# Montana HB 119: Establish the Montana Cattle Committee

Montana HB 119, Establish the Montana Cattle Committee, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Brandon Ler (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB119-2025
- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 119
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Establish the Montana Cattle Committee
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Committee
- Sponsor: Brandon Ler (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Livestock, Appropriations, Revenue, State, Rule Making, Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (111 yes, 88 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brandon Ler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce "Butch" Gillespie (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 52 | 47 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 59 | 41 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-03-21: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-03-20: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-03-17: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-03-14: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-06: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-05: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-04: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-03: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-31: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-29: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-28: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-28: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-23: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-22: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-21: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-10: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-10: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-01-10: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-07: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-07: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-06: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-06: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-06: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0546eb6b-a9a3-4be3-abf5-35d02154e46c)
- Introduced, 2025-01-06: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6bd22cdc-546a-4be9-a339-a9e9f18688bb)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)

## Sources
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0546eb6b-a9a3-4be3-abf5-35d02154e46c)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6bd22cdc-546a-4be9-a339-a9e9f18688bb)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB119-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).