# Montana HB 848: Provide funding for regional rail authorities Montana HB 848, Provide funding for regional rail authorities, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Denise Baum (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB848-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 848 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Provide funding for regional rail authorities - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-19 - Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Process - Sponsor: Denise Baum (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Motor Vehicles, Revenue, State, Taxation--Sales, Taxation, Appropriations, Transportation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (226 yes, 170 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Denise Baum (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Dave Fern (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | ReconsAction -Kerr-Carpenter | fail | 23 | 27 | | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | Do Concur | fail | 23 | 27 | | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | pass | 32 | 16 | | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | AMD-HB0848.003.001 Mandeville D/PASS | fail | 24 | 26 | | | 2025-04-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 63 | 35 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 61 | 39 | | ## Actions (40) - 2025-05-22: Died in Process (House) - 2025-04-16: Motion (Senate) - 2025-04-15: 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed (Senate) - 2025-04-15: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-15: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-04-07: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-04-07: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-07: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-04-05: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-04-05: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-03: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-04-03: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-04-03: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-04-03: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-04-03: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-04-03: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-04-03: Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-04-02: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-04-02: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-31: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-31: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-29: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-27: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-27: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House) - 2025-03-27: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-21: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-20: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-20: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-19: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f288e520-e499-4cb4-ac12-86cae94ebe27) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=76c06d21-a868-40fc-96f3-63fab397dc30) - Introduced, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6132a083-c3e0-4252-affc-9d9d8b197356) ## 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 - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f288e520-e499-4cb4-ac12-86cae94ebe27) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=76c06d21-a868-40fc-96f3-63fab397dc30) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6132a083-c3e0-4252-affc-9d9d8b197356) ## 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-HB848-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).