# Montana SB 310: Revise the trail stewardship grant program

Montana SB 310, Revise the trail stewardship grant program, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Barry Usher (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 310
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise the trail stewardship grant program
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Barry Usher (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Transportation, Recreation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (265 yes, 33 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Broader trail grants for communities: benefit, low. The state renames its trails grant the Trail Stewardship Grant Program. Beginning July 1, 2025, the program funds more project types, including new trail and path construction, repairs and maintenance, trailheads and signs, planning and studies, safety and ethics education, data collection, and equ…
- New rules for trail grant funding: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the department splits grant funds 40% to motorized projects, 40% to nonmotorized, and 20% to mixed-use. Unused shares can shift to the other categories. Grantees can get up to 75% of the award up front, with the rest paid after they spend and report the first advance. Recipi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barry Usher (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Oblander (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 32 | 17 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 34 | 16 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 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)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-31: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-26: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-25: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-17: 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)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fc5fc653-706f-439b-9de8-be3321fa74f6)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=cb878881-f92e-47ca-8593-2b4cfdb91bbe)
- Introduced, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=edaae61e-de57-47df-82f9-29bc60ae83d7)

## 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=fc5fc653-706f-439b-9de8-be3321fa74f6)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=cb878881-f92e-47ca-8593-2b4cfdb91bbe)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=edaae61e-de57-47df-82f9-29bc60ae83d7)

## 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-SB310-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).