Rep. Llew Jones

Tenth-session Republican from Conrad

House Appropriations Chair

Representing House District 18

Conrad, Shelby, Cut Bank

Bills •Key votes •Stats •MTFP Coverage •Committees •2022 election margin

Jones previously served in the Montana Senate in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017, as well as the House in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2019 and 2021.

Bills sponsored

📋 HB 1: Feed bill to fund 68th legislative session and prepare for 2025 Llew Jones (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 2: General Appropriations Act Llew Jones (R)📃 Bill text	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 3: Supplemental Appropriations Bill Llew Jones (R)📃 Bill text	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 4: Appropriations by budget amendment Llew Jones (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 140: Establishing modernization and risk analysis committee Llew Jones (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 141: Revise Blackfeet mitigation fund laws Llew Jones (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 251: Provide budget stability through investment and liability reduction Llew Jones (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ✴️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.

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Key bill votes

Most recent votes on bills identified as notable by MTFP staff.

Jones (R)	Outcome	Republicans	Democrats	Motion
YES	Y (92-8)	Y (65-3)	Y (27-5)	HB 60 – Do Pass

Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 308 House floor votes in 2023 involving bills.

🥇 97%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for House Republicans is 94%.

🔴 96%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for House Republicans is 95%.

🔵 86%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for House Republicans is 84%.

Jones has been marked absent or excused for 0 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 2.1.

Committee assignments

House Appropriations - Chair 🪑
Joint Appropriations Section E — Education

HD 18 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

Ran unopposed

Party primary vote, 2022

Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2020

Won by 47% (2,117 votes)

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP legislative reporting involving Jones.

📰 2023 Legislature

How to spend a $2.5 billion surplus? Lawmakers have no shortage of ideas.

Jan 25, 2023 • Eric Dietrich

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