# Montana HB 540: Alllow DOC to contract with private corporations to establish and maintain certain facilities and programs

Montana HB 540, Alllow DOC to contract with private corporations to establish and maintain certain facilities and programs, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steven Kelly (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-20 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB540-2025
- As of: 2026-10-11
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 540
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Alllow DOC to contract with private corporations to establish and maintain certain facilities and programs
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Steven Kelly (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Corrections
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steven Kelly (Republican), House

## Actions (11)

- 2025-05-20: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-03-12: Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal (House)
- 2025-02-26: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-20: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-19: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-18: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c5c9f762-ec4d-4585-ae0d-adb4ddb610ba)

## 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c5c9f762-ec4d-4585-ae0d-adb4ddb610ba)

## 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-HB540-2025 (as of 2026-10-11).