# Montana SB 303: Require agency reporting on financial assistance to tribes Montana SB 303, Require agency reporting on financial assistance to tribes, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Jonathan Windy Boy (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB303-2025 - 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 303 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Require agency reporting on financial assistance to tribes - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Jonathan Windy Boy (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Indians, State Government - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (361 yes, 31 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Annual public reports on tribal funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, after each fiscal year, designated state agencies that gave funds to tribal entities must file a report. The report lists amounts sent directly and through subrecipients, dates, the tribal recipients, program and purpose, overhead rates, and any federal dollars the agency ke… - What agencies and funds the law covers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law defines which state agencies must report. It lists many executive departments and excludes the courts and the legislature. It defines financial assistance to include state money and federal money passed through a state agency, such as grants, contracts, loans, proper… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jonathan Windy Boy (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 47 | 1 | | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | Do Concur | pass | 81 | 16 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Do Concur | pass | 87 | 11 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 47 | 2 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 1 | | ## Actions (34) - 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-23: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-14: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House) - 2025-04-09: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-08: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-18: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-06: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-05: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-04: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-01: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-12: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2de7d734-3eca-4765-ba03-884aa560e1be) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4adff4c7-96b4-4a57-bde7-12c19963e5b7) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=03971e95-c2c3-4e06-abba-9c02f69bb6a6) - Introduced, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=68c7dd0c-b7e9-4e51-a7ad-f9b405e77ae3) ## 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=2de7d734-3eca-4765-ba03-884aa560e1be) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4adff4c7-96b4-4a57-bde7-12c19963e5b7) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=03971e95-c2c3-4e06-abba-9c02f69bb6a6) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=68c7dd0c-b7e9-4e51-a7ad-f9b405e77ae3) ## 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-SB303-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).