# Montana HB 215: Revise laws on state appointments and vacancies of executive boards and commissions

Montana HB 215, Revise laws on state appointments and vacancies of executive boards and commissions, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Caleb Hinkle (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 215
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise laws on state appointments and vacancies of executive boards and commissions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Caleb Hinkle (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (180 yes, 119 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Monthly list of state board openings: benefit, low. The Secretary of State publishes each month, in the Montana Administrative Register, recent executive appointments and upcoming vacancies on state boards and commissions. This gives the public a regular list of openings to watch and apply for. The law does not add new funding or change who can be a…
- Diversity targets on state boards ended: cost, low. The law ends the rule that appointing officials must take action to reach gender balance and minority representation on state boards and commissions. The Governor no longer reports to the Legislature on progress toward those goals. State appointments no longer have these diversity targets in statut…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Caleb Hinkle (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 33 | 17 |   |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 31 | 19 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 58 | 41 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 58 | 42 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-04-07: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-01: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-01: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-26: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-24: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-24: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-06: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-05: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-03: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-03: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-03: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-20: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-16: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-16: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-15: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b73f86c9-0cd6-4491-8b19-c33cd3d32b49)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1fbae995-7ecc-4bd5-b461-67eff127433f)
- Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f6a875fc-1c14-40ea-8945-83cea386b920)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b73f86c9-0cd6-4491-8b19-c33cd3d32b49)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1fbae995-7ecc-4bd5-b461-67eff127433f)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f6a875fc-1c14-40ea-8945-83cea386b920)

## 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-HB215-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).