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Becky Beard

MT Senate District 38

Republican Montana since Jan 6, 2025

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

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
SB 343 — Revert revenue from coal tax to coal trust	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 339 — Revise oil and gas production damage mitigation account	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 267 — Provide a tax credit for charitable gifts to public infrastructure	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 247 — Modify tax classification of shooting ranges	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 237 — Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 192 — Provide for digital advertising tax	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 189 — Lower residential, commercial, and agricultural property tax rates	Yea	Mar 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 24 — Clarify laws related to kindergarten	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 9 — Confirm governor's appointees for Montana arts council	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 412 — Provide for fee waivers of government documents to former foster children	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 431 — Revise laws related to the judicial standards commission	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 409 — Revise injunction laws	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 321 — Generally revise laws related to the supervised practice of dental hygienists	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 246 — Provide for standardization of substantial equivalency determinations in professional licensing	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 211 — Revise alcohol laws	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 106 — Revise laws related to shooting preserve requirements	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 105 — Revise laws related to game bird farms	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 78 — Adopt pet insurance model act	Nay	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 74 — Revising private fish pond and commercial take laws	Nay	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2 — Revise treatment of tax increment upon expiration of tax increment financing provision	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 107 — Revising licensing requirements for commercial activities regulated by FWP	Nay	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 90 — Provide two-year reappraisal cycle for all real property	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SR 14 — Resolution to include Montana in the radiation exposure compensation act	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SJ 12 — Interim study on energy transmission	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SJ 11 — Interim study on farmer's markets and food systems	Yea	Mar 18, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (14 as lead sponsor)

SB 5 MT · —
Revise compensation for county tax appeal board members

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SB 263 MT · —
Revise state ownership of water rights on state lands

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SB 28 MT · —
Extend vehicle titling grace period to 60 days

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SB 4 MT · —
Revise taxation of homesite on certain agricultural property

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SB 101 MT · —
Revise laws related to squatting

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SB 98 MT · —
Revise tax rate on cigarettes that are not burned

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SB 309 MT · —
Eliminate the Scenic-Historic Byways Advisory Council

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SB 99 MT · —
Revise unrelated business taxable income to include certain rental and accommodations income

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SB 540 MT · —
Revise taxation of class 17 property

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SB 100 MT · —
Revise funding for assisted living services

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