# Montana HB 683: Revise local government conflict of interest laws for contracted projects Montana HB 683, Revise local government conflict of interest laws for contracted projects, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Gist (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB683-2025 - 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 683 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise local government conflict of interest laws for contracted projects - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-24 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Steve Gist (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Local Government, State Government, Cities and Towns, City Officers, Counties, County Officers, Planning - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (463 yes, 31 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - City and county contracts must avoid conflicts: mixed, low. Municipal contracts over $2,000 and county contracts over $80,000 use competitive bidding and lowest responsible bidder rules. No local contract may be issued if it violates the law’s conflict-of-interest rules. City and town contracts for professional, technical, engineering, or legal services may… - New conflict rules for local contractors: mixed, low. The law defines a financial conflict as 24% or more ownership or an active role with a party. Some holdings do not count, like mutual funds you do not manage or offices in charities. Cities and counties cannot award construction work to a bidder tied to the project designer or the owner’s represent… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Gist (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 95 | 4 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | Do Concur | pass | 93 | 7 | | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 2 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 88 | 11 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 92 | 7 | | ## Actions (27) - 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) - 2025-03-21: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-17: 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) - 2025-02-28: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-26: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-26: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-24: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-24: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-24: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=45704322-6b3a-4d30-81e0-a7e3d0bd8ae7) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0920f4c0-3ab5-47a6-957e-1f5fe9966012) - Introduced, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9cd5261c-b905-4f4d-90e6-786f3c68006e) ## 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=45704322-6b3a-4d30-81e0-a7e3d0bd8ae7) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0920f4c0-3ab5-47a6-957e-1f5fe9966012) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9cd5261c-b905-4f4d-90e6-786f3c68006e) ## 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-HB683-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).