---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revised requirements for the reporting of actual costs for legislation with projected fiscal impacts"
description: "Revised requirements for the reporting of actual costs for legislation with projected fiscal impacts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 228"
citation: "Montana HB 228 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Legislature", "State Finance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 42
action_count: 49
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2024-12-14T17:10:49+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T21:36:13+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4755e0c0-fc45-4424-8341-38f209c83002"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3417?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "a5c95ec25f1e98e1518ba074ad1c1dad6be1e696afc3f0832811b55fe0a34302"
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 228 (2025) — Revised requirements for the reporting of actual costs for legislation with projected fiscal impacts

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0228.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313294)
2. **HB0228_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272226)
3. **HB0228_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275313)
4. **HB0228_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276367)
5. **HB0228_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279839)
6. **HB0228_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296536)
7. **HB0228_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302215)
8. **HB0228_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271883)
9. **HB0228_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319760)
10. **HB0228_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319768)
11. **HB0228_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319775)
12. **HB0228_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319776)
13. **HB0228_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319779)
14. **HB0228_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319780)
15. **HB0228_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319781)
16. **HB0228_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319238)
17. **HB0228_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316988)
18. **HB0228_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319782)
19. **HB0228_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319783)
20. **HB0228_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319784)
21. **HB0228_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319786)
22. **HB0228_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319791)
23. **HB0228_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319812)
24. **HB0228_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319813)
25. **HB0228_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319853)
26. **HB0228_X(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319854)
27. **HB0228_X(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321071)
28. **HB0228_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317812)
29. **HB0228_X(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323243)
30. **HB0228_X(21).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323244)
31. **HB0228_X(22).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323245)
32. **HB0228_X(23).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325059)
33. **HB0228_X(24).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326858)
34. **HB0228_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317813)
35. **HB0228_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318158)
36. **HB0228_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318931)
37. **HB0228_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319235)
38. **HB0228_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319351)
39. **HB0228_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319601)
40. **HB0228_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319762)
41. **HB0228_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311093)
42. **LC3417.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271227)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **44–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **64–35** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **22–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **23–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Mercer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-14T17:10:49+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-08T17:43:47+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-08T18:06:55+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-13T21:51:27+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-14T18:29:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-14T18:35:53+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-15T01:20:32+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-15T22:24:11+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-15T22:41:40+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-15T22:44:32+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-16T18:34:32+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-16T20:07:18+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-22T23:48:49+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-01-28T23:26:55+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-29T20:28:04+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-29T22:42:39+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-30T22:40:59+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-31T20:27:07+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-05T20:53:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-06T21:53:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-06T23:01:53+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-02-07T20:21:02+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-14T18:59:11+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T19:04:59+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-03-21T16:01:59+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-03-21T20:32:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-03-27T22:59:51+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-03-28T19:58:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-31T21:08:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-31T21:08:58+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-02T18:30:51+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-07T18:00:24+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-09T17:30:28+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-09T19:50:28+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-17T20:34:57+00:00** (H) Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2025-04-24T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24T20:33:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-24T21:28:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-25T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-25T16:07:01+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-25T17:16:01+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-28T14:46:32+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T18:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-06T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-07T15:03:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T18:33:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T21:36:13+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/4755e0c0-fc45-4424-8341-38f209c83002`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).