# Montana SB 393: Provide funding for enforcement of PL 280

Montana SB 393, Provide funding for enforcement of PL 280, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Greg Hertz (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-16 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 393
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide funding for enforcement of PL 280
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-05-16, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Indians, Law Enforcement, State Finance, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (355 yes, 43 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Lake County cannot withdraw until at least 2027: benefit, low. The Lake County board of commissioners cannot withdraw its consent to enforce criminal law until June 1, 2027. If a related state law’s end date is extended past June 30, 2027, the ban lasts until June 30, 2028. This keeps current enforcement in place during that time.
- State funds felony enforcement on Flathead Reservation: benefit, low. The state provides $6 million for the 2025–2027 biennium to reimburse costs of enforcing felony criminal law on the Flathead Reservation. The Office of Budget and Program Planning manages these reimbursements to Lake County and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. If Lake County rescinds an…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-28 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 39 | 10 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 34 | 16 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Do Concur | pass | 96 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-15 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 44 | 6 |   |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 44 | 6 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2025-05-16: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-23: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-22: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-17: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-17: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-04-08: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-21: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-17: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-17: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-17: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-15: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=80369ee4-b3d4-485d-86d0-79e16975ea0b)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bd9c2874-dd4f-44a7-8ec3-54a7327aa88e)
- Introduced, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ecbc18b2-7059-449f-98c7-2884e79608db)

## 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=80369ee4-b3d4-485d-86d0-79e16975ea0b)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bd9c2874-dd4f-44a7-8ec3-54a7327aa88e)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ecbc18b2-7059-449f-98c7-2884e79608db)

## 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-SB393-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).