# Montana HB 530: Generally revise business laws Montana HB 530, Generally revise business laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB530-2025 - 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 530 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Generally revise business laws - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-18 - Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Corporations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (291 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Move your company’s legal home: benefit, low. The law lets Montana businesses become entities of another state or country, and lets out‑of‑state entities become Montana entities, when both places allow it. These rules cover LLCs, partnerships, corporations, benefit corporations, and nonprofits. You can use domestication or any other lawful met… - Approve and change domestication plans: mixed, low. Your plan of domestication must be in writing. It must list current and new names and states, explain how owner interests convert, and attach any public or private organic rules to be recorded. Approval must follow your entity’s rules or, if silent, the merger rules; if still silent, all voting own… - Filing and legal effects of domestication: mixed, low. Sign and file articles of domestication with the Montana Secretary of State, or file a signed plan instead. Include required details and, when needed, attach the public organic record or designate a Montana registered agent. The domestication takes effect on filing or on a later date you set, up to… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Noland (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 96 | 2 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 2 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-04-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-11: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-10: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-10: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-15: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-04: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-27: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-24: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-19: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-18: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-10: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4c20b0d7-75cc-4fa0-a548-c4544f115275) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8c703c94-dea6-4d11-b030-d4076ee95edb) - Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d99e4bf2-a6e9-4b23-892b-b9e15126533d) ## 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=4c20b0d7-75cc-4fa0-a548-c4544f115275) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8c703c94-dea6-4d11-b030-d4076ee95edb) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d99e4bf2-a6e9-4b23-892b-b9e15126533d) ## 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-HB530-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).