# Montana HB 63: Extend application of bond validating act

Montana HB 63, Extend application of bond validating act, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Julie Darling (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-27 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB63-2025
- As of: 2026-10-12
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 63
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Extend application of bond validating act
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-11
- Last action: 2025-03-27, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Julie Darling (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Bond Issues, Public, State Government
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (287 yes, 12 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Past Montana bonds count as valid: benefit, low. The law applies Montana’s Bond Validating Act to bonds issued before this law took effect. It also covers legal steps already taken for those bonds. This starts immediately on enactment. It reduces legal risk for bondholders and for state and local issuers.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Julie Darling (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wendy McKamey (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 44 | 5 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 44 | 6 |   |
| 2025-01-15 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-03-27: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-03-18: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-18: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-27: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-02-25: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-02-25: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-15: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-15: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-14: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-10: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-10: 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

- Enrolled, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ab19bfe0-9085-4fef-80c9-9711fedaf73f)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6f5e9933-74ea-4e83-bb10-0b1381dc273b)
- Introduced, 2024-12-11: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=af8283bb-2784-4459-88f6-1533af4195bc)

## 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=ab19bfe0-9085-4fef-80c9-9711fedaf73f)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6f5e9933-74ea-4e83-bb10-0b1381dc273b)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=af8283bb-2784-4459-88f6-1533af4195bc)

## 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-HB63-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).