---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise power and duties of agents"
description: "Generally revise power and duties of agents"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 104"
citation: "Montana HB 104 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eric Albus"]
version_count: 42
action_count: 38
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-09-06T13:36:18+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-03T16:20:33+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9965cec7-8cd9-4cd5-a4de-4ed89a41feba"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0176?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "485809db8ea18b338f06d89ccfd20693eee92f831fcae7501e3a898519b5cee2"
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 104 (2025) — Generally revise power and duties of agents

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0104.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270894)
2. **HB0104_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269311)
3. **HB0104_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270883)
4. **HB0104_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271072)
5. **HB0104_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271073)
6. **HB0104_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271074)
7. **HB0104_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271075)
8. **HB0104_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275190)
9. **HB0104_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276254)
10. **HB0104_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269310)
11. **HB0104_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271077)
12. **HB0104_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294808)
13. **HB0104_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294809)
14. **HB0104_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271078)
15. **HB0104_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271079)
16. **HB0104_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271101)
17. **HB0104_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271242)
18. **HB0104_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272236)
19. **HB0104_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275319)
20. **HB0104_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276373)
21. **HB0104_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280782)
22. **HB0104_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271076)
23. **HB0104_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294811)
24. **HB0104_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304709)
25. **HB0104_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304710)
26. **HB0104_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310719)
27. **HB0104_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316657)
28. **HB0104_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320242)
29. **HB0104_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324110)
30. **HB0104_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325089)
31. **HB0104_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325628)
32. **HB0104_X(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327258)
33. **HB0104_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294812)
34. **HB0104_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294893)
35. **HB0104_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294894)
36. **HB0104_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295274)
37. **HB0104_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295367)
38. **HB0104_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296073)
39. **HB0104_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296074)
40. **HB0104_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304708)
41. **HB0104_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294810)
42. **LC0176.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266290)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eric Albus — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-06T13:36:18+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-10-16T17:48:35+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2024-11-19T17:44:58+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2024-11-22T16:39:24+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2024-12-02T21:34:37+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-04T22:22:48+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-06T03:22:02+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-06T16:38:18+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-06T17:29:28+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-06T20:50:11+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-18T16:34:39+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-18T16:35:00+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2024-12-20T22:14:15+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-06T18:30:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T00:48:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-01-13T17:43:25+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-13T20:05:40+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-15T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-15T20:21:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-16T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-16T21:49:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-16T22:29:03+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-17T20:30:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-17T21:04:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03T20:55:43+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-02-13T18:28:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-02-13T20:48:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-03-15T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-15T15:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-17T20:08:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-17T20:08:40+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-03-18T17:51:10+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-03-21T23:00:36+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-24T23:00:15+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-25T15:11:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-03T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-03T16:20:33+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/9965cec7-8cd9-4cd5-a4de-4ed89a41feba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).