# Montana HB 493: Establish the crime of possession of stolen firearm or ammunition Montana HB 493, Establish the crime of possession of stolen firearm or ammunition, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steven Kelly (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB493-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 493 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Establish the crime of possession of stolen firearm or ammunition - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-13 - Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Steven Kelly (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Guns and Weapons, Crimes - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (269 yes, 25 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Crime for possessing a stolen gun: benefit, medium. The law creates the crime of possessing a stolen firearm. You commit it if you purposely and knowingly receive, keep, hide, store, trade, sell, or get rid of a stolen gun. Ammunition is not included. A conviction can lead to up to 10 years in state prison. This offense also counts toward the state’… - Juvenile case filing rule repealed: mixed, low. The law repeals the rule that let county attorneys file some youth cases in district court before youth court. Prosecutors can no longer use that filing path. Youth cases now follow the remaining steps for moving cases between courts. Families may see different steps and timelines in juvenile cases. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steven Kelly (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Denise Baum (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Laura Smith (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 44 | 4 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 4 | | | 2025-03-03 | House | Do Pass | pass | 88 | 9 | | | 2025-02-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 91 | 8 | | ## Actions (35) - 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-04-24: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-04-24: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-16: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-03: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-01: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-28: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-28: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-28: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-28: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-28: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-28: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-25: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-24: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-24: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-22: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-21: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-21: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-17: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-14: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-14: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-13: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e0f32693-f57c-42ce-b7c8-0e1b2434821e) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=09a6980a-08d3-432f-9414-bb63268edb7b) - Introduced, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=84057c62-1676-44b7-8f60-c55ccd105aca) ## 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=e0f32693-f57c-42ce-b7c8-0e1b2434821e) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=09a6980a-08d3-432f-9414-bb63268edb7b) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=84057c62-1676-44b7-8f60-c55ccd105aca) ## 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-HB493-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).