# Montana SB 190: Allow water right holders to consent to waive adverse effects analysis in permit or change applications Montana SB 190, Allow water right holders to consent to waive adverse effects analysis in permit or change applications, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Derek Harvey (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB190-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 190 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Allow water right holders to consent to waive adverse effects analysis in permit or change applications - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Derek Harvey (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Water - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (290 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Property rights and objections for temporary changes: benefit, low. A temporary change authorization does not create a right to cross private land or infringe property rights. Only the water-right owner may seek enforcement or file an objection under this process. - Written consent speeds water right approvals: benefit, low. If a water-right holder files a written consent, DNRC does not analyze adverse effects for that right in permit or change applications. This also applies to Forest Service change requests. It also applies to groundwater permits in closed basins. For temporary changes, DNRC cannot deny renewal for a… - Limit on water for instream flows: cost, low. The law limits temporary instream-flow changes to the amount historically diverted for that right. For use below the diversion point, only the amount historically consumed may be used. DNRC may set a smaller amount in the lease. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Derek Harvey (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Ken Walsh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Russ Miner (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-28 | House | Do Concur | pass | 95 | 4 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | Do Concur | pass | 95 | 3 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-04-18: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-02: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-30: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-28: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-27: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-24: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-17: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-26: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-02-17: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-17: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-14: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-02-14: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-13: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-22: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=99a236bb-6f0a-4549-81bd-9c78aac192ae) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1a9b73cf-5ab2-4d14-b7ea-a31ffb6a3603) - Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=71d77511-53b8-4fd3-85ea-758af21b6859) ## 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=99a236bb-6f0a-4549-81bd-9c78aac192ae) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1a9b73cf-5ab2-4d14-b7ea-a31ffb6a3603) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=71d77511-53b8-4fd3-85ea-758af21b6859) ## 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-SB190-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).