# Montana SB 81: Revise lease of state lands for underground gas storage

Montana SB 81, Revise lease of state lands for underground gas storage, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Josh Kassmier (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB81-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 81
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise lease of state lands for underground gas storage
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-27
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Josh Kassmier (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Environmental Protection, Gas and Oil, State Lands, Rule Making
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (157 yes, 142 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Josh Kassmier (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | fail | 22 | 27 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 27 | 23 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | pass | 30 | 20 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | ReconsAction and place on Second Reading on 3/6/2025 -Kassmier | pass | 27 | 23 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass | fail | 24 | 26 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Take SB 81 from Comm-Kassmier | pass | 27 | 23 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Reconsidered Previous Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2024-12-30: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2024-12-30: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2024-12-27: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-12-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=34c92b7a-bfe4-4af5-8397-90f8d259c75e)

## 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=34c92b7a-bfe4-4af5-8397-90f8d259c75e)

## 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-SB81-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).