George Nikolakakos
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Complete Vote History
Montana Ammunition Act House
HB329 Montana Ammunition Act (Passed 55 to 45 on 4/30/2025). Exempts ammunition components and related manufacturing equipment from the state sales tax.
Movie Tax Credits House
SB326 Movie Tax Credits (Passed 62 to 38 on 4/25/2025). Expands and extends Montana's film-and-media production tax-credit program under the MEDIA Act through 2045.
HB495 Repeal Federal Mandates Act (Passed 58 to 41 on 4/17/2025). Prohibits state and local agencies from implementing or enforcing federal mandates that are not explicitly authorized by the U.S. Constitution.
SB154 Prohibit Sale of Aborted Fetal Body Parts (Passed 56 to 42 on 4/10/2025). Expands existing prohibitions on selling human body parts to explicitly include human fetal tissue and whole human bodies, banning their sale for purposes such as transplantation, therapy, research, education, or the training of search and rescue canines.
SB154 Prohibit Sale of Aborted Fetal Body Parts (Passed 56 to 42 on 4/10/2025). Expands existing prohibitions on selling human body parts to explicitly include human fetal tissue and whole human bodies, banning their sale for purposes such as transplantation, therapy, research, education, or the training of search and rescue canines.
Con-Con House
HJ5 Con-Con (Failed 42 to 58 on 4/3/2025). Sought to invoke Article V of the U.S. Constitution to apply for an Article V constitutional convention to propose constitutional amendments imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government, limiting its power and jurisdiction, and establishing term limits for members of Congress.
HJ5 Con-Con (Failed 42 to 58 on 4/3/2025). Sought to invoke Article V of the U.S. Constitution to apply for an Article V constitutional convention to propose constitutional amendments imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government, limiting its power and jurisdiction, and establishing term limits for members of Congress.
DEI Ban House
HB635 DEI Ban (Failed 41 to 58 on 3/7/2025). Would prohibit state and local government agencies from funding or operating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
Defend the Guard House
HB404 Defend the Guard (Failed 41 to 58 on 3/5/2025). Would restrict the deployment of the Montana National Guard into active combat without an official declaration of war by the U.S. Congress.
Sound Money House
HB382 Sound Money (Failed 44 to 56 on 2/27/2025). Proposed recognizing gold and silver coins and bullion issued by the U.S. government as legal tender within the state.
Sheriffs First House
HB439 Sheriffs First (Failed 44 to 56 on 2/21/2025). Would require federal law-enforcement officers to notify and obtain permission from county sheriffs before conducting arrests, searches, or seizures within Montana
HB350 Prohibit Intergovernmental Entities (Passed 57 to 42 on 2/20/2025). Prohibits the state and its subdivisions from enforcing or funding mandates issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations (UN), or World Economic Forum (WEF).
Immigration Enforcement House
HB214 Immigration Enforcement (Passed 58 to 42 on 2/12/2025). Empowers state prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against individuals who are subject to federal immigration detention for offenses committed within Montana.
K-12 Funding Increase House
HB15 K-12 Funding Increase (Passed 78 to 20 on 1/27/2025). Updates the state's K-12 school funding formula to include inflation adjustments.
HB551 Right to Carry in Montana's Constitution (failed 62 to 34, with two-thirds needed, on 5/2/2023). Would propose to amend Montana’s Constitution by declaring that it is the “right of any person to keep and bear arms” and removing the restrictive clause regarding the carrying of concealed weapons.
HB551 Right to Carry in Montana's Constitution (failed 62 to 34, with two-thirds needed, on 5/2/2023). Would propose to amend Montana’s Constitution by declaring that it is the “right of any person to keep and bear arms” and removing the restrictive clause regarding the carrying of concealed weapons.
SJ15 Resolution on Marbury v. Madison (failed 44 to 55 on 4/12/2023). Resolves that “the belief that the court has exclusive authority to interpret the constitution and that its decisions are binding on the other two branches is a myth based on a faulty understanding" of the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in Marbury v. Madison.
SJ15 Resolution on Marbury v. Madison (failed 44 to 55 on 4/12/2023). Resolves that “the belief that the court has exclusive authority to interpret the constitution and that its decisions are binding on the other two branches is a myth based on a faulty understanding" of the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in Marbury v. Madison.
HB598 Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting (passed 56 to 43 on 3/2/2023). Prohibits a ranked-choice voting method from being used to determine the election or nomination of a candidate to a local, state, or federal office.
“Sheriffs First” Bill House
HB604 "Sheriffs First" Bill (failed 32 to 68 on 3/2/2023). Would require federal employees to obtain the county sheriff’s written permission prior to making an “arrest, search, or seizure” in the state.
Defend the Guard Act House
HB527 Defend the Guard Act (failed 40 to 60 on 3/2/2023). Would have prevented any member of the Montana National Guard from being deployed for active duty combat without Congress passing an “official declaration of war.”
HJ13 Article V Convention: Balanced Budget Amendment (failed 29 to 70 on 3/1/2023). Would apply to Congress for a “convention of the states” under Article V of the U.S. Constitution for the “sole purpose” of proposing a federal balanced budget amendment (BBA).
HJ13 Article V Convention: Balanced Budget Amendment (failed 29 to 70 on 3/1/2023). Would apply to Congress for a “convention of the states” under Article V of the U.S. Constitution for the “sole purpose” of proposing a federal balanced budget amendment (BBA).
