# Montana HB 793: Generally revise the membership of the POST Council

Montana HB 793, Generally revise the membership of the POST Council, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Greg Kmetz (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 793
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Generally revise the membership of the POST Council
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Greg Kmetz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (493 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New membership rules for police standards council: mixed, low. The council has up to 13 voting members, appointed by the Governor. The law adds one public safety communications officer seat. It reduces Board of Crime Control seats from two to one. The two citizen seats must have law enforcement experience. Seats also include a sheriff, a police chief, tribal l…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Kmetz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Amy Regier (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-18 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-18: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-12: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: 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)
- 2025-03-04: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-04: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-03: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-28: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-26: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7d6ef8dd-4fcf-4dea-a331-881003f94963)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ba5b52ed-64ae-4ba2-9c82-cbd2b22cee8d)
- Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=25f11d08-1c20-4da9-97bc-7b92d39f4be5)

## 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=7d6ef8dd-4fcf-4dea-a331-881003f94963)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ba5b52ed-64ae-4ba2-9c82-cbd2b22cee8d)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=25f11d08-1c20-4da9-97bc-7b92d39f4be5)

## 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-HB793-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).