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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Establish the uniform public expression protection act"
+description: "Establish the uniform public expression protection act"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 292"
+citation: "Montana HB 292 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Civil Procedure"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Tom Millett"]
+version_count: 47
+action_count: 38
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2024-12-06T16:03:29+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-05T14:01:41+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f42fae2-b316-4da2-b4c8-c8ee43443091"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2032?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "3eff9280e9344b10d3475c4fc849cb947c02cec3b684b3752e1aa48bf31247bf"
+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 292 (2025) — Establish the uniform public expression protection act
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0292.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280491)
+2. **HB0292.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280412)
+3. **HB0292.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297895)
+4. **HB0292_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273689)
+5. **HB0292_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273960)
+6. **HB0292_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275498)
+7. **HB0292_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276544)
+8. **HB0292_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281057)
+9. **HB0292_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281058)
+10. **HB0292_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281059)
+11. **HB0292_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281060)
+12. **HB0292_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273688)
+13. **HB0292_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281062)
+14. **HB0292_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298269)
+15. **HB0292_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298270)
+16. **HB0292_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298271)
+17. **HB0292_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281063)
+18. **HB0292_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281064)
+19. **HB0292_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281075)
+20. **HB0292_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281076)
+21. **HB0292_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281081)
+22. **HB0292_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282477)
+23. **HB0292_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298040)
+24. **HB0292_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298268)
+25. **HB0292_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281061)
+26. **HB0292_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298273)
+27. **HB0292_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298274)
+28. **HB0292_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298275)
+29. **HB0292_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298336)
+30. **HB0292_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298338)
+31. **HB0292_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298340)
+32. **HB0292_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303427)
+33. **HB0292_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311175)
+34. **HB0292_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311176)
+35. **HB0292_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298272)
+36. **HB0292_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311179)
+37. **HB0292_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326961)
+38. **HB0292_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311180)
+39. **HB0292_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311430)
+40. **HB0292_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311431)
+41. **HB0292_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311432)
+42. **HB0292_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317006)
+43. **HB0292_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320575)
+44. **HB0292_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324623)
+45. **HB0292_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326462)
+46. **HB0292_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311177)
+47. **LC2032.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271418)
+
+## Votes
+
+- AMD-HB0292.001.001 Millett DO PASS — **100–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass As Amended — **100–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **96–1** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
+- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+- do_pass — **20–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Tom Millett — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-12-06T16:03:29+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2024-12-24T13:59:46+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2025-01-11T17:22:18+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2025-01-14T19:04:02+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2025-01-15T12:16:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2025-01-16T13:14:54+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2025-01-16T15:56:43+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2025-01-21T18:02:55+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2025-01-22T23:01:44+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2025-01-23T18:53:18+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-23T20:08:20+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-28T21:08:52+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
+- **2025-02-06T19:07:28+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-06T20:33:43+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-11T21:20:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
+- **2025-02-11T21:22:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-02-13T21:19:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-02-14T18:45:38+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2025-02-14T18:50:39+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-18T15:16:11+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
+- **2025-03-25T16:41:50+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
+- **2025-03-25T19:41:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
+- **2025-04-01T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-01T19:13:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-02T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-02T21:58:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-02T23:08:34+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
+- **2025-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-14T20:20:00+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`
+- **2025-04-15T22:08:55+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-04-16T03:49:29+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-04-18T20:50:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-04-22T13:30:24+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`
+- **2025-05-05T14:01:41+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/6f42fae2-b316-4da2-b4c8-c8ee43443091`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+