# Montana HB 12: Montana historic preservation grants Montana HB 12, Montana historic preservation grants, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by John Fitzpatrick (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB12-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 12 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Montana historic preservation grants - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-11 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: John Fitzpatrick (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Appropriations, Arts - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (451 yes, 145 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State grants for local historic sites: benefit, low. The law provides $5.918 million for the Montana Historic Preservation Grant Program for the 2025–2027 biennium, starting July 1, 2025. The Department of Commerce awards projects in priority order and caps each award at the listed amount, as long as money is in the program account. Funded examples i… - Changes to 2023 preservation grant list: mixed, low. The law removes the $400,000 grant that had been set aside for Alluvion Health for the Rocky Mountain Building in the 2023 list. It also redirects the prior Montana Club item so Rathskeller, LLC is the recipient, with $90,040. - Grant rules, deadlines, and oversight: mixed, low. The law sets strict rules before money is paid: recipients must have required matching funds, an approved project plan, proper audits and GAAP accounting (Tribal governments follow 2 CFR 200), and a signed grant agreement. Payments happen by reimbursement, so recipients spend first and then get rep… - Priority funding and deadlines for historic grants: mixed, low. The Department of Commerce funds listed historic projects in priority order during the 2025–2027 biennium, only while money is in the grant account. Each award cannot be more than the amount listed for that project. Projects must first meet the section 3(1) conditions, such as required matching fun… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: John Fitzpatrick (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-29 | House | Do Concur | pass | 70 | 29 | | | 2025-04-28 | House | Do Concur | pass | 69 | 31 | | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 39 | 10 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 44 | 6 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass | pass | 70 | 28 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | AMD-HB0012.002.001 Fitzpatrick J DO PASS | pass | 98 | 2 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 61 | 39 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-30: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-29: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-29: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-28: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-24: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-24: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-23: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-20: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-19: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-17: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-17: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House) - 2025-03-03: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-03: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-26: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-07: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-07: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-07: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House) - 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House) - 2024-12-11: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=57af4813-711a-48ff-b637-3cc049351c22) - As Amended (Version 4), 2025-04-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=512076e7-1878-41ea-b4a6-fdc8489dc5d4) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=db482409-5e9f-486d-b0f0-98906a96ddbf) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=09f305c7-b817-497a-bf68-544a95f4fa3a) - Introduced, 2024-12-11: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b52d7598-605a-4307-8f32-d8158d043507) ## 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 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) - SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=57af4813-711a-48ff-b637-3cc049351c22) - [As Amended (Version 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=512076e7-1878-41ea-b4a6-fdc8489dc5d4) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=db482409-5e9f-486d-b0f0-98906a96ddbf) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=09f305c7-b817-497a-bf68-544a95f4fa3a) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b52d7598-605a-4307-8f32-d8158d043507) ## 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 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB12-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).