# Montana SB 357: Extend perfection deadline for certain Missouri River water reservations

Montana SB 357, Extend perfection deadline for certain Missouri River water reservations, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Wylie Galt (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 357
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Extend perfection deadline for certain Missouri River water reservations
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Wylie Galt (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Water, Local Government, Property, Rule Making
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (298 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fort Peck water reservations extended: benefit, low. Montana extends certain state water reservations above Fort Peck Dam. It covers reservations the Board issued to cities and conservation districts in a final order on July 1, 1992. Each listed reservation stays active until it is perfected or revoked under 85-2-316. This keeps those holders’ place…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wylie Galt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joshua Seckinger (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Ken Walsh (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-29 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 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)
- 2025-03-31: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-29: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-24: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-17: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-07: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-06: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5e9b5163-1352-402b-8fac-e25a2ba16c94)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f51c6624-e4bc-4080-8fe8-07bad91cc072)
- Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b70adeed-14ce-42c0-8e2a-030f993897c9)

## 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=5e9b5163-1352-402b-8fac-e25a2ba16c94)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f51c6624-e4bc-4080-8fe8-07bad91cc072)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b70adeed-14ce-42c0-8e2a-030f993897c9)

## 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-SB357-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).