# Montana HB 53: Revise law allowing for troop labor to execute projects Montana HB 53, Revise law allowing for troop labor to execute projects, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by George Nikolakakos (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB53-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 53 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise law allowing for troop labor to execute projects - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-11 - Last action: 2025-04-07, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: George Nikolakakos (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Military Affairs - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (392 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State contract bidding cutoff tracks inflation: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2028, and every five years, the state updates the $150,000 cutoff for public notice and sealed bids on state construction and alteration work. It multiplies the old limit by the CPI ratio (June of the previous tax year over June 2023). It then rounds to the nearest $1,000 and adopt… - Military training projects can skip bidding: mixed, low. The Department of Military Affairs does not need to advertise or use sealed competitive bidding when it uses troop labor during training. The work must be for needed upgrades, preservation, or restoration of facilities in its control or to ensure troop readiness. The exemption applies only when the… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: George Nikolakakos (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wendy McKamey (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-25 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 3 | | | 2025-03-24 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-01-22 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 1 | | | 2025-01-20 | House | AMD-HB0053.001.002 Nikolakakos G DO PASS | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-01-20 | House | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 97 | 2 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-04-07: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-04-07: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-03-31: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-03-31: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-27: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-25: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-25: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-24: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-23: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-01-22: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-01-20: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-01-20: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House) - 2025-01-16: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-16: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-15: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-06: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House) - 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House) - 2024-12-11: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a39cf5f2-2f0d-4e40-85b7-353198a33be7) - Enrolled, 2025-03-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=db51ac7e-f94d-429a-bc5b-8cd464c3018a) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b2a15f59-1a6b-4ad9-9312-97862c03fa67) - Introduced, 2024-12-11: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1fa1f6e6-4eec-4c86-b221-53dbf4a9664b) ## 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 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a39cf5f2-2f0d-4e40-85b7-353198a33be7) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=db51ac7e-f94d-429a-bc5b-8cd464c3018a) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b2a15f59-1a6b-4ad9-9312-97862c03fa67) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1fa1f6e6-4eec-4c86-b221-53dbf4a9664b) ## 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-HB53-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).