# Montana HB 313: Establish a grant program for aquatic recreational facilities

Montana HB 313, Establish a grant program for aquatic recreational facilities, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Paul Tuss (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB313-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 313
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Establish a grant program for aquatic recreational facilities
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Paul Tuss (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Recreation, State Finance, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (264 yes, 181 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: Paul Tuss (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: James Reavis (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Do Concur | fail | 25 | 25 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | pass | 27 | 20 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 26 | 24 |   |
| 2025-04-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 63 | 35 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Do Pass | pass | 64 | 36 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Do Pass | pass | 59 | 41 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-23: 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Rereferred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-04-05: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-03: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-03: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-03-31: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-03-29: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-14: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-13: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-13: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-07: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-30: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-27: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-24: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-24: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 5), 2025-04-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=53d89560-2823-4415-83a8-c121dee20428)
- As Amended (Version 4), 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3358802f-31d1-4992-bb37-82f5f09ff8da)
- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=93c605d5-4319-4be2-9d2b-ed7bfd9b102c)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=de6ac589-edff-4f30-8aba-52d464055440)
- Introduced, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4952dcef-1fc7-45a4-8bde-3e0678b27459)

## 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 5) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=53d89560-2823-4415-83a8-c121dee20428)
- [As Amended (Version 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3358802f-31d1-4992-bb37-82f5f09ff8da)
- [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=93c605d5-4319-4be2-9d2b-ed7bfd9b102c)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=de6ac589-edff-4f30-8aba-52d464055440)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4952dcef-1fc7-45a4-8bde-3e0678b27459)

## 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-HB313-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).
