regier’s counsel conundrum
Mar 5, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
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Two bills targeting organized labor die at the Montana Legislature
Feb 24, 2025 β€’ Zeke Lloyd
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Chaos reigns in a divided Republican Senate
Feb 17, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
πŸ“° Capitolized
The power of Flowers
Feb 13, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
πŸ“° Podcast
The Session: Week 5 | Tracking bills, abortion, and more drama in the Senate
Feb 10, 2025 β€’ MTFP Staff
πŸ“° Podcast
The Session: Week 4 | An everything bagel of chaos
Feb 3, 2025 β€’ MTFP Staff
πŸ“° Capitolized
Declining decorum in Senate Judiciary
Jan 30, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
πŸ“° 2025 Legislature
Gianforte, joined by Grover Norquist, touts hefty income tax cut proposal
Jan 30, 2025 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° 2025 Legislature
Montana Senate convening Ethics Committee to investigate its former presidentΒ 
Jan 27, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
πŸ“° Capitolized
From president to persona non grata
Jan 24, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
πŸ“° 2025 Legislature
Montana House hears trans bathroom bill as Senate stalls out
Jan 10, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
πŸ“° Capitolized
Regier’s not fine with The Nine
Jan 10, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey
πŸ“° 2025 Legislature
Montana Senate works to get back on track
Jan 8, 2025 β€’ Tom Lutey

Committee assignments

Senate Finance and Claims
Senate State Administration
Senate Energy and Telecommunications
Joint Appropriations Section E β€” Education

Bills sponsored

πŸ“‹ SJ 18: Resolution supporting recreation uses on Flathead Lake
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
✴️House
πŸ“‹ SB 184: Provide that only contested precinct committee men/women need to be on the primary election ballot
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 232: Revise state procurement laws related to entitles that are exempt from the RFP process.
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
βœ…Reconcil.
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 277: Revise laws for payroll deduction of union dues and political contributions by public employers
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 334: Providing medicaid expansion to able-bodied adults who comply with community engagement requirements
βœ…1st Cmte.
❌Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 350: Revise participation in extracurricular activities
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
✴️Reconcil.
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 351: Limit the state's ability to bank statewide mills
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 352: Extend legislative immunity to legislative staff
βœ…1st Cmte.
❌Senate
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 366: Revise central committees notification process laws
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
βœ…House
✴️Gov.
πŸ“‹ SB 560: Provide for a hospital community benefit fee
βœ…1st Cmte.
βœ…Senate
✴️House
βšͺ️Gov.
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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 1,930 Senate floor votes in 2025 involving bills.
πŸ₯‡ 83%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for Senate Republicans is 86%.
πŸ”΄ 93%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for Senate Republicans is 89%.
πŸ”΅ 64%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for Senate Republicans is 69%.
Regier has been marked absent or excused for 29 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 21.0.

SD 5 election results

Last in-cycle for Senate election in 2024. House seats are elected every two years, Senate seats every four.

General election vote, 2024

(R) MATT REGIER(R) 74%(D) 26%
Won by 49% (5,995 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

(R) MATT REGIER(R) 67%(R) 33%
Won by 34% (1,463 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

(R) GREG GIANFORTE(R) 72%(D) 26%
Won by 46% (5,831 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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