# Montana HB 833: Provide funding to increase correctional capacity Montana HB 833, Provide funding to increase correctional capacity, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by John Fitzpatrick (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB833-2025 - 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 833 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Provide funding to increase correctional capacity - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-17 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: John Fitzpatrick (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Corrections, Appropriations, Public Contracts - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (265 yes, 33 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Flexible fund for leased or private prison beds: benefit, high. The law creates the Future of Corrections Fund at the Department of Corrections. The fund can pay to build, lease, or buy facilities and to contract with private correctional facilities under existing law. If the budget director decides state construction or purchase is not in the state’s best inte… - State invests $246 million to build prisons: benefit, high. The law moves $246 million into the state capital building account by June 30, 2027. On the law’s effective date, that same $246 million is appropriated to the Department of Administration to build new state prisons, renovate existing ones, or buy and convert a building. The department may start pl… - More corrections money for planning and operations: benefit, medium. The law gives $4 million from the general fund to the Department of Corrections on passage. The money is available through the two‑year period starting July 1, 2025, and pays for system assessment, transition costs, planning, operations or contracts to manage the prison population, security technol… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: John Fitzpatrick (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Esp (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Llew Jones (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 4 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 42 | 8 | | | 2025-04-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 86 | 12 | | | 2025-04-03 | House | Do Pass | pass | 91 | 9 | | ## Actions (33) - 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) - 2025-04-28: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-23: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-23: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-22: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-07: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-05: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-04-05: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-03: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-03: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-04-03: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-04-02: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-31: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-29: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-28: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-28: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-03-28: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-27: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-24: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-24: Hearing Canceled (House) - 2025-03-21: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-18: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-18: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-17: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-17: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e4a5e9f8-2351-4996-b1f3-e59879306dc3) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bdd23860-5c11-4d58-9b9a-33021541d6a6) - Introduced, 2025-03-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3efd9791-0e12-4a41-a5b9-1eaa8f0aba63) ## 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=e4a5e9f8-2351-4996-b1f3-e59879306dc3) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bdd23860-5c11-4d58-9b9a-33021541d6a6) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3efd9791-0e12-4a41-a5b9-1eaa8f0aba63) ## 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-HB833-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).