# Montana HB 310: Establish grant program to increase community shelter capacity for homeless population

Montana HB 310, Establish grant program to increase community shelter capacity for homeless population, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Melissa Nikolakakos (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-20 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 310
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Establish grant program to increase community shelter capacity for homeless population
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Melissa Nikolakakos (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Housing, Social Services, Appropriations, Rule Making
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (63 yes, 37 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Melissa Nikolakakos (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-22 | House | Do Pass | pass | 63 | 37 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-20: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-09: Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal (House)
- 2025-02-27: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-02-22: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-22: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-22: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-07: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-05: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-05: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-27: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-24: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8e1c219c-dccc-405e-92c8-7143bd866997)
- Introduced, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=dc9b3944-9edd-4f27-8330-9056f9fc24ad)

## 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=8e1c219c-dccc-405e-92c8-7143bd866997)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=dc9b3944-9edd-4f27-8330-9056f9fc24ad)

## 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-HB310-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).