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| Houses | Senate
House of Representatives |
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Term limits | Senate: 2 terms (8 years)
House: 4 terms (8 years) |
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Senate President | Matt Regier ( R) since January 6, 2025 |
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House Speaker | Brandon Ler ( R) since January 6, 2025 |
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| Seats | 150
- 50 senators
- 100 representatives
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Length of term | Senate: 4 years
House: 2 years |
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| Salary | $90.64/day + per diem |
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| November 5, 2024 |
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| November 5, 2024 |
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| November 3, 2026 |
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| November 3, 2026 |
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| Redistricting | Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission |
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Montana State Capitol
Helena |
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| 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.[1]
The Montana Constitution dictates that the legislature meet in regular session for no longer than 90 days in each odd-numbered year.[1] 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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[2]
The 68th Legislature (2023-2024) was controlled by a Republican "supermajority," meaning that Republicans controlled 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.[3]
Members are limited to serving no more than eight years in either chamber, but the term limit is consecutive, not lifetime.[4]
Legislative districts are redrawn every ten years, after each census.[5] The new boundaries, after the 2020 census, became effective starting with the 2024 elections.[6]
The Montana State Legislature meets in the state capitol in Helena.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Montana Legislature: Organization". Montana Legislature. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "Majority and Minority Party Numbers 1889 - Present". Montana Legislature. September 19, 2024.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ Johnson, Charles (February 24, 2015). "State Senate committee tables proposed ballot measure to end term limits". Missoulian.
- ^ "Article 5, Section 14 Districting And Apportionment". State of Montana. November 6, 1984. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Montana state legislative districts". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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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)
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- ▌Mike Cuffe (R)
- ▌Dave Fern (D)
- ▌Carl Glimm (R)
- ▌John Fuller (R)
- ▌Matt Regier (R)
- ▌Mark Noland (R)
- ▌Greg Hertz (R)
- ▌Susan Webber (D)
- ▌Bruce Gillespie (R)
- ▌Jeremy Trebas (R)
- ▌Daniel Emrich (R)
- ▌Wendy McKamey (R)
- ▌Joshua Kassmier (R)
- ▌Russel Tempel (R)
- ▌Gregg Hunter (R)
- ▌Jonathan Windy Boy (D)
- ▌Bob Phalen (R)
- ▌Kenneth Bogner (R)
- ▌Barry Usher (R)
- ▌Sue Vinton (R)
- ▌Gayle Lammers (R)
- ▌Daniel Zolnikov (R)
- ▌Emma Kerr-Carpenter (D)
- ▌Mike Yakawich (R)
- ▌Dennis Lenz (R)
- ▌Vince Ricci (R)
- ▌Dennis Lenz (R)
- ▌Forrest Mandeville (R)
- ▌John Esp (R)
- ▌Cora Neumann (D)
- ▌Pat Flowers (D)
- ▌Denise Hayman (D)
- ▌Christopher Pope (D)
- ▌Shelley Vance (R)
- ▌Tony Tezak (R)
- ▌Sara Novak (D)
- ▌Derek J. Harvey (D)
- ▌Becky Beard (R)
- ▌Wylie Galt (R)
- ▌Laura Smith (D)
- ▌Janet Ellis (D)
- ▌Mary Ann Dunwell (D)
- ▌Jason Ellsworth (R)
- ▌Theresa Manzella (R)
- ▌Denley Loge (R)
- ▌Jacinda Morigeau (D)
- ▌Ellie Boldman (D)
- ▌Andrea Olsen (D)
- ▌Willis Curdy (D)
- ▌Shane Morigeau (D)
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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)
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- ▌Neil Duram (R)
- ▌Tom Millett (R)
- ▌Debo Powers (D)
- ▌Lyn Bennett (R)
- ▌Braxton Mitchell (R)
- ▌Amy Regier (R)
- ▌Courtenay Sprunger (R)
- ▌Lukas Schubert (R)
- ▌Steven Kelly (R)
- ▌Terry Falk (R)
- ▌Ed Byrne (R)
- ▌Tracy Sharp (R)
- ▌Linda Reksten (R)
- ▌Paul Fielder (R)
- ▌Thedis Crowe (D)
- ▌Tyson Running Wolf (D)
- ▌Zachary Wirth (R)
- ▌Llew Jones (R)
- ▌Jane Weber (D)
- ▌Melissa Nikolakakos (R)
- ▌Edward Buttrey (R)
- ▌George Nikolakakos (R)
- ▌Eric Tilleman (R)
- ▌Steve Fitzpatrick (R)
- ▌Steve Gist (R)
- ▌Russ Miner (R)
- ▌Paul Tuss (D)
- ▌Eric Albus (R)
- ▌Valerie Moore (R)
- ▌Morgan Thiel (R)
- ▌Frank Smith (D)
- ▌Mike Fox (D)
- ▌Brandon Ler (R)
- ▌Jerry Schillinger (R)
- ▌Gary Parry (R)
- ▌Greg Kmetz (R)
- ▌Shane Klakken (R)
- ▌Greg Oblander (R)
- ▌Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R)
- ▌Mike Vinton (R)
- ▌Jade Sooktis (D)
- ▌Sidney Fitzpatrick (D)
- ▌Larry Brewster (R)
- ▌Katie Zolnikov (R)
- ▌Denise Baum (D)
- ▌Denise Joy (D)
- ▌James Reavis (D)
- ▌Curtis Schomer (R)
- ▌Sherry Essmann (R)
- ▌Anthony Nicastro (R)
- ▌Jodee Etchart (R)
- ▌Stacy Zinn (R)
- ▌Nelly Nicol (R)
- ▌Lee Deming (R)
- ▌Brad Barker (R)
- ▌Fiona Nave (R)
- ▌Scott Rosenzweig (D)
- ▌Jamie Isaly (D)
- ▌Katie Fire Thunder (D)
- ▌Alanah Griffith (D)
- ▌Becky Edwards (D)
- ▌Josh Seckinger (D)
- ▌Peter Strand (D)
- ▌Kelly Kortum (D)
- ▌Brian Close (D)
- ▌Eric Matthews (D)
- ▌Jedediah Hinkle (R)
- ▌Caleb Hinkle (R)
- ▌Kenneth Walsh (R)
- ▌Shannon Maness (R)
- ▌Scott DeMarois (D)
- ▌Donavon Hawk (D)
- ▌Jennifer Lynch (D)
- ▌Marc Lee (D)
- ▌Mark Reinschmidt (R)
- ▌John Fitzpatrick (R)
- ▌Jane Gillette (R)
- ▌Randyn Gregg (R)
- ▌Luke Muszkiewicz (D)
- ▌Melissa Romano (D)
- ▌Mary Caferro (D)
- ▌Pete Elverum (D)
- ▌Jill Cohenour (D)
- ▌Julie Darling (R)
- ▌Kathy Love (R)
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- ▌Terry Nelson (R)
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- ▌Mark Thane (D)
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