---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise public record laws"
description: "Generally revise public record laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 100"
citation: "Montana HB 100 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns", "Counties", "Revenue", "State", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 62
action_count: 50
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-09-23T12:50:47+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-13T21:44:35+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84025273-336f-43f1-8764-979d2702749e"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0268?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "c0d0f71e84be1887de4bd9cf1232005290a0c794430db235afac1b8c547bde91"
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 100 (2025) — Generally revise public record laws

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0100.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273959)
2. **HB0100.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270571)
3. **HB0100.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271615)
4. **HB0100.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271616)
5. **HB0100.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271526)
6. **HB0100.001.008_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272641)
7. **HB0100.001.009_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272609)
8. **HB0100.001.009_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272606)
9. **HB0100.001.010_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273693)
10. **HB0100.001.014_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273862)
11. **HB0100.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291357)
12. **HB0100_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269246)
13. **HB0100_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270342)
14. **HB0100_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274254)
15. **HB0100_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274255)
16. **HB0100_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274257)
17. **HB0100_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274258)
18. **HB0100_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275546)
19. **HB0100_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276587)
20. **HB0100_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269245)
21. **HB0100_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274262)
22. **HB0100_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277454)
23. **HB0100_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295663)
24. **HB0100_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296201)
25. **HB0100_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296202)
26. **HB0100_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296203)
27. **HB0100_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296204)
28. **HB0100_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274265)
29. **HB0100_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274266)
30. **HB0100_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274283)
31. **HB0100_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274285)
32. **HB0100_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274286)
33. **HB0100_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274302)
34. **HB0100_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275554)
35. **HB0100_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276595)
36. **HB0100_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274260)
37. **HB0100_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296207)
38. **HB0100_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313492)
39. **HB0100_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296216)
40. **HB0100_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296217)
41. **HB0100_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296228)
42. **HB0100_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296231)
43. **HB0100_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296232)
44. **HB0100_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296233)
45. **HB0100_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309932)
46. **HB0100_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313491)
47. **HB0100_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296206)
48. **HB0100_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313494)
49. **HB0100_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322378)
50. **HB0100_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324854)
51. **HB0100_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325715)
52. **HB0100_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327003)
53. **HB0100_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313495)
54. **HB0100_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313727)
55. **HB0100_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313728)
56. **HB0100_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313729)
57. **HB0100_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317149)
58. **HB0100_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320712)
59. **HB0100_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322376)
60. **HB0100_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322377)
61. **HB0100_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313493)
62. **LC0268.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267895)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Mercer — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-09-23T12:50:47+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-06T21:38:11+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-06T22:03:12+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-12T23:22:31+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-13T18:35:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-13T19:14:26+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-13T21:25:31+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-16T21:55:09+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-16T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2024-12-18T20:53:42+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2024-12-20T22:14:05+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-06T20:30:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T02:04:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2025-01-07T22:55:25+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-09T20:15:45+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-01-09T21:52:28+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-23T20:00:32+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-24T20:29:52+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-27T14:56:14+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-29T20:44:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-30T21:34:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-30T21:49:30+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-31T20:28:34+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-04T18:43:28+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-04T19:57:10+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-02-05T16:55:57+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-13T16:40:47+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-17T17:46:54+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2025-03-19T23:41:29+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) State Administration
- **2025-03-20T17:24:45+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) State Administration
- **2025-03-26T13:49:58+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-26T16:17:33+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-03-26T20:35:03+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-12T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-12T17:04:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-14T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-14T17:52:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-14T19:39:26+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T20:35:00+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`
- **2025-04-18T16:59:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T18:57:24+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-20T14:07:17+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`
- **2025-05-13T21:44:35+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/84025273-336f-43f1-8764-979d2702749e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).