# Montana HB 64: Repeal small business compliance assistance council

Montana HB 64, Repeal small business compliance assistance council, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Julie Darling (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-02-28 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 64
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Repeal small business compliance assistance council
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-11
- Last action: 2025-02-28, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Julie Darling (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Environmental Protection, Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (284 yes, 14 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New small business air quality representative: benefit, low. The law creates an independent small business stationary source representative in the Department of Environmental Quality. The representative reviews air rules and sends comments to the department, local programs, the Environmental Quality Council, and federal agencies. They meet with small busines…
- Small business compliance council repealed: cost, low. The law repeals the Small Business Compliance Assistance Advisory Council. The council’s duties and meetings end, along with its formal advisory role. Small businesses lose this council channel for compliance help and input. Ongoing input now happens through direct talks with the department’s small…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Julie Darling (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wylie Galt (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-15 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 43 | 5 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 43 | 7 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 1 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-02-28: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-02-27: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-02-20: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-18: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-02-15: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-02-15: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-23: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-22: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-20: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-17: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-13: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-03: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2024-12-28: Hearing (House)
- 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2024-12-18: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2024-12-11: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=afb108ef-5078-4338-893d-f613dfcfce0c)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2ba96be3-7bda-4cdd-ae1a-547eaf6e8d0c)
- Introduced, 2024-12-11: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9d27dabd-f917-45cc-8bf2-6f2683452b25)

## 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=afb108ef-5078-4338-893d-f613dfcfce0c)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2ba96be3-7bda-4cdd-ae1a-547eaf6e8d0c)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9d27dabd-f917-45cc-8bf2-6f2683452b25)

## 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-HB64-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).