# Montana HB 808: Creating the Montana brownfields program Montana HB 808, Creating the Montana brownfields program, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Paul Tuss (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB808-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 808 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Creating the Montana brownfields program - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-26 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Paul Tuss (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Environmental Protection, Gas and Oil, Mining and Minerals, Rule Making, Appropriations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (289 yes, 109 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Rules and oversight for brownfields program: benefit, low. DEQ sets the program’s rules, forms, who qualifies, award terms, and any maximum award sizes. Inspectors with credentials may enter cleanup sites to check compliance. Older petroleum brownfields statutes are repealed and the program runs under this new law. The Secretary of State sends the law to e… - State fund for brownfield cleanup: benefit, low. The law creates a state brownfields cleanup fund. Money from appropriations, transfers, reimbursements, gifts, and donations goes into it, and interest stays in the fund. The fund is statutorily appropriated to DEQ and may only pay for investigation and cleanup, demolition, asbestos and lead paint… - Petroleum cleanup plans and reimbursements: mixed, medium. If cleanup from a petroleum tank release is expected to cost over $100,000, the owner or operator must meet with DEQ and the petroleum board. The board can issue a written guarantee to reimburse eligible cleanup costs, even for estimated future costs, when cash is not available. Guarantees do not c… - Who can use federal brownfields money: mixed, low. The law sets who can use federal brownfields money at a site. Before spending, EPA or DEQ must write that no viable responsible party exists, the party will not do the work, and the site is not under certain cleanup orders. For petroleum sites, DEQ assumes ongoing businesses and governments are via… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Paul Tuss (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Willis Curdy (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 1 | | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 1 | | | 2025-03-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 60 | 39 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | AMD-HB0808.002.001 Tuss DO PASS | pass | 74 | 26 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 58 | 42 | | ## Actions (37) - 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) - 2025-04-12: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-03-31: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-31: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-28: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-27: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-26: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-26: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-26: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House) - 2025-03-26: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-03-26: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-24: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-24: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-03: Tabled in Committee (House) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-27: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-27: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-27: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-26: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ca351ffb-1e8f-4b7c-93e8-2493d8960956) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2fa980ba-6ac0-4fd4-98b4-31c254911714) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=71f0962d-ff41-4bfd-9d92-513a0ed9f64e) - Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=53e4992c-7e79-4bdf-8239-d5087e9277a0) ## 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=ca351ffb-1e8f-4b7c-93e8-2493d8960956) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2fa980ba-6ac0-4fd4-98b4-31c254911714) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=71f0962d-ff41-4bfd-9d92-513a0ed9f64e) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=53e4992c-7e79-4bdf-8239-d5087e9277a0) ## 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-HB808-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).