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MontanaSB 11669th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)Senate

Revise the Montana heritage preservation and development commission membership

Sponsored By: Tony Tezak (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Commerce staffing and admin cost reporting

Beginning July 1, 2025, the Department of Commerce provides all staff and services the commission and department decide are needed, following the state pay plan. The department charges the commission for reasonable costs. Commerce and the commission set the commission’s indirect administrative rate and report it each year to the Economic Affairs Interim Committee. These steps increase oversight but do not change who gets benefits or add new funding.

Smaller heritage commission and new appointments

Beginning July 1, 2025, the commission has 9 members instead of 14. Two are appointed by the governor, two by the senate president, two by the house speaker, and three are the directors of the Historical Society, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and Commerce. Appointers must give priority to people with tourism, community planning, historic preservation, or broad business experience, members of the Tourism Advisory Council, Montana historians, or the public at large. If the senate president or house speaker do not fill their seats within 2 months after a seat becomes vacant, the governor must appoint. The shift to 9 members happens as current governor‑appointed terms end and those members are not reappointed.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Tony Tezak

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Ken Walsh

    Republican • House

  • Steve Fitzpatrick

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 546 • No: 245

House vote • 4/28/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 58 • No: 41

Senate vote • 4/25/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 45 • No: 4

House vote • 4/25/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 71 • No: 29

Senate vote • 4/23/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 44 • No: 5

House vote • 4/2/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 94 • No: 1

House vote • 4/1/2025

AMD-SB0116.002.005 Walsh DO PASS

Yes: 18 • No: 82

House vote • 4/1/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 96 • No: 4

Senate vote • 2/20/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 43 • No: 7

Senate vote • 2/19/2025

AMD-SB0116.002.001 Olsen D/PASS

Yes: 18 • No: 32

Senate vote • 2/19/2025

AMD-SB0116.002.001 Olsen D/PASS

Yes: 16 • No: 33

Senate vote • 2/19/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 43 • No: 7

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/19/2025Senate

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/13/2025Senate

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    5/8/2025Senate

  4. Signed by Speaker

    5/6/2025House

  5. Signed by President

    5/6/2025Senate

  6. Sent to Enrolling

    4/29/2025Senate

  7. Returned to Senate

    4/28/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading Governor's Amendments

    4/28/2025House

  9. 3rd Reading Governor's Amendments

    4/25/2025Senate

  10. 2nd Reading Governor's Amendments

    4/25/2025House

  11. 2nd Reading Governor's Amendments

    4/23/2025Senate

  12. Returned with Governor's Amendments

    4/17/2025Senate

  13. Transmitted to Governor

    4/8/2025Senate

  14. Signed by Speaker

    4/8/2025House

  15. Signed by President

    4/7/2025Senate

  16. Returned from Enrolling

    4/3/2025Senate

  17. Sent to Enrolling

    4/2/2025Senate

  18. 3rd Reading

    4/2/2025House

  19. 2nd Reading

    4/1/2025House

  20. 2nd Reading Motion to Amend

    4/1/2025House

  21. 2nd Reading Pass Consideration

    3/29/2025House

  22. Committee Report

    3/27/2025House

  23. Committee Executive Action

    3/27/2025House

  24. Hearing

    3/5/2025House

  25. 1st Reading

    2/21/2025House

Bill Text

  • As Amended (Version 4)

    4/30/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 5)

    4/30/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled

    4/3/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    2/14/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/9/2025

    PDF

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