# Montana HB 70: Study of wildland firefighting

Montana HB 70, Study of wildland firefighting, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Gist (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 70
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Study of wildland firefighting
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-12
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Steve Gist (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Environmental Protection, Fires and Fire Protection, Local Government, Interim Study Resolutions, State Government, State Lands
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (484 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Montana wildfire response study and funding: mixed, low. The Environmental Quality Council must study how wildfires are fought in Montana. It looks at state and federal operations, including on tribal and private land. It reviews use of crews and equipment, impacts on private land, and forest and grazing rules. It also reviews how those rules affect wild…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steve Gist (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | Do Concur | pass | 93 | 5 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 1 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-02: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-18: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-16: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-16: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-15: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-08: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-31: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-30: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-28: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-17: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2024-12-12: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=387983ca-c707-4e6c-b900-b7b39ffac1e2)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e2b0633e-d606-4a67-ad34-09dfa9a21e21)
- Introduced, 2024-12-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=26285041-4666-44ce-ba44-7a830832c27c)

## 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=387983ca-c707-4e6c-b900-b7b39ffac1e2)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e2b0633e-d606-4a67-ad34-09dfa9a21e21)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=26285041-4666-44ce-ba44-7a830832c27c)

## 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-HB70-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).