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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Generally revise Montana environmental policy act"
+description: "Generally revise Montana environmental policy act"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 285"
+citation: "Montana HB 285 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Environmental Protection"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Brandon Ler"]
+version_count: 41
+action_count: 41
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2024-12-13T14:08:40+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-05T13:57:17+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02de2531-e6fc-48e1-beb7-50b97fab6fd7"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2957?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "2019d2c31d5cb37cc64b217a2067274d5e2dccf4ea3a580edefdcb7b5ed7db7b"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
+---
+
+# Montana HB 285 (2025) — Generally revise Montana environmental policy act
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0285.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300082)
+2. **HB0285.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300079)
+3. **HB0285.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300386)
+4. **HB0285.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300388)
+5. **HB0285_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274003)
+6. **HB0285_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275510)
+7. **HB0285_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276555)
+8. **HB0285_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282476)
+9. **HB0285_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300658)
+10. **HB0285_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301617)
+11. **HB0285_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301618)
+12. **HB0285_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301619)
+13. **HB0285_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301620)
+14. **HB0285_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273657)
+15. **HB0285_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301623)
+16. **HB0285_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303380)
+17. **HB0285_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303467)
+18. **HB0285_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304920)
+19. **HB0285_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311166)
+20. **HB0285_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311168)
+21. **HB0285_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301625)
+22. **HB0285_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301626)
+23. **HB0285_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301773)
+24. **HB0285_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301778)
+25. **HB0285_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301785)
+26. **HB0285_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301787)
+27. **HB0285_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301788)
+28. **HB0285_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301792)
+29. **HB0285_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301622)
+30. **HB0285_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311173)
+31. **HB0285_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326960)
+32. **HB0285_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311174)
+33. **HB0285_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311427)
+34. **HB0285_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311428)
+35. **HB0285_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311429)
+36. **HB0285_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317005)
+37. **HB0285_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320574)
+38. **HB0285_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324621)
+39. **HB0285_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326766)
+40. **HB0285_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311169)
+41. **LC2957.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272597)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **65–35** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **63–34** (pass) · lower
+- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **7–4** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **31–18** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **57–42** (pass) · lower
+- do_pass — **8–6** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **58–42** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Brandon Ler — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-12-13T14:08:40+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2024-12-13T14:08:40+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
+- **2024-12-20T20:40:02+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
+- **2025-01-18T18:26:22+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2025-01-19T21:07:44+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2025-01-20T14:47:45+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2025-01-20T16:03:45+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2025-01-20T20:18:32+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2025-01-20T20:30:06+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2025-01-21T23:03:03+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2025-01-22T22:04:26+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2025-01-23T18:54:40+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-23T20:08:13+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-27T18:29:29+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Natural Resources
+- **2025-02-07T23:17:32+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-10T20:24:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-12T20:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-02-13T21:22:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-02-14T18:45:32+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2025-02-14T22:12:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-02-21T16:59:16+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-21T16:44:57+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Natural Resources
+- **2025-03-28T21:42:30+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Natural Resources
+- **2025-03-31T19:19:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Natural Resources
+- **2025-04-02T20:36:11+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-03T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-04T00:44:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-04T19:41:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-04T21:09:23+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
+- **2025-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-14T20:18:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-15T20:35:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-15T22:08:34+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-04-16T03:43:35+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-04-18T19:00:46+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-22T00:00:24+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-04-22T18:10:24+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-01T21:14:29+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-05T13:57:17+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02de2531-e6fc-48e1-beb7-50b97fab6fd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+