Becky Beard

MT Senate District 38

Republican Montana since Jan 6, 2025

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Issue areas

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Government Operations & Budget 8 Economy & Taxes 6 Education 3 Housing 3 Environment & Energy 2 Transportation & Infrastructure 2 Agriculture 1 Criminal Justice & Policing 1 Healthcare 1 Social Services & Welfare 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
MT Senate District 38 current Montana	Republican	Jan 6, 2025	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT Senate District 40 Montana	Republican	Dec 14, 2022	Jan 6, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT Senate District 38 Montana	Republican	Dec 14, 2022	Jan 5, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT Senate District 38 Montana	Republican	Jan 2, 2017	Dec 12, 2022	openstates/people CC0-1.0
MT House District 80 Montana	Republican	—	Jan 2, 2023	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (3,099 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HB 231 — Revise property tax rates for certain property	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 220 — Provide for a child tax credit	Nay	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 155 — Revise class four residential and commercial property taxes	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 140 — Provide property tax assistance for law enforcement and firefighters injured in the line of duty	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 129 — Provide income tax benefit to support emergency response volunteers	Nay	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 108 — Resolution recognizing the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 512 — Require seat belts on newly purchased school buses	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HJ 36 — Resolution in support of instruction in reading and writing in cursive	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HJ 31 — Joint resolution honoring educational support professionals	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 515 — Generally revise laws relating to school facilities consolidating two existing state special revenue accounts	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 462 — Encourage academic excellence through high-quality instructional materials	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 361 — Provide funding to school districts for English language learners	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 866 — Allow the term "emotional disability" to be used instead of "emotional disturbance" as it relates to special education	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 551 — Eliminate reduced-price copayments for school lunch and breakfast	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 340 — Establish Montana's BEST program to bolster educator support and training	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 339 — Fund 6th graders in middle school at high school ANB rates along with 7th and 8th graders	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 168 — Provide state funding for preschool children with disabilities	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 846 — Revising property taxation for certain local government subdivisions	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 499 — Extend the grow your own grant program	Yea	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 869 — Provide for the sudden cardiac arrest prevention in youth sports	Nay	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 343 — Require schools to provide religious instruction released time program	Yea	Apr 15, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 669 — Revise laws related to educating children receiving in-state inpatient treatment of serious emotional disturbances	Nay	Apr 15, 2025	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 602 — Require school district personnel to inform board of trustees of reductions in force	Nay	Apr 15, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 599 — Revise student data collection laws	Yea	Apr 15, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 557 — Revise education laws related to PIR days and meetings of teacher organizations	Yea	Apr 15, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (3,099 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (14 as lead sponsor)