# Montana HB 913: Authorize transfers and other necessary measures to implement HB2 Section D Montana HB 913, Authorize transfers and other necessary measures to implement HB2 Section D, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Fiona Nave (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB913-2025 - 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 913 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Authorize transfers and other necessary measures to implement HB2 Section D - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-28 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Fiona Nave (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: State Finance, Appropriations, Corrections, Judges and Justices, Legislature - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (646 yes, 151 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - One-time $40,000 for missing persons task force: benefit, low. By July 15, 2025, the state treasurer transfers $40,000 from the general fund to the Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force account. This is a one-time payment. - Two more judges in 13th district: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the 13th Judicial District has 10 judges, up from 8. This adds two judges to help reduce wait times for hearings and decisions. - No automatic public defender in child cases: cost, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, courts no longer must appoint the Office of State Public Defender in child abuse or neglect cases under 41-3-422. This ends the guaranteed right to a court-appointed lawyer for indigent parents, children, parties covered by Indian Child Welfare laws, and putative fathers in… - DOC must report prison communications: mixed, low. From July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, the Department of Corrections reports at each interim committee meeting on stopping illicit communications at Montana State Prison. The DOC also files quarterly numbers on inmate emails and messages, how many were blocked, audit results on false positiv… - Sets standard jail daily cost: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, “actual cost” for housing someone in a local detention center is the higher of $85.30 per inmate per day or the daily provider rate for Crossroads Correctional Facility minus 10%. This standard rate guides what arresting agencies and the state pay counties and cities for det… - Study state legal services and pay: mixed, low. The state studies whether to combine legal services across agencies and reviews lawyer pay. The Department of Administration must report by September 15, 2025 on pay rates, differences, and how pay is set. The committee must finish by September 15, 2026 and share recommendations. This section only… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Fiona Nave (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Laura Smith (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | House | Do Concur | pass | 91 | 9 | | | 2025-04-29 | House | Do Concur | pass | 58 | 42 | | | 2025-04-25 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 33 | 16 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | AMD-HB0913.003.006 Galt D/PASS | pass | 49 | 1 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Do Concur As Amended | pass | 31 | 19 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | AMD-HB0913.003.004 Kassmier D/PASS | pass | 26 | 24 | | | 2025-04-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 94 | 4 | | | 2025-04-03 | House | AMD-HB0913.002.001 Crowe DO PASS | pass | 96 | 4 | | | 2025-04-03 | House | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 97 | 3 | | | 2025-04-03 | House | AMD-HB0913.002.002 Mercer DO PASS | pass | 71 | 29 | | ## Actions (37) - 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) - 2025-05-05: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-05-01: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-30: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-30: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-29: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-25: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-25: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-23: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-23: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-04-23: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-04-09: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House) - 2025-04-08: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 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) - 2025-04-04: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-04-03: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-03: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House) - 2025-04-03: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-31: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-31: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-31: Hearing Canceled (House) - 2025-03-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-29: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-29: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-28: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-30: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c61db9cc-d197-4ee7-9db6-f806f05b2623) - As Amended (Version 4), 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=93b5a3e6-6b3b-407a-b6ed-18a664af783d) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-04: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6b399952-7e46-4814-834b-c23d127c5c7d) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1ed1d322-92f3-425b-b1c3-d68ef65ffcb3) - Introduced, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=74d697fb-999c-4ecd-a2d5-c3d27cb5c3cb) ## 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=c61db9cc-d197-4ee7-9db6-f806f05b2623) - [As Amended (Version 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=93b5a3e6-6b3b-407a-b6ed-18a664af783d) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6b399952-7e46-4814-834b-c23d127c5c7d) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1ed1d322-92f3-425b-b1c3-d68ef65ffcb3) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=74d697fb-999c-4ecd-a2d5-c3d27cb5c3cb) ## 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-HB913-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).