Steve Gist
Republican · MT · MT State Representative
Steve Gist is a Republican incumbent State Representative for State House District 25 (2024), seeking re-election in 2026.
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 12 records
States support for wildfire fuel-reduction projects and review of firefighting practices to reduce resource, air-quality, watershed, and suppression-cost damage.
June 18, 2026For
Source: stevegistformontana.com · researched July 19, 2026
States support for a diversified energy system including coal, oil, gas, hydroelectric, wind, solar, and nuclear generation rather than mandatory all-electric policies.
June 18, 2026Against
Source: stevegistformontana.com · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 901 to create a fire-department health and safety grant program.
March 27, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 657 to allow municipalities to review certain water and sewer systems.
February 21, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 616 to allow data modeling for mine-bond release.
February 20, 2025For
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Sponsored HB 421 to increase Department of Natural Resources and Conservation fire-assessment fees.
February 6, 2025For
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Sponsored HB 70 to study wildland firefighting.
December 12, 2024For
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Sponsored HB 69 to revise hard-rock and rock-products mining fees.
December 12, 2024For
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Sponsored HB 84 to revise liability and training rules for prescribed fires.
December 12, 2024For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HJ 39 to study wildland-fire costs during the interim.
April 21, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 451 to create a cause of action for vaccine-related injuries.
February 8, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 34 to exempt certain Department of Natural Resources and Conservation grants from Montana Environmental Policy Act review.
December 5, 2022Against
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Reduce Wealth Gap
· 3 records
Voted for HB 819 to create a community-reinvestment program funding workforce housing on House floor vote H2922.
May 2, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for SB 121 to reduce the top marginal income-tax rate and increase the earned-income tax credit on House floor vote H1006.
March 1, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted against HB 280, a circuit-breaker income-tax credit for property taxes paid, on House floor vote H633.
February 15, 2023Against
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Anti-Corruption
· 3 records
Sponsored HB 683 to revise local-government conflict-of-interest laws for contracted projects.
February 24, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 490 to revise laws concerning independent-contractor tax evasion and fraud.
February 10, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Was primary sponsor of HB 169 to deter fraudulent use or theft of taxpayer-funded resources; the measure died in the House process.
April 29, 2021For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Government Efficiency
· 10 records
States support for small-business economic development and reducing bureaucracy that burdens small businesses.
June 18, 2026For
Source: stevegistformontana.com · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HJ 47 to study cooperation and consolidation among local-government entities.
April 7, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 616 to allow data modeling for mine-bond release.
February 20, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 75 to revise public-safety officer certification standards.
December 12, 2024For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 964 to provide for licensure of certified nursing assistants and paid feeding assistants.
March 28, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 653 to allow reimbursement of county officers and employees for out-of-state travel.
February 17, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 34 to exempt certain Department of Natural Resources and Conservation grants from Montana Environmental Policy Act review.
December 5, 2022For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 32 to allow additional local-government board training by petition.
December 2, 2022For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Was primary sponsor of HB 694 to revise laws related to special districts; the measure died in process.
April 29, 2021For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Was primary sponsor of HB 48, which removed occupation from hunting and fishing license application requirements and received a chapter number.
March 26, 2021For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 7 records
Criticizes health-care industry overcharging and corporate influence over treatment decisions, and states support for prioritizing patient care over corporate profits.
June 18, 2026For
Source: stevegistformontana.com · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 758 to revise health-care laws concerning out-of-network services.
February 25, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 620 to extend restrictions on noncompete contracts to physicians of all specialties.
February 20, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 621 to allow local first-response entities to establish peer-support programs.
February 20, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted against HB 649, which implemented rates from a provider-rate study, on House floor vote H1742.
April 4, 2023Against
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 964 to provide for licensure of certified nursing assistants and paid feeding assistants.
March 28, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 610 to allow emergency care providers to provide patient care in a health-care facility.
February 17, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Government Spending Reduction
· 7 records
States support for wildfire fuel-reduction projects and review of firefighting practices to reduce resource, air-quality, watershed, and suppression-cost damage.
June 18, 2026For
Source: stevegistformontana.com · researched July 19, 2026
Voted against HB 2, the 2025 General Appropriations Act, on House floor vote H2927.
April 30, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HJ 47 to study cooperation and consolidation among local-government entities.
April 7, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 70 to study wildland firefighting.
December 12, 2024For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted against HB 5, the long-range building appropriations measure, on House floor vote H2905.
May 2, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HJ 39 to study wildland-fire costs during the interim.
April 21, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for HB 192 to use surplus revenue for income- and property-tax refunds and bond payments on House floor vote H452.
February 2, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 13 records
States support for strengthening laws and enforcement against human trafficking, including labor trafficking linked to drug, child, and sex trafficking.
June 18, 2026For
Source: stevegistformontana.com · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 901 to create a fire-department health and safety grant program.
March 27, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 621 to allow local first-response entities to establish peer-support programs.
February 20, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 421 to increase Department of Natural Resources and Conservation fire-assessment fees.
February 6, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 243 to provide a tax credit for volunteer first responders.
January 17, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 84 to revise liability and training rules for prescribed fires.
December 12, 2024For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 75 to revise public-safety officer certification standards.
December 12, 2024For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for HB 423 to revise compensation laws for wrongfully convicted people on House floor vote H2913.
May 2, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 610 to allow emergency care providers to provide patient care in a health-care facility.
February 17, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Was primary sponsor of HB 641, which revised search-and-rescue dog training laws and received a chapter number.
May 7, 2021For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Introduced HB 204, creating an individual income-tax credit tied to unpaid emergency-response service; the proposal expired in the House.
April 29, 2021For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Was primary sponsor of HB 205 to provide a tax credit for employers of volunteer first responders; the measure died in the House process.
April 29, 2021For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Was primary sponsor of HB 386, which allowed search-and-rescue auxiliary officers to carry weapons and received a chapter number.
April 16, 2021For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Housing Affordability
· 5 records
Voted for HB 819 to create a community-reinvestment program funding workforce housing on House floor vote H2922.
May 2, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted against HB 889, which revised the Residential Mobile Home Lot Rental Act, on House floor vote H2554.
April 26, 2023Against
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted against SB 323, which allowed duplex, triplex, and fourplex housing in city zoning, on House floor vote H2127.
April 13, 2023Against
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Voted against HB 825, which provided funding to address affordable housing, on House floor vote H1688.
April 3, 2023Against
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted against HB 280, a circuit-breaker income-tax credit for property taxes paid, on House floor vote H633.
February 15, 2023Against
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 4 records
States support for firm state guardrails on abortion while also supporting young families.
June 18, 2026For
Source: stevegistformontana.com · researched July 19, 2026
Voted against HB 649, which implemented rates from a provider-rate study, on House floor vote H1742.
April 4, 2023Against
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for HB 544 to impose requirements on abortion coverage under Medicaid and CHIP on House floor vote H1402.
March 20, 2023Against
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for HB 268 to establish an individual-income-tax child credit on House floor vote H630.
February 15, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 2 records
States support for basic literacy and mathematics education plus trade-school, apprenticeship, college, university, and distance-learning options.
June 18, 2026For
Source: stevegistformontana.com · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for HB 338 to revise Indian Education for All laws on House floor vote H2874.
May 2, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Gun Control
· 4 records
States opposition to further firearm restrictions on law-abiding people and support for Second Amendment protections.
June 18, 2026Against
Source: stevegistformontana.com · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for HB 551 to place constitutional-carry language in the Montana Constitution on House floor vote H2916.
May 2, 2023Against
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Sponsored HB 659 to provide a grace period for lapsed concealed-carry permit renewals.
February 17, 2023Against
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Was primary sponsor of HB 386, which allowed search-and-rescue auxiliary officers to carry weapons and received a chapter number.
April 16, 2021Against
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Women's Reproductive Rights
· 2 records
States support for firm state guardrails on abortion while also supporting young families.
June 18, 2026Against
Source: stevegistformontana.com · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for HB 544 to impose requirements on abortion coverage under Medicaid and CHIP on House floor vote H1402.
March 20, 2023Against
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Election Integrity
· 3 records
States support for election-integrity policies intended to prevent tampering and reports working with a bipartisan legislative group, election officials, and counties on recommendations.
June 18, 2026For
Source: stevegistformontana.com · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for SB 481 to require cast-vote records on House floor vote H2702.
April 28, 2023For
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Voted for HB 172 to revise post-election audit laws on House floor vote H301.
January 25, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Personal Income Tax Reduction
· 7 records
States support for reducing Montana residents' tax burden while continuing necessary state services.
June 18, 2026For
Source: stevegistformontana.com · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 243 to provide a tax credit for volunteer first responders.
January 17, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for SB 121 to reduce the top marginal income-tax rate and increase the earned-income tax credit on House floor vote H1006.
March 1, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for HB 268 to establish an individual-income-tax child credit on House floor vote H630.
February 15, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for HB 192 to use surplus revenue for income- and property-tax refunds and bond payments on House floor vote H452.
February 2, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Introduced HB 204, creating an individual income-tax credit tied to unpaid emergency-response service; the proposal expired in the House.
April 29, 2021For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Was primary sponsor of HB 205 to provide a tax credit for employers of volunteer first responders; the measure died in the House process.
April 29, 2021For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Civil Rights
· 2 records
Voted for HB 338 to revise Indian Education for All laws on House floor vote H2874.
May 2, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted for HB 423 to revise compensation laws for wrongfully convicted people on House floor vote H2913.
May 2, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 6 records
Criticizes health-care industry overcharging and corporate influence over treatment decisions, and states support for prioritizing patient care over corporate profits.
June 18, 2026For
Source: stevegistformontana.com · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 758 to revise health-care laws concerning out-of-network services.
February 25, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 620 to extend restrictions on noncompete contracts to physicians of all specialties.
February 20, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HJ 11, a joint resolution concerning environmental, social, and governance regulation.
February 22, 2023Against
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 490 to revise laws concerning independent-contractor tax evasion and fraud.
February 10, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 451 to create a cause of action for vaccine-related injuries.
February 8, 2023For
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 3 records
States support for a diversified energy system including coal, oil, gas, hydroelectric, wind, solar, and nuclear generation rather than mandatory all-electric policies.
June 18, 2026For
Source: stevegistformontana.com · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 657 to allow municipalities to review certain water and sewer systems.
February 21, 2025For
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Voted against HB 5, the long-range building appropriations measure, on House floor vote H2905.
May 2, 2023Against
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
General
· 9 records
States support for protecting Montana's state-law authority from federal policies he regards as unsuitable for rural communities.
June 18, 2026
Source: stevegistformontana.com · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 742 to revise nuisance-compliance laws.
February 25, 2025
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 244 to revise hunting-license rules for deployed members of the armed services.
January 17, 2025
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Steve Gist serves as the incumbent State Representative for State House District 25 (2024) (in office as of the 2026 cycle).
January 13, 2025
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Sponsored HB 68 to authorize county commissioners to initiate mandamus proceedings.
December 12, 2024
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HJ 11, a joint resolution concerning environmental, social, and governance regulation.
February 22, 2023
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 33 to allow county commissioners to initiate certain civil proceedings.
December 2, 2022
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Was primary sponsor of HB 694 to revise laws related to special districts; the measure died in process.
April 29, 2021
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Was primary sponsor of HB 48, which removed occupation from hunting and fishing license application requirements and received a chapter number.
March 26, 2021
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 4 records
Sponsored HB 683 to revise local-government conflict-of-interest laws for contracted projects.
February 24, 2025
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 68 to authorize county commissioners to initiate mandamus proceedings.
December 12, 2024
Source: projects.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Sponsored HB 490 to revise laws concerning independent-contractor tax evasion and fraud.
February 10, 2023
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Was primary sponsor of HB 169 to deter fraudulent use or theft of taxpayer-funded resources; the measure died in the House process.
April 29, 2021
Source: apps.montanafreepress.org · researched July 19, 2026
Elections
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 25; Montana · incumbent
Profile last researched July 16, 2026.