---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise state wildland fire policy and funding"
description: "Revise state wildland fire policy and funding"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 130"
citation: "Montana HB 130 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Federal Government", "Fires and Fire Protection", "State Finance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Llew Jones"]
version_count: 32
action_count: 41
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-10-21T14:15:50+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-05T19:34:45+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4eb9a822-088f-436f-a5be-3db72ab4bc8a"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0591?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "4dcb0a4087930dd995189d50a48082c8de1b5dcea9b0e0458ba3d3c632ce0dac"
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 130 (2025) — Revise state wildland fire policy and funding

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0130.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273925)
2. **HB0130.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273678)
3. **HB0130.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274049)
4. **HB0130_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270134)
5. **HB0130_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275166)
6. **HB0130_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275705)
7. **HB0130_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275706)
8. **HB0130_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275707)
9. **HB0130_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275708)
10. **HB0130_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276689)
11. **HB0130_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269970)
12. **HB0130_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275710)
13. **HB0130_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307759)
14. **HB0130_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275715)
15. **HB0130_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275730)
16. **HB0130_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275731)
17. **HB0130_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275732)
18. **HB0130_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276693)
19. **HB0130_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277145)
20. **HB0130_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305114)
21. **HB0130_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307755)
22. **HB0130_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275709)
23. **HB0130_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316807)
24. **HB0130_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320383)
25. **HB0130_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321432)
26. **HB0130_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321433)
27. **HB0130_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321434)
28. **HB0130_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324606)
29. **HB0130_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325889)
30. **HB0130_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327378)
31. **HB0130_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310867)
32. **LC0591.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=268166)

## Votes

- do_pass — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass As Amended — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- AMD-HB0130.001.002 Jones DO PASS — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Llew Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-10-21T14:15:50+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-02T20:39:05+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-04T00:56:28+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-13T16:00:57+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-17T21:33:57+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-18T13:25:38+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-18T23:48:29+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-06T20:37:58+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-07T22:03:05+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-08T19:05:29+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-08T20:11:05+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-13T15:10:29+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Natural Resources
- **2025-01-13T15:32:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-13T16:24:03+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Natural Resources
- **2025-01-20T22:03:42+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-21T20:20:43+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-21T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-22T22:37:53+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-23T20:30:53+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-27T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-27T20:51:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-01-27T20:52:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-29T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-29T21:39:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-29T22:19:13+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-30T21:48:22+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-19T00:00:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21T23:16:43+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Natural Resources
- **2025-04-04T22:51:35+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Natural Resources
- **2025-04-05T16:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Natural Resources
- **2025-04-08T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T19:43:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-09T19:24:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09T19:25:06+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-10T23:22:12+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-18T21:00:00+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`
- **2025-05-01T21:01:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-05T19:34:45+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/4eb9a822-088f-436f-a5be-3db72ab4bc8a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).