# Montana HB 611: Generally revise salaries for certain elected officials

Montana HB 611, Generally revise salaries for certain elected officials, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Scott DeMarois (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 611
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise salaries for certain elected officials
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Scott DeMarois (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Public Officers and Employees, State Government
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (268 yes, 30 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Survey-based pay for Montana elected officials: benefit, medium. The law ties pay for certain statewide elected officials to a regional salary survey. The Department of Administration runs the survey before June 30 of each even-numbered year. It compares Montana pay to North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Idaho, and includes the Montana pay in the average. I…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Scott DeMarois (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Derek Harvey (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jacinda Morigeau (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 32 | 18 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 43 | 7 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 95 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 1 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-17: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-15: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-15: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-27: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-27: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-26: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-20: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-20: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-20: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0bdccd4f-0a46-4d58-8d68-1d344d995af7)
- Introduced, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=101f1ad7-b123-4f93-bc82-096ce6161b2c)

## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0bdccd4f-0a46-4d58-8d68-1d344d995af7)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=101f1ad7-b123-4f93-bc82-096ce6161b2c)

## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB611-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).