Montana

Montana: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.

Bills

56 bills: 46 Anti-LGBTQ+, 10 Pro-LGBTQ+. 23 are enacted (23 Anti-LGBTQ+, 0 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.

Bills by status
StatusBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Failed332310
Enacted23230

Most recent bills

All 56 bills

Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of Montana: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.

Bills by year

Introduced each year

Bills introduced each year in Montana, by sideColumns for each year from 2011 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.01020302011: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2013: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2015: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2017: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 7 Anti-LGBTQ+2023: 12 Anti-LGBTQ+, 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 25 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+20122014201620182020202220242026Bills introduced each year in Montana, by sideColumns for each year from 2011 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0102030201120142017202020232026

Enacted, by the year introduced

Enacted bills in Montana by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2011 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0510152021: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+2023: 7 Anti-LGBTQ+2025: 11 Anti-LGBTQ+2026: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+20122014201620182020202220242026Enacted bills in Montana by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2011 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.051015201120142017202020232026
  • Anti-LGBTQ+
  • Pro-LGBTQ+

A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.

Show the numbers
Bills introduced and enacted each year
YearIntroducedIntroduced, Anti-LGBTQ+Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedEnacted, Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+
2026110110
20252625111110
202315123770
2021770440
2019101000
2017211000
2015202000
2013101000
2011101000

Topics and tags

A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.

Topics

Bills by topic
TopicBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Identity documents220
Bathrooms & facilities541
Sports participation330
Youth gender-affirming care880
Schools & curriculum17116
DEI & bias training330
Drag & public expression220
Book bans & censorship550
Marriage, family & custody752
Nondiscrimination protections1055
Hate crimes101
Religious exemptions550
Symbolic resolutions & recognition330
Government process, funding & data110

Tags

The most-used tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Credit Nondiscrimination505
Education Nondiscrimination505
Employment Nondiscrimination505
Housing Nondiscrimination505
Child Custody Bill440
Forced Outing: Schools440
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors440
Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination404
Don't Say Gay: K12330
Don't Say Trans: K12330
Opt-In LGBTQ Education330
Trans Bathroom Ban: Colleges330
Show the other 51 tags
The other tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Trans Bathroom Ban: K12330
Trans Child Abuse330
Censorship: Drag Ban220
DEI Ban: Government220
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Liability Law220
Government Nondiscrimination202
Marriage Equality202
Opt-Out LGBTQ Education220
Parental Notification Requirements220
Religious Exemptions: Medical220
Sports Ban: Colleges220
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Properties220
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Athletics110
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Colleges110
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: K12110
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Marriage110
Birth Certificate or Identification Change Ban110
Broad Discrimination110
Broad Discrimination: Local Ordinances110
Censorship: Book Ban110
Censorship: Online Obscenity110
Censorship: Pride Flag Ban110
Child Custody Bill: DACPA110
DEI Ban: Colleges110
DEI Ban: Employers110
Discrimination In Education110
Discrimination in Education110
Discrimination in Healthcare110
Don't Say Systemic Biases: Government110
Don't Say Systemic Biases: K12110
End Legal Recognition110
End Legal Recognition: DSA110
End Legal Recognition: SWWA110
End Trans Panic Defense101
Inclusive Bathrooms101
LGBTQ "Grooming" Bill110
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curriculum101
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Menstrual Rights101
Misgendering: Permitted110
Misgendering: Pronoun Ban110
Misgendering: Pronoun Ban: K12110
Public Accommodataions Nondiscrimination101
Public Investment Restriction: Social Credit Score110
Religious Exemptions: Academic110
Religious Exemptions: Adoption and Foster Care110
Religious Exemptions: RFRA110
Social Transition Ban110
Sports Ban: K12110
Sports Ban: SWSA110
Sports Ban: Secondary110
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Accommodations110

Hearings

Hearings listed for this jurisdiction, newest first. Each hearing's page links to the official video where there is one.

Hearings, newest first
DateChamberCommittee
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All 128 hearings

Legislators

The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.

Legislators, by the number of the listed bills they sponsor
NamePartyRoleDistrictBills sponsored
Carl GlimmRSenatorSD-0025
John FullerRSenatorSD-0044
Kerri Seekins-CroweRRepresentativeHD-0434
Braxton MitchellRRepresentativeHD-0033
Jedediah HinkleRRepresentativeHD-0673
John FullerRRepresentativeSD-0043
Lukas SchubertRRepresentativeHD-0083
Amy RegierRRepresentativeHD-0062
Edith McClaffertyDRepresentativeSD-0382
Randyn GreggRRepresentativeHD-0782

All 33 legislators

Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.

Court cases

Cases placed in this jurisdiction by where the court sits, newest first. Each case links to its own page, which has the caption.

Court cases, newest first
CaseCourtLevelYear
Case naad9431691Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula CountyState2025
Case n2caf53e832Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula CountyState2024
Case n2760afa85fMontana Supreme CourtState2024
Case ne018534a79Montana Supreme CourtState2021
Case n5aeaa84f25Montana Supreme CourtState2017

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Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.