# Montana HB 429: Provide account and transfer for BOI for investment in precious metals and digital assets

Montana HB 429, Provide account and transfer for BOI for investment in precious metals and digital assets, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Curtis Schomer (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-20 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 429
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide account and transfer for BOI for investment in precious metals and digital assets
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Curtis Schomer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: State Finance, Money Transfer, Information Technology
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (182 yes, 117 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: Curtis Schomer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gayle  Lammers (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-22 | House | Cloture-Duram | pass | 95 | 4 |   |
| 2025-02-22 | House | Do Pass | fail | 41 | 59 |   |
| 2025-02-22 | House | AMD-HB0429.002.002 Buttrey DO PASS | fail | 46 | 54 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-20: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-03-12: Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal (House)
- 2025-02-22: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-22: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House)
- 2025-02-22: Motion (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-14: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-10: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-10: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-07: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-07: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=60d1bc37-5636-46d3-9de9-783cea511c8a)
- Introduced, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3baca2dd-8473-4f3d-b11c-fc48604759bc)

## 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=60d1bc37-5636-46d3-9de9-783cea511c8a)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3baca2dd-8473-4f3d-b11c-fc48604759bc)

## 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-HB429-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).