# Montana HB 186: Increase size of parole board

Montana HB 186, Increase size of parole board, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Amy Regier (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 186
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Increase size of parole board
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Amy Regier (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Criminal Procedure, State Government, Corrections
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (278 yes, 20 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New parole board member qualifications: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, each board member must meet new qualifications. A member must have either a college degree in criminology, corrections, or a related social science; at least 5 years of work in corrections, the justice system, or criminal law; or a law degree. This limits who can be appointe…
- Parole board grows to six members: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole increases from five to six members. The governor must appoint the sixth member within 60 days after that date, and the Senate must confirm. The initial appointee serves until January 1, 2029 and until a successor is appointed. After Ja…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Amy Regier (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Barry Usher (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vince Ricci (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 45 | 5 |   |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 42 | 7 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 94 | 5 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 3 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2025-04-18: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-09: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-09: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-02: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-31: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-31: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: 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)
- 2025-01-23: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-23: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-14: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-14: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-13: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-13: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8fa2d33d-db92-4a49-8357-dad1c59f413b)
- Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d788a327-6308-4f73-b04f-864ee8653204)

## 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=8fa2d33d-db92-4a49-8357-dad1c59f413b)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d788a327-6308-4f73-b04f-864ee8653204)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB186-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).