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Montana State Legislature
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Type
TypeBicameral
HousesSenate
House of Representatives
Term limitsSenate: 2 terms (8 years)
House: 4 terms (8 years)
Leadership
Senate PresidentMatt Regier (R)
since January 6, 2025
House SpeakerBrandon Ler (R)
since January 6, 2025
Structure
Seats150
  • 50 senators
  • 100 representatives
Senate political groups
House of Representatives political groups
Length of termSenate: 4 years
House: 2 years
Salary$90.64/day + per diem
Elections
Last Senate electionNovember 5, 2024
Last House of Representatives electionNovember 5, 2024
Next Senate electionNovember 3, 2026
Next House of Representatives electionNovember 3, 2026
RedistrictingMontana Districting and Apportionment Commission
Meeting place
Montana State Capitol
Helena
Website
www.leg.mt.gov

The Montana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Montana. It is composed of the 100-member Montana House of Representatives and the 50-member Montana Senate.

The Montana Constitution dictates that the legislature meet in regular session for no longer than 90 days in each odd-numbered year. The primary work of the legislature is to pass a balanced biennial budget which must then be approved by the governor. If the governor vetoes a bill, the legislature may override the veto by a two-thirds vote.

Since the beginning of statehood for Montana, the Legislature has been split along party lines fairly consistently and evenly. Since adoption of the current state constitution in 1972, which mandated single-member legislative districts for the first time in the state's history, the Montana Senate has been controlled by Democrats in 9 sessions and Republicans in 16 sessions. During the same period, the Montana House has been controlled by Democrats in 8 sessions and Republicans in 15 sessions, with two ties. According to state law, in the instance of a tie, control goes to the party of the sitting governor. The 67th Legislature (2021–2022) was controlled by the Republican Party with the House having 67 Republican members and 33 Democratic members; the Senate has 31 Republican and 19 Democratic members.

The 68th Legislature (2023-2024) is controlled by a Republican "supermajority," meaning that Republicans control two-thirds of the seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, allowing them to override gubernatorial vetoes and potentially pass proposals for amendments to the Montana Constitution.

Members are limited to serving no more than eight years in either chamber, but the term limit is consecutive, not lifetime.

Legislative districts are redrawn every ten years, after each census. The new boundaries, after the 2020 census, became effective starting with the 2024 elections.

The Montana State Legislature meets in the state capitol in Helena.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Montana Legislature: Organization". Montana Legislature. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Majority and Minority Party Numbers 1889 - Present". Montana Legislature.
  3. Marino, Michael, J. (January 6, 2023). "Lawmakers Sworn In, Set Hearings for Over 4,000 Pending Bills". Yellowstone County News. p. 1. Retrieved February 14, 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Johnson, Charles (February 24, 2015). "State Senate committee tables proposed ballot measure to end term limits". Missoulian.
  5. "Article 5, Section 14 Districting And Apportionment". State of Montana. November 6, 1984. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  6. "Montana state legislative districts". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

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Members of the Montana Senate
69th Legislature (2025-2026)
President of the Senate
Matt Regier (R)
President pro tempore
Kenneth Bogner (R)
Majority Leader
Tom McGillvray (R)
Minority Leader
Pat Flowers (D)
  1. ▌Mike Cuffe (R)
  2. ▌Dave Fern (D)
  3. ▌Carl Glimm (R)
  4. ▌John Fuller (R)
  5. ▌Matt Regier (R)
  6. ▌Mark Noland (R)
  7. ▌Greg Hertz (R)
  8. ▌Susan Webber (D)
  9. ▌Bruce Gillespie (R)
  10. ▌Jeremy Trebas (R)
  11. ▌Daniel Emrich (R)
  12. ▌Wendy McKamey (R)
  13. ▌Joshua Kassmier (R)
  14. ▌Russel Tempel (R)
  15. ▌Gregg Hunter (R)
  16. ▌Jonathan Windy Boy (D)
  17. ▌Bob Phalen (R)
  18. ▌Kenneth Bogner (R)
  19. ▌Barry Usher (R)
  20. ▌Sue Vinton (R)
  21. ▌Gayle Lammers (R)
  22. ▌Daniel Zolnikov (R)
  23. ▌Emma Kerr-Carpenter (D)
  24. ▌Mike Yakawich (R)
  25. ▌Dennis Lenz (R)
  26. ▌Vince Ricci (R)
  27. ▌Dennis Lenz (R)
  28. ▌Forrest Mandeville (R)
  29. ▌John Esp (R)
  30. ▌Cora Neumann (D)
  31. ▌Pat Flowers (D)
  32. ▌Denise Hayman (D)
  33. ▌Christopher Pope (D)
  34. ▌Shelley Vance (R)
  35. ▌Tony Tezak (R)
  36. ▌Sara Novak (D)
  37. ▌Derek Harvey (D)
  38. ▌Becky Beard (R)
  39. ▌Wylie Galt (R)
  40. ▌Laura Smith (D)
  41. ▌Janet Ellis (D)
  42. ▌Mary Ann Dunwell (D)
  43. ▌Jason Ellsworth (R)
  44. ▌Theresa Manzella (R)
  45. ▌Denley Loge (R)
  46. ▌Jacinda Morigeau (D)
  47. ▌Ellie Boldman (D)
  48. ▌Andrea Olsen (D)
  49. ▌Willis Curdy (D)
  50. ▌Shane Morigeau (D)
Members of the Montana House of Representatives
69th Legislature (2025-2026)
Speaker of the House
Brandon Ler (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Katie Zolnikov (R)
Majority Leader
Steve Fitzpatrick (R)
Minority Leader
Katie Sullivan (D)
  1. ▌Neil Duram (R)
  2. ▌Tom Millett (R)
  3. ▌Debo Powers (D)
  4. ▌Lyn Bennet (R)
  5. ▌Braxton Mitchell (R)
  6. ▌Amy Regier (R)
  7. ▌Courtenay Sprunger (R)
  8. ▌Lukas Schubert (R)
  9. ▌Steven Kelly (R)
  10. ▌Terry Falk (R)
  11. ▌Ed Byrne (R)
  12. ▌Tracy Sharp (R)
  13. ▌Linda Reksten (R)
  14. ▌Paul Fielder (R)
  15. ▌Thedis Crowe (D)
  16. ▌Tyson Running Wolf (D)
  17. ▌Zachary Wirth (R)
  18. ▌Llew Jones (R)
  19. ▌Jane Weber (D)
  20. ▌Melissa Nikolakakos (R)
  21. ▌Edward Buttrey (R)
  22. ▌George Nikolakakos (R)
  23. ▌Eric Tilleman (R)
  24. ▌Steve Fitzpatrick (R)
  25. ▌Steve Gist (R)
  26. ▌Russ Miner (R)
  27. ▌Paul Tuss (D)
  28. ▌Eric Albus (R)
  29. ▌Valerie Moore (R)
  30. ▌Morgan Thiel (R)
  31. ▌Frank Smith (D)
  32. ▌Mike Fox (D)
  33. ▌Brandon Ler (R)
  34. ▌Jerry Schillinger (R)
  35. ▌Gary Parry (R)
  36. ▌Greg Kmetz (R)
  37. ▌Shane Klakken (R)
  38. ▌Greg Oblander (R)
  39. ▌Kerri Seekings-Crowe (R)
  40. ▌Mike Vinton (R)
  41. ▌Jade Sooktis (D)
  42. ▌Sidney Fitzpatrick (D)
  43. ▌Larry Brewster (R)
  44. ▌Katie Zolnikov (R)
  45. ▌Denise Baum (D)
  46. ▌Denise Joy (D)
  47. ▌James Reavis (D)
  48. ▌Curtis Schomer (R)
  49. ▌Sherry Essman (R)
  50. ▌Anthony Nicastro (R)
  51. ▌Jodee Etchart (R)
  52. ▌Bill Mercer (R)
  53. ▌Nelly Nicol (R)
  54. ▌Lee Deming (R)
  55. ▌Brad Barker (R)
  56. ▌Fiona Nave (R)
  57. ▌Scott Rosenzweig (D)
  58. ▌Jamie Isaly (D)
  59. ▌Ed Stafman (D)
  60. ▌Alanah Griffith (D)
  61. ▌Becky Edwards (D)
  62. ▌Joshua Seckinger (D)
  63. ▌Peter Strand (D)
  64. ▌Kelly Kortum (R)
  65. ▌Brian Close (D)
  66. ▌Eric Matthews (D)
  67. ▌Jedediah Hinkle (R)
  68. ▌Caleb Hinkle (R)
  69. ▌Kenneth Walsh (R)
  70. ▌Shannon Maness (R)
  71. ▌Scott DeMarois (D)
  72. ▌Donavon Hawk (D)
  73. ▌Jennifer Lynch (D)
  74. ▌Marc Lee (D)
  75. ▌Marta Bertoglio (R)
  76. ▌John Fitzpatrick (R)
  77. ▌Jane Gillette (R)
  78. ▌Randyn Gregg (R)
  79. ▌Luke Muszkiewicz (D)
  80. ▌Melissa Romano (D)
  81. ▌Mary Caferro (D)
  82. ▌Pete Elverum (D)
  83. ▌Jill Cohenour (D)
  84. ▌Julie Darling (R)
  85. ▌Kathy Love (R)
  86. ▌David Bedey (R)
  87. ▌Ron Marshall (R)
  88. ▌Greg Overstreet (R)
  89. ▌Mark Thane (D)
  90. ▌Curtis Cochran (R)
  91. ▌Shelly Fyant (D)
  92. ▌Connie Keogh (D)
  93. ▌Katie Sullivan (D)
  94. ▌Marilyn Marler (D)
  95. ▌Zooey Zephyr (D)
  96. ▌Bob Carter (D)
  97. ▌Melody Cunningham (D)
  98. ▌Jonathan Karlen (D)
  99. ▌Tom France (D)
  100. ▌SJ Howell (D)
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