2023 Capitol Tracker

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

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Rep. Lyn Hellegaard, HD 97

Rep. Lyn Hellegaard

First-session Republican from Missoula
Representing House District 97
West of Missoula
(406) 240-2159 • Lyn.Hellegaard@legmt.gov
Committees •Bills •Key votes •Voting stats •2022 election margin •MTFP Coverage

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

Committee assignments

House Appropriations
Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation

Bills sponsored

📋 HB 196: Revise election laws related to the counting of votes
Lyn Hellegaard (R)📃 Bill text📰 2 MTFP stories
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✴️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 325: Revise eligibility for disabled veteran property tax assistance program
Lyn Hellegaard (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✴️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 327: Revise allowed uses of transportation services account
Lyn Hellegaard (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✴️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 598: Prohibit use of ranked-choice voting methods
Lyn Hellegaard (R)📃 Bill text📰 1 MTFP story
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✴️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 599: Revise election laws related to active and inactive voter lists
Lyn Hellegaard (R)📃 Bill text
❌1st Cmte.
⚪️House
⚪️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 618: Revise laws related to special districts
Lyn Hellegaard (R)📃 Bill text
❌1st Cmte.
⚪️House
⚪️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 698: Generally revise laws related to exclusive representatives of public employees
Lyn Hellegaard (R)📃 Bill text
❌1st Cmte.
⚪️House
⚪️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 754: Allowing county election officials access to certain information
Lyn Hellegaard (R)📃 Bill text
✅1st Cmte.
✅House
✴️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 772: Revising laws related to judicial disqualification and recusal
Lyn Hellegaard (R)📃 Bill text🏛 Legal note📰 1 MTFP story
❌1st Cmte.
⚪️House
⚪️Senate
⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 789: Revise laws related to the alteration of county boundaries
Lyn Hellegaard (R)📃 Bill text💵 Fiscal note
❌1st Cmte.
⚪️House
⚪️Senate
⚪️Gov.
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Key bill votes

Most recent floor votes on bills identified as notable by MTFP staff.
Motion / BillHellegaard (R)OutcomeRepublicansDemocrats
Do Pass /
HB 2: General Appropriations Act		YES
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		YES
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		YES
Y
70-29
Y
68-0
N
2-29
Do Pass /
HB 196: Revise election laws related to the counting of votes		YES
Y
65-33
Y
65-2
N
0-31
Do Pass /
HB 212: Increase business equipment tax exemption		YES
Y
67-32
Y
67-1
N
0-31
Do Pass /
HB 222: Provide rebates of property taxes paid on a principal residence		YES
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		YES
Y
53-45
Y
53-14
N
0-31
Do Pass /
HB 251: Provide budget stability through investment and liability reduction		YES
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		NO
N
38-62
N
6-62
Y
32-0
Do Pass /
HB 284: Revise laws related to approval of electricity supply resources		YES
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		YES
Y
63-33
Y
63-4
N
0-29
Do Pass /
HB 317: Provide for the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act		NO
Y
64-35
N
33-35
Y
31-0
Do Pass /
HB 326: Revise laws relating to the appointment of the judicial standards commission		YES
Y
66-32
Y
66-1
N
0-31
Do Pass /
HB 332: Generally revise laws related to school employee health benefits		NO
Y
68-31
Y
37-30
Y
31-1
Do Pass /
HB 338: Revise laws related to Indian Education for All		NO
Y
73-24
Y
41-24
Y
32-0
Do Pass /
HB 352: Provide targeted interventions to support 3rd grade reading proficiency		NO
Y
77-20
Y
46-20
Y
31-0
Do Pass /
HB 359: Prohibit minors from attending drag shows		YES
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		YES
Y
66-32
Y
66-2
N
0-30
Do Pass /
HB 546: Authorize additional funding for coal trust loan program for housing		NO
Y
65-33
Y
35-33
Y
30-0
Do Pass /
HB 575: Prohibit abortion of unborn viable children		YES
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		YES
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		YES
Y
73-25
Y
67-0
N
6-25
Do Pass /
HB 721: Restrict unborn child from dismemberment abortion		YES
Y
67-31
Y
67-0
N
0-31
Do Concur /
SB 70: Revise the Quality Educator Loan Assistance Program		NO
Y
59-37
N
31-37
Y
28-0
Do Concur /
SB 99: Provide for a youth health protection act		YES
Y
65-35
Y
65-3
N
0-32
Do Concur /
SB 121: Reduce top marginal income tax rate and increase EITC		YES
Y
68-30
Y
68-0
N
0-30
Do Concur /
SB 191: Revise preliminary injunction laws		YES
Y
67-30
Y
67-0
N
0-30

Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 1,440 House floor votes in 2023 involving bills.
🥇 86%
of votes cast on winning side
Average for House Republicans is 93%.
🔴 89%
of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans
Average for House Republicans is 93%.
🔵 64%
of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats
Average for House Republicans is 78%.
Hellegaard has been marked absent or excused for 0 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 10.5.

HD 97 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

(R) LYN HELLEGAARD(R) 56%(D) 44%
Won by 12% (620 votes)

Party primary vote, 2022

(R) LYN HELLEGAARD(R) 51%(R) 49%
Won by 2% (40 votes)

Governor vote in district, 2020

(R) GIANFORTE(R) 53%(D) 44%
Won by 9% (583 votes)

Montana Free Press coverage

MTFP legislative reporting involving Hellegaard.
📰 Elections
Where the Legislature stands on election changes
Mar 9, 2023 • Alex Sakariassen
📰 2023 Legislature
Trust, perception and Montana elections
Jan 30, 2023 • Alex Sakariassen

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.

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