# Montana SB 71: Revise natural resource operations fee policy laws

Montana SB 71, Revise natural resource operations fee policy laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Josh Kassmier (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 71
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise natural resource operations fee policy laws
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-27
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Josh Kassmier (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Environmental Protection, Mining and Minerals, State Finance, Revenue, State
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (292 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Natural resources funding rules extended to 2029: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law keeps the 2021 and 2023 natural resource account and general fund transfer rules in place until June 30, 2029. It extends the termination date for the Natural Resources Operations State Special Revenue Account revisions and the related General Fund Transfer. It does…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Josh Kassmier (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom France (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 46 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 48 | 2 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 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)
- 2025-04-27: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-18: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-18: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-04-17: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-04-17: Hearing (House)
- 2025-04-17: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-15: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-14: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-04-09: Hearing (House)
- 2025-04-07: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-04-07: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-04-04: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Rereferred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2024-12-27: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=cd1decd5-6bca-4060-8ff7-f80c4d4e5d26)
- Introduced, 2024-12-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ed639080-8f33-4693-9226-01c8f89019d1)

## 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=cd1decd5-6bca-4060-8ff7-f80c4d4e5d26)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ed639080-8f33-4693-9226-01c8f89019d1)

## 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-SB71-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).