2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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Last update: 3:17 PM Mar 31, 2023
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πŸ› House
GOP-held 68-32
πŸ› Senate
GOP-held 34-16
πŸ–‹ Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)
Rep. Jonathan Karlen, HD 96

Rep. Jonathan Karlen

First-session Democrat from Missoula

Representing House District 96
Northwest Missoula

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

Committee assignments

Bills sponsored

πŸ“‹ HB 235: Revise social security income taxation
Jonathan Karlen (D)πŸ“ƒ Bill textπŸ’΅ Fiscal note
❌1st Cmte.
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πŸ“‹ HB 252: Youth behavioral health screening
βœ…1st Cmte.
❌House
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πŸ“‹ HB 258: Providing a one-time refund for occupying a Montana residence
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Senate
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πŸ“‹ HB 280: Providing for circuit breaker income tax credit for property taxes paid
βœ…1st Cmte.
❌House
βšͺ️Senate
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πŸ“‹ HB 421: Revise laws related to reporting financial abuse of elderly and disabled persons
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️House
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 465: Revise local government acceptable uses of building permit fees
βœ…1st Cmte.
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✴️Senate
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πŸ“‹ HB 773: Generally revise fish and wildlife laws
❌1st Cmte.
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βšͺ️Senate
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πŸ“‹ HB 845: Provide electronic Montana code annotated to state employees at cost
βœ…1st Cmte.
✴️House
βšͺ️Senate
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πŸ“‹ HB 889: Revise the Residential Mobile Home Lot Rental Act
βœ…1st Cmte.
✴️House
βšͺ️Senate
βšͺ️Gov.
πŸ“‹ HB 911: Generally revise individual income tax laws
❌1st Cmte.
βšͺ️House
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Key bill votes

Most recent floor votes on bills identified as notable by MTFP staff.
Motion / BillKarlen (D)OutcomeRepublicansDemocrats
Do Pass /
HB 2: General Appropriations Act
NO
Y
67-31
Y
67-0
N
0-31
Do Pass /
HB 13: State Employee Pay Plan and revising laws governing state employees
YES
Y
89-7
Y
59-7
Y
30-0
Do Pass /
HB 29: Revise laws related to involuntary commitment of people with dementia or TBI
YES
Y
91-6
Y
64-2
Y
27-4
Do Pass /
HB 37: Generally revise child abuse and neglect laws
YES
Y
96-2
Y
65-2
Y
31-0
Do Pass /
HB 55: An act establishing a tax on electric vehicle charging stations
YES
Y
92-6
Y
65-3
Y
27-3
Do Pass /
HB 60: An act providing for an annual fee on electric vehicles registered in the state
YES
Y
92-8
Y
65-3
Y
27-5
Do Pass /
HB 172: Revise laws related to post-election audits
NO
Y
81-19
Y
65-3
N
16-16
Do Pass /
HB 192: Use surplus revenue for income tax and property tax refunds and payment of bonds
NO
Y
70-29
Y
68-0
N
2-29
Do Pass /
HB 196: Revise election laws related to the counting of votes
NO
Y
65-33
Y
65-2
N
0-31
Do Pass /
HB 212: Increase business equipment tax exemption
NO
Y
67-32
Y
67-1
N
0-31
Do Pass /
HB 222: Provide rebates of property taxes paid on a principal residence
NO
Y
69-30
Y
68-0
N
1-30
Do Pass /
HB 225: Establish adoption tax credit
YES
Y
91-8
Y
66-2
Y
25-6
Do Pass /
HB 234: Revise dissemination of obscene material to minors laws
NO
Y
53-45
Y
53-14
N
0-31
Do Pass /
HB 251: Provide budget stability through investment and liability reduction
NO
Y
70-25
Y
65-0
N
5-25
Do Pass /
HB 267: Create SAFER account for federal highway grants
YES
Y
99-0
Y
68-0
Y
31-0
Do Pass /
HB 268: Establish a child tax credit through the individual income tax
YES
Y
77-21
Y
51-15
Y
26-6
Do Pass As Amended /
HB 280: Providing for circuit breaker income tax credit for property taxes paid
YES
N
38-62
N
6-62
Y
32-0
Do Pass /
HB 284: Revise laws related to approval of electricity supply resources
NO
Y
74-24
Y
63-3
N
11-21
Do Pass /
HB 296: Revising laws relating to real estate transaction disclosures
YES
Y
96-0
Y
66-0
Y
30-0
Do Pass /
HB 303: Implement Medical Ethics and Diversity Act
NO
Y
63-33
Y
63-4
N
0-29
Do Pass /
HB 317: Provide for the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act
YES
Y
64-35
N
33-35
Y
31-0
Do Pass /
HB 326: Revise laws relating to the appointment of the judicial standards commission
NO
Y
66-32
Y
66-1
N
0-31
Do Pass /
HB 332: Generally revise laws related to school employee health benefits
YES
Y
68-31
Y
37-30
Y
31-1
Do Pass /
HB 338: Revise laws related to Indian Education for All
YES
Y
73-24
Y
41-24
Y
32-0
Do Pass /
HB 352: Provide targeted interventions to support 3rd grade reading proficiency
YES
Y
77-20
Y
46-20
Y
31-0
Do Pass /
HB 359: Prohibit minors from attending drag shows
NO
Y
64-32
Y
64-2
N
0-30
Do Pass /
HB 535: Revising education laws to provide a definition of "financial literacy"
YES
Y
66-32
Y
63-4
N
3-28
Do Pass /
HB 544: Provide requirements for coverage of abortion under Medicaid and CHIP
NO
Y
66-32
Y
66-2
N
0-30
Do Pass /
HB 546: Authorize additional funding for coal trust loan program for housing
YES
Y
65-33
Y
35-33
Y
30-0
Do Pass /
HB 549: Authorizing establishment of public charter schools
YES
Y
79-21
Y
57-11
Y
22-10
Do Pass /
HB 562: Authorize establishment of community choice schools
NO
Y
63-37
Y
62-6
N
1-31
Do Pass /
HB 575: Prohibit abortion of unborn viable children
NO
Y
68-31
Y
68-0
N
0-31
Do Pass /
HB 588: Revise TEACH Act incentives to increase starting teacher salary
YES
Y
89-0
Y
61-0
Y
28-0
Do Pass /
HB 625: Infant safety and care act
NO
Y
66-32
Y
66-1
N
0-31
Cloture-Gunderson /
HB 649: Implement rates from provider rate study
YES
Y
84-14
Y
59-8
Y
25-6
Do Pass /
HB 695: Revise TRO standard for suits against the state and subdivisions of government
NO
Y
73-25
Y
67-0
N
6-25
Do Pass /
HB 721: Restrict unborn child from dismemberment abortion
NO
Y
67-31
Y
67-0
N
0-31
Do Concur /
SB 70: Revise the Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program
YES
Y
59-37
N
31-37
Y
28-0
Do Concur /
SB 99: Provide for a youth health protection act
NO
Y
65-35
Y
65-3
N
0-32
Do Concur /
SB 121: Reduce top marginal income tax rate and increase EITC
NO
Y
68-30
Y
68-0
N
0-30
Do Concur /
SB 191: Revise preliminary injunction laws
NO
Y
67-30
Y
67-0
N
0-30

Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 1,440 House floor votes in 2023 involving bills.
πŸ₯‡ 80%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for House Democrats is 83%.
πŸ”΄ 76%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for House Democrats is 80%.
πŸ”΅ 94%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for House Democrats is 96%.
Karlen has been marked absent or excused for 0 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 10.5.

HD 96 election results

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

General election vote, 2022

(D) JONATHAN KARLEN(D) 53%(R) 47%
Won by 6% (347 votes)

Party primary vote, 2022

(D) JONATHAN KARLEN(D) 67%(D) 33%
Won by 33% (491 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2020

(D) COONEY(D) 49%(R) 46%
Won by 3% (216 votes)

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP legislative reporting involving Karlen.
πŸ“° Environment
$1 million wildlife crossings fund passes legislative committee
Mar 29, 2023 β€’ Amanda Eggert
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Republicans vote down long-term property tax relief bill
Feb 15, 2023 β€’ Eric Dietrich
πŸ“° 2023 Legislature
Tax rebate package muscled through initial House votes
Feb 1, 2023 β€’ 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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