# Montana HB 633: Revise certain mine application/permit provisions Montana HB 633, Revise certain mine application/permit provisions, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Gary Parry (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB633-2025 - 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 633 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise certain mine application/permit provisions - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-21 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Gary Parry (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Energy, Environmental Protection, Mining and Minerals, Rule Making - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (492 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - No offsite dumping by mines: benefit, low. Mining operators cannot dump or place overburden, rocks, soil, trees, logs, debris, or other materials outside their bonded permit area. They also cannot place materials where erosion or slides could move them offsite. Operators must protect areas outside the permit. This rule applies to strip and… - Parts void on federal disapproval: mixed, low. If the U.S. Secretary of the Interior disapproves a part of this law under 30 CFR 732, that part is void. The Department of Environmental Quality must notify the code commissioner within 15 days of the disapproval’s effective date. - Who can seek a mine hearing: mixed, low. Only the applicant, current permittee, or a person who commented and is or may be harmed can request a contested-case hearing. You must file a written request with your reasons within 30 days of the department’s decision. The hearing starts within 30 days, and the board gives notice within 20 days.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Gary Parry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gayle Lammers (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 1 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 1 | | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 1 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-23: 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) - 2025-04-11: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-20: 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) - 2025-03-01: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-24: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-22: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-22: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-21: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a5f40971-b623-4d02-9360-04cbe6c3195f) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=04931c69-a224-4b43-81b3-087de4452091) - Introduced, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=97282cb9-95d1-47e0-9bfd-5bbef2bf146a) ## 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=a5f40971-b623-4d02-9360-04cbe6c3195f) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=04931c69-a224-4b43-81b3-087de4452091) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=97282cb9-95d1-47e0-9bfd-5bbef2bf146a) ## 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-HB633-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).