# Montana HB 786: Revise Montana arts council chair responsibilities

Montana HB 786, Revise Montana arts council chair responsibilities, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Julie Darling (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 786
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise Montana arts council chair responsibilities
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Julie Darling (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: State Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (293 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Pay and travel for arts council members: benefit, low. Montana Arts Council members get pay and travel reimbursement. Rates follow Montana Code 2-15-124. The law does not list dollar amounts. This takes effect on passage and approval.
- New leadership and terms for Montana Arts Council: mixed, low. Council member terms are five years. The Governor names a presiding and a vice presiding officer from council members. Those officers serve at the Governor’s pleasure. The presiding officer is the council’s chief executive. Vacant seats are filled the same way as the original appointment, for only…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Julie Darling (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Kassmier (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Russ Tempel (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |

## 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)
- 2025-04-27: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-22: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-22: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-28: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-28: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-28: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-26: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-25: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8ca68c9e-bdc2-4867-93ca-95b520413d18)
- Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9d136c6e-476c-4a5d-90a7-05cbbc8e000d)

## 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=8ca68c9e-bdc2-4867-93ca-95b520413d18)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9d136c6e-476c-4a5d-90a7-05cbbc8e000d)

## 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-HB786-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).