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MontanaHB 14269th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)House

Revise laws relating to interim committees

Sponsored By: Lukas Schubert (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Stronger oversight by interim committees

The law strengthens oversight by Montana’s interim legislative committees. Committees review agency rules, do assigned studies, and watch their agencies for problems and citizen concerns. If any member asks, they review advisory councils and required reports and can recommend keeping or ending them. Committees review agency-proposed bills, collect and share information for their work, and review statewide initiatives in their field. They vote to support or not support placing the initiative text on the ballot. The Legislative Services Division keeps accurate records of each committee.

More bipartisan drafts, new partisan rule

Each interim committee prepares bills and resolutions for the next session. A committee can request unlimited bill drafts when members from more than one party vote yes (bipartisan). It can request up to 5 drafts when only majority‑party members vote yes (partisan), up from 4. “Bipartisan” means support from more than one party. “Partisan” means only majority‑party members vote yes.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Lukas Schubert

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • John Fuller

    Republican • Senate

  • Steve Fitzpatrick

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 171 • No: 125

Senate vote • 3/28/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 32 • No: 16

Senate vote • 3/27/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 32 • No: 18

House vote • 1/27/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 54 • No: 44

House vote • 1/24/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 53 • No: 47

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    4/17/2025House

  2. Signed by Governor

    4/16/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    4/9/2025House

  4. Signed by President

    4/9/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Speaker

    4/7/2025House

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    3/30/2025House

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    3/28/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading

    3/28/2025Senate

  9. 2nd Reading

    3/27/2025Senate

  10. Committee Report

    2/19/2025Senate

  11. Committee Executive Action

    2/19/2025Senate

  12. Hearing

    2/19/2025Senate

  13. Referred to Committee

    2/11/2025Senate

  14. 1st Reading

    1/28/2025Senate

  15. Transmitted to Senate

    1/27/2025House

  16. 3rd Reading

    1/27/2025House

  17. 2nd Reading

    1/24/2025House

  18. Committee Report

    1/20/2025House

  19. Committee Executive Action

    1/20/2025House

  20. Committee Executive Action

    1/20/2025House

  21. Hearing

    1/9/2025House

  22. 1st Reading

    1/9/2025House

  23. Referred to Committee

    1/9/2025House

  24. Introduced

    1/8/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/15/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    3/29/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/8/2025

    PDF

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