# Montana SB 223: Allow interest earned on workforce housing appropriations to be retained

Montana SB 223, Allow interest earned on workforce housing appropriations to be retained, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by John Esp (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 223
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Allow interest earned on workforce housing appropriations to be retained
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: John Esp (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Labor and Employment, State Finance, Housing
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (291 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More housing funds for state facility staff: benefit, low. The law requires all interest and other income from a $12 million workforce housing appropriation to stay in the program’s fund. The money supports housing for employees at state-owned facilities that house state inmates or behavioral health patients. This boosts funding for housing help but does n…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Esp (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Fitzpatrick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Kassmier (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 95 | 4 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-14: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-11: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-10: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5fca4ec2-ffba-4de2-b332-cf71c8466975)
- Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=368f4ab8-b8ba-48d9-abf7-6e1c7b6977b8)

## 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=5fca4ec2-ffba-4de2-b332-cf71c8466975)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=368f4ab8-b8ba-48d9-abf7-6e1c7b6977b8)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB223-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).