2023 Capitol Tracker

The lawmakers, bills and votes of the 68th Montana Legislature

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Greg Gianforte (R)
Sen. Forrest Mandeville, SD 29

Sen. Forrest Mandeville

First-session Republican from Columbus
Representing Senate District 29
Park City, Reed Point, Red Lodge
(406) 690-1933 • Forrest.Mandeville@legmt.gov
Committees •Bills •Key votes •Voting stats •2022 election margin •MTFP Coverage

2023 is the first session Mandeville has served in the Legislature.

Committee assignments

Senate Finance and Claims
Senate Local Government
Senate Highways and Transportation
Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government - Vice Chair

Bills sponsored

📋 SB 130: Allow for a county consolidated land use board
Forrest Mandeville (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
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📋 SB 131: Revise exempt subdivision review timelines
Forrest Mandeville (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
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✴️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 152: Revise minor subdivision laws
Forrest Mandeville (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
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📋 SB 170: Allow for administrative minor subdivision process
Forrest Mandeville (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
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📋 SB 190: Generally revise election laws related to recounts
Forrest Mandeville (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
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⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 226: Allow for subdivision reviews by independent reviewing entities
Forrest Mandeville (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
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⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 227: Allow DEQ to pre-certify subdivision applicants
Forrest Mandeville (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
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⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 275: Revise definition of proposed mixing zone & well isolation zone
Forrest Mandeville (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
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✴️House
⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 336: Allow for the creation of ambulance districts
Forrest Mandeville (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
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⚪️House
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📋 SB 382: Create the Montana Land Use Planning Act
Forrest Mandeville (R)📃 Bill text📰 2 MTFP stories
✅1st Cmte.
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Key bill votes

Most recent floor votes on bills identified as notable by MTFP staff.
Motion / BillMandeville (R)OutcomeRepublicansDemocrats
Do Concur /
HB 13: State Employee Pay Plan and revising laws governing state employees		Excused
Y
48-1
Y
32-1
Y
16-0
Do Concur /
HB 60: An act providing for an annual fee on electric vehicles registered in the state		NO
Y
39-11
Y
30-4
Y
9-7
Do Concur /
HB 172: Revise laws related to post-election audits		YES
Y
49-1
Y
33-1
Y
16-0
Do Concur /
HB 192: Use surplus revenue for income tax and property tax refunds and payment of bonds		YES
Y
32-18
Y
32-2
N
0-16
Do Concur /
HB 212: Increase business equipment tax exemption		YES
Y
33-17
Y
33-1
N
0-16
Do Concur /
HB 222: Provide rebates of property taxes paid on a principal residence		YES
Y
34-16
Y
34-0
N
0-16
Rerefer to JUS-Fitzpatrick /
HB 234: Revise dissemination of obscene material to minors laws		YES
N
18-32
Y
18-16
N
0-16
Do Concur /
HB 251: Provide budget stability through investment and liability reduction		YES
Y
34-16
Y
34-0
N
0-16
Do Concur /
HB 267: Create SAFER account for federal highway grants		YES
Y
33-17
Y
33-1
N
0-16
Do Concur /
HB 296: Revising laws relating to real estate transaction disclosures		YES
Y
40-10
Y
30-4
Y
10-6
Do Concur /
HB 326: Revise laws relating to the appointment of the judicial standards commission		YES
Y
29-21
Y
29-5
N
0-16
Do Pass /
SB 70: Revise the Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program		YES
Y
46-4
Y
30-4
Y
16-0
Do Pass /
SB 85: Require management of delisted grizzly bears at sustainable levels		YES
Y
37-12
Y
34-0
N
3-12
Do Concur /
SB 99: Provide for a youth health protection act		YES
Y
32-17
Y
32-1
N
0-16
Do Pass /
SB 109: Revise laws related to redistricting the PSC		YES
Y
30-20
Y
30-4
N
0-16
Do Pass /
SB 115: Revise definition of psychological abuse or neglect in CPS cases		YES
Y
47-2
Y
34-0
Y
13-2
Do Pass /
SB 121: Reduce top marginal income tax rate and increase EITC		YES
Y
35-15
Y
34-0
N
1-15
Do Pass /
SB 154: Define the right to privacy to clarify no right to abortion		YES
Y
28-21
Y
28-6
N
0-15
Do Pass /
SB 191: Revise preliminary injunction laws		YES
Y
33-17
Y
33-1
N
0-16
Do Pass /
SB 201: Revise judicial recusal laws when parties made campaign contributions		YES
Y
33-14
Y
32-0
N
1-14
Do Pass /
SB 295: Revising laws to accommodate grizzly bear delisting		YES
Y
35-15
Y
34-0
N
1-15
Do Pass /
SB 382: Create the Montana Land Use Planning Act		YES
Y
44-6
Y
28-6
Y
16-0
Do Pass /
SB 458: Define sex in Montana law		YES
Y
28-22
Y
28-6
N
0-16
Do Pass /
SB 481: Require cast vote records		YES
Y
49-1
Y
33-1
Y
16-0
Do Pass /
SB 490: Generally revising the legislature's investigative powers		YES
Y
34-16
Y
34-0
N
0-16
Do Pass /
SB 498: Revise laws related to absentee ballots		YES
Y
50-0
Y
34-0
Y
16-0

Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 1,392 Senate floor votes in 2023 involving bills.
🥇 90%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for Senate Republicans is 91%.
🔴 92%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for Senate Republicans is 92%.
🔵 66%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for Senate Republicans is 68%.
Mandeville has been marked absent or excused for 13 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 9.3.

SD 29 election results

Last in-cycle for Senate election in 2022. House seats are elected every two years, Senate seats every four.

General election vote, 2022

(R) FORREST JAMES MANDEVILLE(R) 100%
Ran unopposed

Party primary vote, 2022

(R) FORREST JAMES MANDEVILLE(R) 100%
Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2020

(R) GIANFORTE(R) 68%(D) 29%
Won by 39% (5,076 votes)

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP legislative reporting involving Mandeville.
📰 2023 Legislature
Montana’s housing puzzle at the legislative halftime
Mar 8, 2023 • Eric Dietrich
📰 2023 Legislature
Land planning overhaul would prioritize proactive urban planning
Feb 23, 2023 • Eric Dietrich

About the 2023 Montana Free Press Capitol Tracker

This guide is an effort to make the quantifiable aspects of the Montana Legislature more accessible to the public by compiling information about lawmakers, proposed bills and the legislative process. This is a project of Montana Free Press, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit newsroom that aims to provide Montanans with in-depth, nonpartisan news coverage.

The information presented here is collected from a variety of sources including the Montana Legislature’s public roster and its official bill-tracking system, the Legislative Automated Workflow System, or LAWS. Reporting and web design was done primarily by MTFP Deputy Editor Eric Dietrich. Please contact him at edietrich@montanafreepress.org with bug reports, questions or suggestions.

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