# Montana HB 679: Generally revised use of public equipment

Montana HB 679, Generally revised use of public equipment, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Morgan Thiel (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB679-2025
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 679
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revised use of public equipment
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Morgan Thiel (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: State Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (248 yes, 48 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State cars allowed for some DCI agents: benefit, low. The law lets certain Division of Criminal Investigation staff commute in a state car. You must be the state fire marshal or an agent assigned to narcotics or major crimes. You also must be subject to call-outs during off-hours to protect life or property. Commuting in state vehicles is usually proh…
- Law takes effect immediately: mixed, low. The law takes effect on passage and approval. All affected Montana agencies and employees follow these rules right away.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Morgan Thiel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shelley Vance (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Gist (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 71 | 27 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 78 | 21 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 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)
- 2025-04-19: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-16: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-16: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-05: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-04: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-03-01: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-03-01: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-24: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-24: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-24: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-24: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=333774c5-fffc-4866-8a19-06489f7caffc)
- Introduced, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7fb20d12-a42b-4075-8b39-6fe4f8f20ae2)

## 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=333774c5-fffc-4866-8a19-06489f7caffc)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7fb20d12-a42b-4075-8b39-6fe4f8f20ae2)

## 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-HB679-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).