---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise the uniform unclaimed property act"
description: "Revise the uniform unclaimed property act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 164"
citation: "Montana HB 164 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ken Walsh"]
version_count: 39
action_count: 38
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-11-07T20:03:24+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-07T14:46:25+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97b63a04-7294-4c8f-8ffe-a825b38f050b"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0937?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "0b9cac3b91565866a5f4eb8132846999e7575eb9bf1e82ec174466aae4ef51fb"
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 164 (2025) — Revise the uniform unclaimed property act

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0164.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272872)
2. **HB0164.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272948)
3. **HB0164.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272947)
4. **HB0164_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270551)
5. **HB0164_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270690)
6. **HB0164_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273083)
7. **HB0164_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273084)
8. **HB0164_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273085)
9. **HB0164_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273086)
10. **HB0164_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275394)
11. **HB0164_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276442)
12. **HB0164_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270550)
13. **HB0164_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273088)
14. **HB0164_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273138)
15. **HB0164_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273145)
16. **HB0164_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275402)
17. **HB0164_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276451)
18. **HB0164_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277146)
19. **HB0164_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295448)
20. **HB0164_2(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299396)
21. **HB0164_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273098)
22. **HB0164_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273117)
23. **HB0164_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273120)
24. **HB0164_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273121)
25. **HB0164_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273128)
26. **HB0164_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273130)
27. **HB0164_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273136)
28. **HB0164_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273137)
29. **HB0164_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273087)
30. **HB0164_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299395)
31. **HB0164_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307786)
32. **HB0164_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307787)
33. **HB0164_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310819)
34. **HB0164_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316762)
35. **HB0164_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320341)
36. **HB0164_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324193)
37. **HB0164_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326033)
38. **HB0164_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307785)
39. **LC0937.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269698)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ken Walsh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-07T20:03:24+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-29T21:40:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-31T16:28:15+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-01T20:22:16+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-03T13:01:11+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-05T18:48:23+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-07T00:28:24+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-08T16:06:30+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-10T14:34:28+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-10T19:06:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-10T20:47:41+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-15T00:23:42+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-01-21T18:31:49+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-21T19:40:38+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-21T20:43:16+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-27T22:27:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-01-28T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-28T20:12:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-29T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-29T21:43:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-29T22:19:23+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-30T21:48:35+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-18T18:40:42+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-21T15:21:37+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-19T18:18:26+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-20T21:43:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-24T23:31:18+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25T19:19:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-26T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-26T20:25:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-26T20:25:38+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-03-28T12:22:51+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-03-28T22:50:23+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-31T17:30:49+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-31T19:55:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-07T14:46:25+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/97b63a04-7294-4c8f-8ffe-a825b38f050b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).