State legislatures
Montana
Bills filed
1,516
plus 243 resolutions, 189 adopted
Became law
778
51.3% of bills filed
Roll calls recorded
10,642
5,566 on the floor, 5,076 in committee
Members
150
How far bills got
Each bill counts at every stage it reached, so the drop from one bar to the next is where bills stopped. Resolutions, which don't become law, aren't included.
| Introduced | 1,516 | 100% | |
| Went to committee | 1,516 | 100% | |
| Passed one chamber | 994 | 66% | |
| Passed both chambers | 835 | 55% | |
| Reached the governor | 821 | 54% | |
| Became law | 778 | 51% |
43 vetoed, 618 failed on a vote.
What this session was about
Bills by topic, and how many became law. A bill can fall under more than one topic. Compare with other states ›
| Taxes | 306 | 128 laws | |
| Health care | 207 | 102 laws | |
| Government operations | 196 | 109 laws | |
| Courts and civil law | 182 | 88 laws | |
| Labor and employment | 176 | 98 laws | |
| Budget and appropriations | 172 | 74 laws | |
| Local government | 168 | 88 laws | |
| K-12 education | 166 | 88 laws | |
| Crime and public safety | 134 | 71 laws | |
| Transportation and motor vehicles | 110 | 55 laws |
How the session went
- Typical time from filing to law: 85 days (median)
- Vetoed: 43
- Floor roll calls: 5,566, of which 21% had no votes against
- Party-line votes: 35% of roll calls where both parties' members voted (most Democrats and most Republicans on opposite sides)
Who sits where
Seats by party as the legislature lists its members today. 5 more served earlier this session and left; their records stay on their pages.
Senate
50
members
- Republicans
- 32
- Democrats
- 18
House
100
members
- Republicans
- 58
- Democrats
- 42
Recently became law
The latest bills signed or enacted this session.
| Bill | Title | Sponsor | Enacted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 437 | Revise definition of sex in Montana law | Carl Glimm | Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 259 | Revise fish and wildlife commission techniques for gray wolf management | Paul Fielder | Sep 29, 2025 |
| HB 643 | Revise reimbursement costs to detention centers holding inmates in state custody | Tracy Sharp | Jul 22, 2025 |
| HB 2 | General Appropriations Act | Llew Jones | Jun 20, 2025 |
| HB 4 | Appropriations by budget amendment | Llew Jones | Jun 20, 2025 |
| HB 924 | Generally revise state finance laws | Llew Jones | Jun 19, 2025 |
| HB 499 | Extend the grow your own grant program | Thedis Crowe | Jun 19, 2025 |
| HB 5 | Long-range building appropriations | John Fitzpatrick | Jun 19, 2025 |
Latest activity
Bills with the most recent action. Every bill ›
| Bill | Title | Where it stands | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 437 | Revise definition of sex in Montana lawChapter Number Assigned | Became law | Mar 25, 2026 |
| HB 259 | Revise fish and wildlife commission techniques for gray wolf managementChapter Number Assigned | Became law | Sep 29, 2025 |
| HB 831 | Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit(H) Veto Override: Veto Not Overridden | Vetoed | Jul 23, 2025 |
| HB 628 | Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws(H) Veto Override: Veto Not Overridden | Vetoed | Jul 23, 2025 |
| HB 643 | Revise reimbursement costs to detention centers holding inmates in state custodyChapter Number Assigned | Became law | Jul 22, 2025 |
| SB 410 | Provide for Montana genomic security act(S) Veto Override: Veto Not Overridden | Vetoed | Jul 19, 2025 |
| HB 861 | Provide statewide access to a K-12 digital toolkit(H) Veto Override: Veto Not Overridden | Vetoed | Jul 15, 2025 |
| HB 585 | Revise provider rate laws for physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and occupational therapists(H) Veto Override: Veto Not Overridden | Vetoed | Jul 15, 2025 |
| SB 424 | Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program(S) Veto Override: Veto Not Overridden | Vetoed | Jul 14, 2025 |
| SB 422 | Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer(S) Veto Override: Veto Not Overridden | Vetoed | Jul 14, 2025 |
Where the work is
The committees that received the most bills, and the subjects bills were filed under most.
Busiest committees
- House (H) Judiciary
- 289 bills
- Senate (S) Judiciary
- 261 bills
- House (H) Business and Labor
- 226 bills
- Senate (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- 212 bills
- House (H) Appropriations
- 205 bills
- House (H) State Administration
- 168 bills
- Senate (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- 150 bills
- Senate (S) Finance and Claims
- 149 bills
Most common subjects
- Revenue, State
- 223 bills
- Rule Making
- 214 bills
- Legislature
- 187 bills
- Taxation
- 169 bills
- Appropriations
- 164 bills
- Health Care Services
- 143 bills
- Education - K-12
- 141 bills
- State Government
- 137 bills
- Courts
- 135 bills
- Local Government
- 126 bills
Explore Montana
What Montana publishes
LegiList collects the same record for every state, from each legislature's own official sources only. Where a state doesn't publish something, it says so here.
- Bills and statusEvery bill, its title and where it stands
- Full historyEach bill's full history.
- SponsorsPrimary sponsors, cosponsors, the member who carried the bill in the other chamber, and the agency or committee that requested it.
- Text versionsEvery version of the text, with amendments and fiscal notes, linked.
- Roll callsEvery floor and committee roll call shows how each member voted. For 2023 this comes from the Legislature's printed vote sheets; about one roll call in eleven, mostly committee votes to table a bill, has no matching sheet and shows the totals only.
- CommitteesCommittees with their members, chairs and vice chairs.
- SubjectsMontana's own subject index.
- MembersContact details and photos are for current members.
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Source: bills.legmt.gov.