Montana HouseHB 861
Provide statewide access to a K-12 digital toolkit
Passed 81–19Bipartisan
What it does: On the version voted Apr 5, 2025: Appropriates money for statewide access to a K-12 digital toolkit, $1.1 million a year to the Office of Public Instruction and $750,000 a year to the Department of Labor and Industry. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Do Pass
The tally
Yes 81 · No 19 · Not voting 0
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Republicans | 39 | 19 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted yes. 19 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Amy RegierR6No
- Anthony NicastroR50No
- Brandon LerR33No
- Caleb HinkleR68No
- Ed ByrneR11No
- Fiona NaveR56No
- Greg KmetzR36No
- Jane GilletteR77No
- Kathy LoveR85No
- Larry BrewsterR43No
- Lukas SchubertR8No
- Nelly NicolR53No
- Paul FielderR14No
- Shane KlakkenR37No
- Terry FalkR10No
- Tom MillettR2No
- Tracy SharpR12No
- Zack WirthR17No
- Former memberRNo
The full roll (100)
Yes 81
- Alanah GriffithD60
- Becky EdwardsD61
- Bob CarterD96
- Brad BarkerR55
- Braxton MitchellR5
- Brian CloseD65
- Chip FitzpatrickD42
- Connie KeoghD92
- Courtenay SprungerR7
- Curt CochranR90
- Curtis SchomerR48
- Dave BedeyR86
- Debo PowersD3
- Denise BaumD45
- Denise JoyD46
- Donavon HawkD72
- Ed ButtreyR21
- Eric AlbusR28
- Eric MatthewsD66
- Eric TillemanR23
- Frank J. SmithD31
- Gary ParryR35
- George NikolakakosR22
- Greg OblanderR38
- Greg OverstreetR88
- Jade SooktisD41
- James ReavisD47
- Jamie IsalyD58
- Jane WeberD19
- Jedediah HinkleR67
- Jennifer LynchD73
- Jerry SchillingerR34
- Jill CohenourD83
- Jodee EtchartR51
- John FitzpatrickR76
- Jonathan KarlenD98
- Josh SeckingerD62
- Julie DarlingR84
- Katie SullivanD93
- Katie ZolnikovR44
- Kelly KortumD64
- Ken WalshR69
- Kerri Seekins-CroweR39
- Lee DemingR54
- Linda RekstenR13
- Llew JonesR18
- Luke MuszkiewiczD79
- Lyn BennettR4
- Marc LeeD74
- Marilyn MarlerD94
- Mark ThaneD89
- Mary CaferroD81
- Melissa NikolakakosR20
- Melissa RomanoD80
- Melody CunninghamD97
- Mike FoxD32
- Mike VintonR40
- Morgan ThielR30
- Neil DuramR1
- Paul TussD27
- Pete ElverumD82
- Peter StrandD63
- Randyn GreggR78
- Russ MinerR26
- S.J. HowellD100
- Scott DeMaroisD71
- Scott RosenzweigD57
- Shannon ManessR70
- Shelly FyantD91
- Sherry EssmannR49
- Steve FitzpatrickR24
- Steve GistR25
- Steve KellyR9
- Terry NelsonR87
- Thedis CroweD15
- Tom FranceD99
- Tyson Running WolfD16
- Valerie MooreR29
- Zooey ZephyrD95
- Former memberR
- Former memberD
No 19
- Amy RegierR6
- Anthony NicastroR50
- Brandon LerR33
- Caleb HinkleR68
- Ed ByrneR11
- Fiona NaveR56
- Greg KmetzR36
- Jane GilletteR77
- Kathy LoveR85
- Larry BrewsterR43
- Lukas SchubertR8
- Nelly NicolR53
- Paul FielderR14
- Shane KlakkenR37
- Terry FalkR10
- Tom MillettR2
- Tracy SharpR12
- Zack WirthR17
- Former memberR
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.