# Montana HB 6: Renewable resource grants Montana HB 6, Renewable resource grants, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by John Fitzpatrick (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-16 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB6-2025 - 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 6 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Renewable resource grants - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-11 - Last action: 2025-05-16, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: John Fitzpatrick (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Agriculture, Appropriations, Local Government, State Finance, Water - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (545 yes, 49 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Grant money for local water projects: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Montana funds renewable resource grants for the 2025–2027 budget. DNRC has $500,000 for emergencies, $1,000,000 for planning, $500,000 for irrigation development, $150,000 for private grants, and $500,000 to cut nonpoint source pollution. It also awards $4.75 million for nam… - Tribal governments get official notice: benefit, low. The Secretary of State sends this law to each federally recognized tribal government in Montana so they receive formal notice. - New rules and rankings for grants: cost, low. DNRC pays grants only after it approves the scope, schedule, and budget; sees committed matching funds; and approves a project plan. Grantees must meet audit and reporting rules (including 2-7-503 and federal 2 CFR 200 for tribal governments), complete required planning steps, and sign a grant agre… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: John Fitzpatrick (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 87 | 12 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | Do Concur | pass | 90 | 10 | | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass | pass | 96 | 2 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | AMD-HB0006.002.003 Fitzpatrick J DO PASS | pass | 75 | 25 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 100 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2025-05-16: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-12: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-05: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-22: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-14: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-14: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-20: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-19: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-17: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-17: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House) - 2025-02-28: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (House) - 2025-02-25: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-24: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-18: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-21: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-16: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-16: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House) - 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House) - 2024-12-11: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=94ccac21-1af0-47ab-ac77-6749ea59c8ed) - As Amended (Version 4), 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=04d4f9cf-a7a2-40a0-aa1d-6e2a56982afe) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=652d03a5-0d9e-4616-919e-891bae91e424) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=15486a96-3ea1-412f-baef-c2b27211b29b) - Introduced, 2024-12-11: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0df6563e-e6af-4a8c-9df6-92b41c5b6d8d) ## 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=94ccac21-1af0-47ab-ac77-6749ea59c8ed) - [As Amended (Version 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=04d4f9cf-a7a2-40a0-aa1d-6e2a56982afe) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=652d03a5-0d9e-4616-919e-891bae91e424) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=15486a96-3ea1-412f-baef-c2b27211b29b) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0df6563e-e6af-4a8c-9df6-92b41c5b6d8d) ## 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-HB6-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).