# Montana HB 171: Eliminate Montana alfalfa seed committee Montana HB 171, Eliminate Montana alfalfa seed committee, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Eric Tilleman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB171-2025 - 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 171 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Eliminate Montana alfalfa seed committee - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-10 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Eric Tilleman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Agriculture, Rule Making, State Government - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (462 yes, 32 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alfalfa seed assessment is repealed: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the state repeals the alfalfa seed assessment and its payment rule. Producers and businesses no longer owe that statutory charge. - State bee lab offers testing services: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Department of Agriculture can run a bee laboratory. The lab provides analytical services for bees and related equipment. People who keep bees or use equipment can buy these services for a fee. - New registration and fees for leaf-cutting bees: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, you must register alfalfa leaf-cutting bees with the Department of Agriculture. You file the department form, list your name and residence, the bees’ general location, and any other required details. You pay a registration fee set by department rule. Your registration stays… - Old alfalfa funds go to general fund: cost, low. Before June 30, 2026, the Department moves any unspent, unobligated alfalfa seed account money to the state general fund. This reduces dedicated funds left for future alfalfa seed or bee work. - Alfalfa committee ends; department takes over: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Montana Alfalfa Seed Committee is eliminated. The Department of Agriculture takes over its duties. The law also updates terms to name the department and to define equipment, nesting materials, and person. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Eric Tilleman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wendy McKamey (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 1 | | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 35 | 14 | | | 2025-04-05 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 32 | 15 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 2 | | | 2025-01-27 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-04-25: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-14: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-11: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-07: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-07: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-05: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-29: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-01-28: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-01-27: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-01-16: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-16: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-16: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-15: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-14: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-13: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-10: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-10: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-10: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-10: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ad1070a4-d8d5-4bc2-aba5-16f09e351640) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=81d62c67-a2b5-4bd4-a2e5-3ab17854c3b4) - Introduced, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=08702d63-4a45-4493-9d37-3a12a5a12e6e) ## 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 - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ad1070a4-d8d5-4bc2-aba5-16f09e351640) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=81d62c67-a2b5-4bd4-a2e5-3ab17854c3b4) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=08702d63-4a45-4493-9d37-3a12a5a12e6e) ## 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) - [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-HB171-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).