# Montana HB 430: Repeal process to establish county owned scales

Montana HB 430, Repeal process to establish county owned scales, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Braxton Mitchell (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 430
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Repeal process to establish county owned scales
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Braxton Mitchell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Local Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (249 yes, 47 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Counties end public weighing scales: cost, low. The law repeals eight Montana code sections that let counties run public weighing scales. Counties no longer have authority to establish or own public scales. County-appointed weighers, bonds, weighing records, and county-set weighing fees are ended. Farmers, haulers, and small producers who used c…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Braxton Mitchell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Fern (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-22 | House | Do Pass | pass | 75 | 23 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | House | Do Pass | pass | 81 | 19 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-15: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-14: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-14: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-22: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-21: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-18: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-13: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-10: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-10: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-07: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d84dbcb1-4b1f-40ce-9dc2-dd56dfb7beb8)
- Introduced, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5b70950c-2764-4c2d-9919-36d5940c16e6)

## 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
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d84dbcb1-4b1f-40ce-9dc2-dd56dfb7beb8)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5b70950c-2764-4c2d-9919-36d5940c16e6)

## 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-HB430-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).