# Montana HB 3: Supplemental Appropriations Bill Montana HB 3, Supplemental Appropriations Bill, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Llew Jones (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB3-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 3 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Supplemental Appropriations Bill - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-06 - Last action: 2025-04-07, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Llew Jones (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Appropriations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (329 yes, 165 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding for Montana Highway Patrol: benefit, low. The state provides $4.07 million to the Montana Highway Patrol for FY2025. Any unspent money returns to the fund at year-end. - More money for corrections safety and rehab: benefit, low. The state provides $21.8 million to the Corrections Public Safety Division for FY2025, up from $11.55 million. It also provides $380,000 for Rehabilitation and Programs. Any unspent money reverts at year-end. - More support for public defense and justice: benefit, low. The state provides $12.5 million to the Office of State Public Defender’s Conflict Division for FY2025. It also provides $4.17 million to the Department of Justice Legal Services Division. Any unspent money goes back at year-end. - Funding for state insurance regulator: benefit, low. The state provides $3.87 million from state special funds to the State Auditor’s Insurance Division for FY2025. Any unspent money goes back at year-end. - Funding for fish, wildlife, and parks: benefit, low. The state provides $950,000 for Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Wildlife Division and $500,000 for its Administration Division in FY2025. Money not used by June 30, 2025 returns to the fund. - More funding for state health facilities: benefit, low. The state provides $27.2 million from the General Fund to the Health Facilities Division for FY2025. This raises the prior amount of $22.2 million. Any unspent money at year-end goes back to the fund. - Funding for public schools and state education: benefit, low. The state provides $617,000 to the Office of Public Instruction for state-level work in FY2025. Public schools also receive $26,655 from the General Fund. Any unspent money goes back at year-end. - Revenue property funding and carryover ended: cost, low. The law removes a $1.7 million General Fund appropriation for the Department of Revenue’s Property Assessment Division. It also deletes language that would have carried that funding into the next biennium. There is no FY2025 funding or automatic carryover for this item. - Unspent FY2025 funds revert: mixed, low. This law funds listed programs for normal FY2025 costs. Any money not spent by June 30, 2025 goes back to its fund. Agencies cannot carry these unspent dollars into the next year. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Llew Jones (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-21 | House | Do Concur | pass | 51 | 45 | | | 2025-03-20 | House | Do Concur | pass | 55 | 45 | | | 2025-03-15 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 27 | 22 | | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 26 | 24 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 70 | 29 | | | 2025-01-27 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 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) - 2025-03-25: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-21: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-21: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-03-20: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-03-17: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-15: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-14: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-13: 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) - 2025-01-22: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-21: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-07: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House) - 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House) - 2024-12-06: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - As Amended (Version 4), 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=95302550-46a6-4e2e-9715-4bf4ea3157e7) - Enrolled, 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=be575d30-b03b-4f8d-afa4-fdd8e28dcc23) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=70b0259a-c74e-4f1e-8899-f5f0d966a004) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3e592870-9948-4c47-a710-db2558fd4fd2) - Introduced, 2024-12-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f1ad332c-4e7f-45cd-b64c-3eaf9b0bf7c9) ## 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 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=95302550-46a6-4e2e-9715-4bf4ea3157e7) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=be575d30-b03b-4f8d-afa4-fdd8e28dcc23) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=70b0259a-c74e-4f1e-8899-f5f0d966a004) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3e592870-9948-4c47-a710-db2558fd4fd2) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f1ad332c-4e7f-45cd-b64c-3eaf9b0bf7c9) ## 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) - [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-HB3-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).