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Montana State Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
TypeBicameral
HousesSenate
House of Representatives
Term limitsSenate: 2 terms (8 years)
House: 4 terms (8 years)
Leadership
Senate PresidentJason Ellsworth (R)
since January 2, 2023
House SpeakerMatt Regier (R)
since January 2, 2023
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
68th Legislature (2023-2024)
President of the Senate
Jason Ellsworth (R)
President pro tempore
Kenneth Bogner (R)
Majority Leader
Steve Fitzpatrick (R)
Minority Leader
Pat Flowers (D)
  1. ▌Mike Cuffe (R)
  2. ▌Carl Glimm (R)
  3. ▌Keith Regier (R)
  4. ▌John Fuller (R)
  5. ▌Mark Noland (R)
  6. ▌Greg Hertz (R)
  7. ▌Greg Hinkle (R)
  8. ▌Susan Webber (D)
  9. ▌Bruce Gillespie (R)
  10. ▌Steve Fitzpatrick (R)
  11. ▌Daniel Emrich (R)
  12. ▌Wendy McKamey (R)
  13. ▌Jeremy Trebas (R)
  14. ▌Russel Tempel (R)
  15. ▌Dan Bartel (R)
  16. ▌Mike Fox (D)
  17. ▌Mike Lang (R)
  18. ▌Steve Hinebauch (R)
  19. ▌Kenneth Bogner (R)
  20. ▌Barry Usher (R)
  21. ▌Jason Small (R)
  22. ▌Daniel Zolnikov (R)
  23. ▌Tom McGillvray (R)
  24. ▌Emma Kerr-Carpenter (D)
  25. ▌Jen Gross (D)
  26. ▌Chris Friedel (R)
  27. ▌Dennis Lenz (R)
  28. ▌Brad Molnar (R)
  29. ▌Forrest Mandeville (R)
  30. ▌John Esp (R)
  31. ▌Christopher Pope (D)
  32. ▌Pat Flowers (D)
  33. ▌Denise Hayman (D)
  34. ▌Shelley Vance (R)
  35. ▌Walt Sales (R)
  36. ▌Jeffrey Welborn (R)
  37. ▌Ryan Lynch (D)
  38. ▌Edith McClafferty (D)
  39. ▌Terry Vermeire (R)
  40. ▌Becky Beard (R)
  41. ▌Janet Ellis (D)
  42. ▌Mary Ann Dunwell (D)
  43. ▌Jason Ellsworth (R)
  44. ▌Theresa Manzella (R)
  45. ▌Ellie Boldman (D)
  46. ▌Shannon O'Brien (D)
  47. ▌Daniel Salomon (R)
  48. ▌Shane Morigeau (D)
  49. ▌Willis Curdy (D)
  50. ▌Andrea Olsen (D)
Members of the Montana House of Representatives
68th Legislature (2023-2024)
Speaker of the House
Matt Regier (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Rhonda Knudsen (R)
Majority Leader
Sue Vinton (R)
Minority Leader
Kim Abbott (D)
  1. ▌Steve Gunderson (R)
  2. ▌Neil Duram (R)
  3. ▌Braxton Mitchell (R)
  4. ▌Matt Regier (R)
  5. ▌Dave Fern (D)
  6. ▌Amy Regier (R)
  7. ▌Courtenay Sprunger (R)
  8. ▌Terry Falk (R)
  9. ▌Tony Brockman (R)
  10. ▌Bob Keenan (R)
  11. ▌Tanner Smith (R)
  12. ▌Linda Reksten (R)
  13. ▌Paul Fielder (R)
  14. ▌Denley Loge (R)
  15. ▌Marvin Weatherwax (D)
  16. ▌Tyson Running Wolf (D)
  17. ▌Ross Fitzgerald (R)
  18. ▌Llew Jones (R)
  19. ▌Russ Miner (R)
  20. ▌Fred Anderson (R)
  21. ▌Edward Buttrey (R)
  22. ▌Lola Sheldon-Galloway (R)
  23. ▌Eric Tilleman (R)
  24. ▌Steven Galloway (R)
  25. ▌Steve Gist (R)
  26. ▌George Nikolakakos (R)
  27. ▌Joshua Kassmier (R)
  28. ▌Paul Tuss (D)
  29. ▌Edward Butcher (R)
  30. ▌James Bergstrom (R)
  31. ▌Frank Smith (D)
  32. ▌Jonathan Windy Boy (D)
  33. ▌Casey Knudsen (R)
  34. ▌Rhonda Knudsen (R)
  35. ▌Brandon Ler (R)
  36. ▌Bob Phalen (R)
  37. ▌Jerry Schillinger (R)
  38. ▌Greg Kmetz (R)
  39. ▌Gary Parry (R)
  40. ▌Greg Oblander (R)
  41. ▌Gayle Lammers (R)
  42. ▌Sharon Stewart-Peregoy (D)
  43. ▌Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R)
  44. ▌Larry Brewster (R)
  45. ▌Katie Zolnikov (R)
  46. ▌Bill Mercer (R)
  47. ▌Denise Baum (D)
  48. ▌Jodee Etchart (R)
  49. ▌Vacant
  50. ▌Naarah Hastings (R)
  51. ▌Mike Yakawich (R)
  52. ▌Sherry Essmann (R)
  53. ▌Nelly Nicol (R)
  54. ▌Terry Moore (R)
  55. ▌Lee Deming (R)
  56. ▌Sue Vinton (R)
  57. ▌Fiona Nave (R)
  58. ▌Brad Barker (R)
  59. ▌Marty Malone (R)
  60. ▌Laurie Bishop (D)
  61. ▌Jim Hamilton (D)
  62. ▌Ed Stafman (D)
  63. ▌Alice Buckley (D)
  64. ▌Jane Gillette (R)
  65. ▌Kelly Kortum (D)
  66. ▌Eric Matthews (D)
  67. ▌Jedediah Hinkle (R)
  68. ▌Caleb Hinkle (R)
  69. ▌Jennifer Carlson (R)
  70. ▌Julie Dooling (R)
  71. ▌Kenneth Walsh (R)
  72. ▌Tom Welch (R)
  73. ▌Jennifer Lynch (D)
  74. ▌Derek J. Harvey (D)
  75. ▌Marta Bertoglio (R)
  76. ▌Donavon Hawk (D)
  77. ▌John Fitzpatrick (R)
  78. ▌Gregory Frazer (R)
  79. ▌Laura Smith (D)
  80. ▌Zachary Wirth (R)
  81. ▌Melissa Romano (D)
  82. ▌Mary Caferro (D)
  83. ▌Kim Abbott (D)
  84. ▌Jill Cohenour (D)
  85. ▌Michele Binkley (R)
  86. ▌David Bedey (R)
  87. ▌Ron Marshall (R)
  88. ▌Wayne Rusk (R)
  89. ▌Katie Sullivan (D)
  90. ▌Marilyn Marler (D)
  91. ▌Connie Keogh (D)
  92. ▌Mike Hopkins (R)
  93. ▌Joe Read (R)
  94. ▌Tom France (D)
  95. ▌SJ Howell (D)
  96. ▌Jonathan Karlen (D)
  97. ▌Lyn Hellegaard (R)
  98. ▌Bob Carter (D)
  99. ▌Mark Thane (D)
  100. ▌Zooey Zephyr (D)
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