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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Revise review panel for tailings plans"
+description: "Revise review panel for tailings plans"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 699"
+citation: "Montana HB 699 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Environmental Protection", "Mining and Minerals", "Rule Making"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
+version_count: 35
+action_count: 38
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2024-12-13T16:37:37+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-13T17:25:46+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f13122d4-16f0-4e18-b437-d702213ecf48"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3135?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "b3e5bec121b5b3a8f4157e3fa75c83facde16239f27c2bfcbb76596ece9087ba"
+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 699 (2025) — Revise review panel for tailings plans
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0699.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306247)
+2. **HB0699.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305721)
+3. **HB0699.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305798)
+4. **HB0699_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286634)
+5. **HB0699_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293901)
+6. **HB0699_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294084)
+7. **HB0699_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306097)
+8. **HB0699_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306451)
+9. **HB0699_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306452)
+10. **HB0699_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306453)
+11. **HB0699_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306454)
+12. **HB0699_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286491)
+13. **HB0699_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306673)
+14. **HB0699_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306683)
+15. **HB0699_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306696)
+16. **HB0699_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308983)
+17. **HB0699_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313516)
+18. **HB0699_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313518)
+19. **HB0699_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306672)
+20. **HB0699_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313520)
+21. **HB0699_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322452)
+22. **HB0699_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322453)
+23. **HB0699_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324879)
+24. **HB0699_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326746)
+25. **HB0699_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327758)
+26. **HB0699_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313524)
+27. **HB0699_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313741)
+28. **HB0699_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313742)
+29. **HB0699_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313744)
+30. **HB0699_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313745)
+31. **HB0699_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317269)
+32. **HB0699_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320781)
+33. **HB0699_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322451)
+34. **HB0699_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313519)
+35. **LC3135.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285524)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
+- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+- do_pass — **14–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **98–1** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bill Mercer — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-12-13T16:37:37+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2025-02-17T18:56:48+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2025-02-17T22:17:11+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2025-02-21T17:23:52+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2025-02-22T16:05:49+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2025-02-22T18:56:09+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2025-02-24T13:44:32+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2025-02-24T17:51:52+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2025-02-24T17:56:00+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2025-02-24T19:10:55+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-24T20:09:59+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-02-25T01:12:54+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Natural Resources
+- **2025-03-03T22:59:53+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-04T01:36:48+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-05T18:57:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-03-07T16:38:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2025-03-15T00:09:39+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-03-17T15:15:04+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-20T18:01:27+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Natural Resources
+- **2025-04-08T00:40:43+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Natural Resources
+- **2025-04-08T19:28:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Natural Resources
+- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-10T17:39:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-11T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-11T21:45:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-12T00:05:25+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
+- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-17T20:49:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-18T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-18T17:09:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-18T19:10:54+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-04-20T14:54:01+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-04-29T22:00:37+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-05-02T16:30:36+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-05-02T17:24:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-08T17:11:09+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-13T17:25:46+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/f13122d4-16f0-4e18-b437-d702213ecf48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+