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SERVING
HOUSE DISTRICT 18

Working to represent the people, communities, agriculture, and future of rural Montana

LEGISLATIVE RESOURCES

SPONSORED BILLS

View legislation sponsored by Butch focused on agriculture, natural resources, and rural Montana communities

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View Bills

DISTRICT 18 MAP

House District 18 represents the hardworking rural communities, families, and agricultural producers of north-central Montana.

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Find Your District

COMMITTEE WORK

Butch has spent many years supporting youth agriculture programs, local organizations, and rural Montana communities.

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View Committees
SB
61

SB 61 supports accurate streamflow measurement to help protect existing water rights while determining when water is available for new agricultural, community, and beneficial uses.

Streamflow Measurement & Water Management

SB
200

SB 200 updates Montana’s cooperative laws, including provisions for out-of-state cooperative associations, definitions, rights, exemptions, and operating requirements. It helps clarify how cooperatives can do business in Montana while keeping state laws current.

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Cooperative Law Revisions

SJ
11

Farmers Markets & Food Systems Study

SJ 11 requests an interim study of Montana farmers markets and local food systems, focusing on economic impact, food security, market access, and ways to strengthen local agriculture and rural communities.

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Bruce "Butch" Gillespie (R)

ADVOCATING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES

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MONTANA HOUSE DISTRICT 18

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