Rep. Nelly Nicol

Second-session Republican from Billings

Representing House District 53

West of Billings

406-670-1745 • Nelly.Nicol@legmt.gov

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

Nicol previously served in the Montana House in 2023.

Montana Free Press coverage

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Committee assignments

House Business and Labor

House Human Services

Bills sponsored

📋 HB 278: Require peace officer to check and report immigration status during lawful stop Nelly Nicol (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 321: Generally revise laws related to the supervised practice of dental hygienists Nelly Nicol (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 376: Require state agencies to provide timely information to legislators Nelly Nicol (R)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 377: Generally revise access by parent to child patient health care information Nelly Nicol (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 407: Create the kratom consumer protection act Nelly Nicol (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 2 MTFP stories	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 478: Generally revise laws relating to volunteer church security teams Nelly Nicol (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✴️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 577: Providing that the highway patrol chief serves at the pleasure of the AG Nelly Nicol (R)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 652: Eliminate state income taxes on veterans retirement Nelly Nicol (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 653: Provide for parental right to access child's health care information Nelly Nicol (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 720: Generally revising board of massage therapy member qualifications Nelly Nicol (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.

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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 2,091 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.

🥇 83%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for House Republicans is 88%.

🔴 92%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for House Republicans is 92%.

🔵 60%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for House Republicans is 66%.

Nicol has been marked absent or excused for 28 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 19.2.

HD 53 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 52% (3,302 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

Won by 5% (109 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 48% (3,176 votes)

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