Terry Nelson
Republican · MT · MT State Representative
Terry Nelson serves in the Montana House and previously chaired the Ravalli County Republican Party, with two decades of involvement in county politics.
Where Terry Nelson stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Cost of Living Reduction (2 records),
Opposes
Labor Rights (1 record), Immigration (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (4 records),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (2 support · 8 oppose), Anti-Corruption (7 support · 5 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (2 support · 2 oppose),
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 953, which lets Montana Medicaid cover direct primary care, where a set fee replaces per-visit pay. The Montana House passed it 73-24, and it became law.
April 8, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 8 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 535, which creates a licensed industry of experimental treatment centers in Montana. The Montana House passed it 49-48, and it became law.
April 25, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 736, which lets a discharge permit holder meet nutrient limits by counting verified cuts elsewhere in the drainage. The Montana House passed it 69-30, and it became law.
April 18, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 703, which drops greenhouse gases from appliances and out-of-state sources from state environmental reviews. The Montana House backed the Senate's version 61-37, and it became law.
April 18, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 270, which limits a judge to sending a flawed environmental study back rather than canceling the permit. The Montana House passed it 64-33, and it became law.
April 15, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 285, which rewrites the Montana Environmental Policy Act and repeals its broad environmental policy statement. The Montana House backed the Senate's version 63-34, and it became law.
April 15, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 168, which gives governments 3 years to sue over a dock, boat house or wall on a lakeshore. The Montana House passed it 64-35, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 259, which makes the wildlife commission set looser wolf harvest rules where wolves are most numerous. The Montana House passed it 56-43, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 262, which drops environmental review from state water and sewer approval for subdivisions. The Montana House passed it 57-42, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 154, which bans selling human bodies and widens the ban on selling body parts. The Montana House passed it 56-42, and it became law.
April 10, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 221, which lets agencies assess greenhouse gases in environmental reviews again. The Montana House passed it 63-35, and it became law.
April 10, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 197, which lets a workers' compensation insurer stop disability pay sooner once a doctor clears the worker for full duty. The Montana House passed it 59-39, and it became law.
March 20, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 7 support · 5 oppose
Voted for House Bill 804, which sets the lobbying registration threshold at $3,000 for 2025. The Montana House passed it 56-42, and it became law.
April 18, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
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Voted for House Bill 759, which bars firms taxed as corporations from giving money to candidates. The Montana House backed the Senate's version 59-39, and it became law.
April 18, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 39, which sets rules for what a lawyer may charge the losing side, billed in tenths of an hour. The Montana House passed it 60-39, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 193, which gives the chief justice alone the power to appoint the board that examines bar applicants. The Montana House passed it 57-42, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 97, which moves lawsuits over new Montana laws to the sponsoring legislator's home district. The Montana House passed it 57-42, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 38, which stops someone recovering legal costs after forcing a veto-override poll that fails. The Montana House passed it 58-41, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption
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Voted for Senate Bill 30, which stops a conflicted judge staying on a case when other judges are available. The Montana House passed it 57-42, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 492, which narrows what elected state officials must disclose about their business interests. The Montana House passed it 56-43, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 457, which lets the legislature hold someone in contempt for ignoring a subpoena. The Montana House passed it 55-44, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 48, which lets a person speak publicly about a complaint they filed against a judge. The Montana House passed it 57-42, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 41, which makes replacement judges be picked at random when a judge leaves a case. The Montana House passed it 56-43, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 891, which lets the state health department's inspector general demand records without a judge. The Montana House passed it 57-41, and it became law.
April 5, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 427, which makes a building department explain in writing why it held up a permit or stopped work. The Montana House passed it 61-37, and it became law.
April 16, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 2 support
Voted for House Bill 231, a 2025 property tax bill setting the home tax rate at 0.76% of the first $400,000 of value. The Montana House adopted the final version 60-39, and it became law.
April 30, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 20, which makes local property tax ballot questions name a fixed dollar amount, not mills. The Montana House backed the Senate's version 57-42, and it became law.
March 25, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 91, which puts an eagle mark on driver's licenses issued to United States citizens from 2026. The Montana House passed it 58-40, and it became law.
April 18, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 326, which extends and widens Montana's film tax credits through 2045. The Montana House passed it 62-38, and it became law.
April 25, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 534, which frees new internet and mobile phone equipment from property tax for 5 years. The Montana House passed it 65-35, and it became law.
April 24, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 333, which extends the coal severance tax break for washed coal by two years. The Montana House passed it 58-42, and it became law.
April 24, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for House Bill 411, which exempts farm and forest land from open space levies. The Montana House passed it 56-43, and it became law.
March 26, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted for House Bill 344, which creates a drugged driving offense based on set blood levels of nine drugs without a prescription. The Montana House passed it 68-29, and it became law.
April 15, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 508, which sets a zero tolerance rule for THC in drivers under 21. The Montana House passed it 62-37, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 8 support
Voted for Senate Bill 337, which lets a builder pause property tax while building a new subdivision. The Montana House passed it 60-40, and it became law.
April 24, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 532, which makes counties with zoning allow a second small home on any single-family plot. The Montana House passed it 75-24, and it became law.
April 23, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 492, which caps required parking at one space per home and none in the larger cities. The Montana House passed it 73-26, and it became law.
April 17, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 311, which makes property managers refund rental application fees when no lease results. The Montana House passed it 68-29, and it became law.
April 15, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 133, which removes the extra 5 percent local governments could add to impact fees on new building. The Montana House passed it 54-45, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 213, which lets apartment buildings of up to six stories be built with a single staircase. The Montana House passed it 67-32, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 214, which tips unclear zoning arguments in favor of the landowner's existing use. The Montana House passed it 50-48, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 931, which lets state trust land be leased for single-family or apartment housing. The Montana House passed it 55-43, and it became law.
April 5, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support · 2 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 194, which abolishes the Board of Public Assistance and sends benefit appeals to the health department. The Montana House passed it 56-43, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 249, which lets carers give evidence in every child abuse and neglect case. The Montana House passed it 61-38, and it became law.
March 28, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Voted for House Bill 197, which lets a workers' compensation insurer stop disability pay sooner once a doctor clears the worker for full duty. The Montana House passed it 59-39, and it became law.
March 20, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 476, which funds grants for newborn safety devices where a parent may legally leave a baby. The Montana House passed it 74-24, and it became law.
March 18, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support
Voted for House Bill 515, which puts more state money into school buildings and technology. The Montana House passed it 80-20, and it became law.
April 25, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 253, which makes private school scholarship charities get state certification. The Montana House passed it 57-43, and it became law.
April 24, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted for Senate Bill 181, which strengthens Indian Education for All, requiring tribal consultation and yearly reporting. The Montana House passed it 69-28, and it became law.
April 9, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 723, which makes medical facilities report yearly on infants born alive after an abortion. The Montana House backed the Senate's version 58-41, and it became law.
April 18, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 5 support
Voted for House Bill 818, which bars foreign nationals from giving to or spending on statewide ballot measure campaigns. The Montana House backed the final compromise version 56-44, and it became law.
April 30, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 207, which makes candidates file before the primary and bars primary losers from write-in runs. The Montana House passed it 63-36, and it became law.
April 17, 2025Supports Election Integrity
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Voted for Senate Bill 276, which makes voter ID cards be current and readable and lets a state university photo card count alone. The Montana House passed it 57-42, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 440, which adds a public ballot-count reconciliation report to every county's election. The Montana House backed the Senate bill 58-41, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 201, which makes paid petition signature gatherers say they are paid and wear a badge. The Montana House adopted the final compromise version 57-42, and it became law.
April 1, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Limit Foreign Influence
Limit Foreign Influence · 2 support
Voted for House Bill 818, which bars foreign nationals from giving to or spending on statewide ballot measure campaigns. The Montana House backed the final compromise version 56-44, and it became law.
April 30, 2025Supports Limit Foreign Influence
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 511, which regulates outside lawsuit funders and bars money from hostile foreign governments. The Montana House passed it 77-22, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Supports Limit Foreign Influence
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 337, which cuts the top state income tax rate from 5.9% to 5.65% in 2026 and 5.4% in 2027. The Montana House passed it 55-40, and it became law.
April 2, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 4 oppose
Voted for House Bill 682, which lets people who had gender transition treatment as children sue until age 25 or later. The Montana House adopted the final compromise version 57-43, and it became law.
April 30, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 446, which creates an indecent exposure offense based on exposure to people of the opposite sex at birth. The Montana House passed it 50-49, and it became law.
April 29, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 218, which lets someone sue a clinician over gender dysphoria treatment they had as a child. The Montana House passed it 55-44, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 149, which makes it harder to prove the need for an emotional support animal to a landlord. The Montana House passed it 62-35, and it became law.
April 9, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 6 support · 4 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 553, which stops airline travel credits expiring. The Montana House passed it 62-38, and it became law.
April 25, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
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Voted for House Bill 59, which raises the bond a licensed water well contractor must post from $4,000 to $25,000. The Montana House passed it 57-43, and it became law.
April 25, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 560, which makes nonprofit hospitals report from 2027 what they give back for their property tax exemption. The Montana House passed it 72-28, and it became law.
April 24, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
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Voted for House Bill 55, which makes power companies hold four public meetings before filing a long-range plan. The Montana House passed it 63-35, and it became law.
April 22, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 791, which narrows public nuisance law to land use and blocked roads, putting products beyond it. The Montana House passed it 58-41, and it became law.
April 18, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 740, which bars pharmacy benefit managers from stopping pharmacists telling patients about cheaper options. The Montana House had passed an earlier version 98-1, then backed the Senate's version 63-35, and it became law.
April 18, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 511, which regulates outside lawsuit funders and bars money from hostile foreign governments. The Montana House passed it 77-22, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 520, which makes state land mining leases run at least 10 years and continue while the mine is profitable. The Montana House backed the Senate bill 61-38, and it became law.
April 11, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 143, which cuts the deadline for suing on a written contract from 8 years to 6. The Montana House passed it 58-41, and it became law.
March 28, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
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Voted for Senate Bill 113, which stops tow firms holding an insured owner's belongings once a towing claim is filed. The Montana House passed it 76-21, and it became law.
March 21, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 650, which lets the state borrow money to build broadband where service is poor or missing. The Montana House passed it 61-38, and it became law.
April 17, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Voted against Senate Bill 319, which requires a state license to work as a doula from 2027. The Montana House backed the final compromise version 54-46, and it became law.
April 30, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 74, which taxes marijuana on the discounted price customers actually pay. The Montana House passed it 70-28, and it became law.
April 17, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 586, which bases car seat and booster seat rules on a child's age. The Montana House passed it 73-26, and it became law.
April 17, 2025
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Voted against Senate Bill 278, which creates a school job guiding pupils toward college and work opportunities. The Montana House passed it 75-24, and it became law.
April 11, 2025
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Voted against Senate Bill 390, which brings vaping under Montana's indoor smoking ban. The Montana House passed it 64-35, and it became law.
April 11, 2025
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Voted against House Bill 869, which makes schools prepare for a young athlete's cardiac arrest, with coach training and guidance. The Montana House passed it 75-23, and it became law.
April 5, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 499, which sends grow-your-own teacher training grants to colleges that partner with school districts. The Montana House passed it 62-36, and it became law.
April 5, 2025
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Voted against House Bill 168, which lets state school money follow preschool children with disabilities from age 3. The Montana House passed it 64-34, and it became law.
April 5, 2025
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Voted against Senate Bill 105, which extends the ban on campaigning within 100 feet to anywhere ballots are available, for all open hours. The Montana House passed it 77-21, and it became law.
March 31, 2025
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Voted against House Bill 808, which creates the Montana Brownfields Revitalization Act and a fund to clean up contaminated land. The Montana House passed it 60-39, and it became law.
March 28, 2025
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Voted against Senate Bill 170, which makes the community health aide program permanent. The Montana House passed it 57-40, and it became law.
March 21, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Past race Terry Nelson ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 87; Montana · incumbent