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Montana House of Representatives#Current members

{{Short description|One of the two houses of the Montana Legislature}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2011}}

{{Infobox legislature

| background_color = {{party color|Republican Party (US)}}

| name = Montana House of Representatives

| legislature = Montana State Legislature

| coa_pic = Montana-StateSeal.svg

| session_room =File:Montana House Chamber 2023.jpg

| house_type = Lower house

| term_limits = 4 terms (8 years)

| new_session = January 6, 2025

| leader1_type = Speaker

| leader1 = Brandon Ler (R)

| election1 = January 6, 2025

| leader2_type = Speaker pro tempore

| leader2 = Katie Zolnikov (R)

| election2 = January 6, 2025

| leader3_type = Majority Leader

| leader3 = Steve Fitzpatrick (R)

| election3 = January 6, 2025

| leader4_type = Minority Leader

| leader4 = Katie Sullivan (D)

| election4 = January 6, 2025

| term_length = 2 years

| authority = Article V, Montana Constitution

| salary = $128.88/day + per diem

| members = 100

| structure1 = File:Montana House of Representatives 2024.svg

| structure1_res = 250px

| structure1_alt = Current Structure of the Montana House of Representatives

| political_groups1 =

Majority

  • {{Color box|#FF0000|border=darkgray}} Republican (58)

Minority

  • {{Color box|#0000FF|border=darkgray}} Democratic (42)

| redistricting = Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission

| last_election1 = November 5, 2024
(100 seats)

| next_election1 = November 3, 2026
(100 seats)

| meeting_place = House of Representatives Chamber
Montana State Capitol
Helena, Montana

| website = [https://www.leg.mt.gov/house/ Montana House of Representatives]

}}

The Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members, the House elects its leadership every two years.{{cite web|url=http://leg.mt.gov/css/About-the-Legislature/organization.asp|title=About the Legislature|access-date=5 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525211414/http://www.leg.mt.gov/css/About-the-Legislature/organization.asp|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=dead}}

Composition of the House

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!rowspan=3|Affiliation

!colspan=2|Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

!rowspan=3|Total

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| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

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Republican

!Democratic

!Vacant

nowrap style="font-size:80%"| 66th Legislature (2019-2020)

|{{party shading/Republican}}| 58

| 42

! 100

|0

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nowrap style="font-size:80%"| 67th Legislature (2021-2022)

|{{party shading/Republican}}| 67

| 33

! 100

|0

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nowrap style="font-size:80%"| 68th Legislature (2023-2024)

|{{party shading/Republican}}| 68

| 32

! 100

|0

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nowrap style="font-size:80%"| 69th Legislature (2025-2026)

|{{party shading/Republican}}| 58

| 42

! 100

|0

Latest voting share

!{{party shading/Republican}}|{{percentage|58|100|1}}

!{{percentage|42|100|1}}

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In the event that the parties have a tie in number of members, the speaker and other officers are elected from the party who holds the governor's office. Thus, during the 61st legislature from 2007 to 2009, the Montana Democratic Party led the tied legislature as a result of the victory of Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer in the 2004 election.[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3907 Our Campaigns - MT Governor Race - Nov 02, 2004]

Committees

Four administrative committees were created by state law to manage the administrative functions of the legislative branch. These committees are Audit Committee, Finance Committee, Legislative Council, and Consumer Committee.

The Montana House of Representatives has 16 standing committees. These are:

  • Agriculture
  • Appropriations
  • Business and Labor
  • Education
  • Ethics
  • Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations
  • Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
  • Human Services
  • Judiciary
  • Legislative Administration
  • Local Government
  • Natural Resources
  • Rules
  • State Administration
  • Taxation
  • Transportation{{cite web |title=2021 House Committees of the Montana State House |url=https://leg.mt.gov/content/Committees/Session/2021-House-Committees.pdf |website=Montana State Legislature |access-date=20 April 2021 |ref=3}}

In addition, Interim Committees may be appointed each legislative session.

Past composition of the House of Representatives

{{Main|Political party strength in Montana}}

See also

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Montana House of Representatives chamber}}

  • [https://leg.mt.gov/house/ Montana House of Representatives]
  • [https://votesmart.org/officials/MT/L/-state-legislative?chamber=L Members of the State House of Montana] from Project Vote Smart
  • [https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_House_of_Representatives Montana House of Representatives] from Ballotpedia

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House of Representatives

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