---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to covenants to provide definition of enforcement action"
description: "Revise laws related to covenants to provide definition of enforcement action"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 147"
citation: "Montana HB 147 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jedediah Hinkle"]
version_count: 55
action_count: 43
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-11-12T01:56:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T15:49:24+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3abce591-bd60-4e68-8b11-3998c5444e50"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1272?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "742d69352a28c807be89c5f9af12d1aca67e6327e8d3fc4746ae8d12fdd1e591"
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 147 (2025) — Revise laws related to covenants to provide definition of enforcement action

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0147.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272739)
2. **HB0147_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273267)
3. **HB0147_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273268)
4. **HB0147_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273269)
5. **HB0147_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273270)
6. **HB0147_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275428)
7. **HB0147_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276476)
8. **HB0147_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270174)
9. **HB0147_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273272)
10. **HB0147_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312360)
11. **HB0147_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312363)
12. **HB0147_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312364)
13. **HB0147_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312365)
14. **HB0147_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312370)
15. **HB0147_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312372)
16. **HB0147_2(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312373)
17. **HB0147_2(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312375)
18. **HB0147_2(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312431)
19. **HB0147_2(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312452)
20. **HB0147_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273273)
21. **HB0147_2(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312453)
22. **HB0147_2(21).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312824)
23. **HB0147_2(22).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312825)
24. **HB0147_2(23).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312852)
25. **HB0147_2(24).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312853)
26. **HB0147_2(25).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312854)
27. **HB0147_2(26).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312855)
28. **HB0147_2(27).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312856)
29. **HB0147_2(28).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312857)
30. **HB0147_2(29).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312858)
31. **HB0147_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273288)
32. **HB0147_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273290)
33. **HB0147_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273303)
34. **HB0147_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274981)
35. **HB0147_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275649)
36. **HB0147_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276680)
37. **HB0147_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303870)
38. **HB0147_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273271)
39. **HB0147_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312860)
40. **HB0147_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320731)
41. **HB0147_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322049)
42. **HB0147_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322050)
43. **HB0147_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322051)
44. **HB0147_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324788)
45. **HB0147_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326126)
46. **HB0147_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312861)
47. **HB0147_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312862)
48. **HB0147_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312863)
49. **HB0147_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313579)
50. **HB0147_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313580)
51. **HB0147_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314301)
52. **HB0147_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314302)
53. **HB0147_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317172)
54. **HB0147_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312859)
55. **LC1272.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269622)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **90–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **93–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **5–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jedediah Hinkle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-12T01:56:00+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-24T15:35:03+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-26T21:51:49+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-30T15:22:51+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-30T17:47:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-30T21:24:22+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-31T23:00:39+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-07T19:31:16+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-08T23:05:56+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-09T19:02:51+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-09T20:05:09+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-13T22:50:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-01-14T17:43:17+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-01-14T22:54:00+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-01-20T19:31:03+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-21T18:59:21+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-21T20:43:12+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-24T21:45:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-27T15:11:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-27T17:56:32+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-27T18:26:01+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-27T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-27T22:09:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-27T22:26:14+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-28T20:55:53+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-13T16:58:31+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-14T17:01:17+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-02-19T20:24:00+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-03-28T19:31:50+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-03T17:27:31+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-03T20:19:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-15T19:30:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-16T19:31:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-16T19:31:49+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-19T12:40:47+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-24T22:30:17+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-25T18:30:45+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-25T21:32:14+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05T18:37:31+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T15:49:24+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/3abce591-bd60-4e68-8b11-3998c5444e50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).