# Montana SB 368: Allow correction of minor maintenance items at mines

Montana SB 368, Allow correction of minor maintenance items at mines, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Sue Vinton (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 368
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Allow correction of minor maintenance items at mines
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Sue Vinton (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Environmental Protection, Mining and Minerals, Rule Making
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (293 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- 14-day fix window for minor mine issues: mixed, low. The department issues a correction letter when an inspection finds a minor maintenance item. The permit holder has 14 days to fix it. The director checks the fix at the next regular inspection. If it is not fixed within 14 days or by the next inspection, the director must issue a notice of noncompl…
- Law in effect; parts void if disapproved: mixed, low. The law takes effect on passage and approval. If the U.S. Secretary of the Interior disapproves any part under 30 CFR 732, that part is void. The Department of Environmental Quality must notify the code commissioner within 15 days after such a federal disapproval.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sue Vinton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jill Cohenour (Democrat), 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 | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 47 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 47 | 3 |   |

## 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)
- 2025-04-07: 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)
- 2025-03-04: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=484b2e5c-08f9-46cb-951f-59e6aa1a9055)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5a3a2429-707a-4d4a-9205-e09740994436)
- Introduced, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ac5b89f1-5354-49a4-9b13-978722b40195)

## 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=484b2e5c-08f9-46cb-951f-59e6aa1a9055)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5a3a2429-707a-4d4a-9205-e09740994436)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ac5b89f1-5354-49a4-9b13-978722b40195)

## 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-SB368-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).