# Montana HB 189: Revise the petroleum storage tank cleanup eligibility requirements

Montana HB 189, Revise the petroleum storage tank cleanup eligibility requirements, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Marta Bertoglio (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 189
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise the petroleum storage tank cleanup eligibility requirements
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Marta Bertoglio (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Environmental Protection, Rule Making, State Finance, Gas and Oil
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (298 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Older tank releases now qualify for reimbursement: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, older petroleum tank releases qualify for reimbursement. A release that was discovered and reported on or after January 1, 1984 now meets the date rule. Cleanup expenses incurred on or after January 1, 1984 can be reimbursed. Expenses before 1984 remain excluded. For heating…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Marta Bertoglio (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sue Vinton (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 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)
- 2025-03-28: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-27: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-27: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-03: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-31: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-22: 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)
- 2025-01-14: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-14: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=09a01913-b0be-4faa-96e1-8abe8a840f72)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=530448ba-ca3b-49ab-bfbf-1b0357298587)
- Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2797a401-586d-4145-88f0-17ba8f533d01)

## 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=09a01913-b0be-4faa-96e1-8abe8a840f72)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=530448ba-ca3b-49ab-bfbf-1b0357298587)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2797a401-586d-4145-88f0-17ba8f533d01)

## 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-HB189-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).