---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establish the uniform public expression protection act"
description: "Establish the uniform public expression protection act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 292"
citation: "Montana HB 292 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom Millett"]
version_count: 47
action_count: 38
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-12-06T16:03:29+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-05T14:01:41+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f42fae2-b316-4da2-b4c8-c8ee43443091"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2032?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "3eff9280e9344b10d3475c4fc849cb947c02cec3b684b3752e1aa48bf31247bf"
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 292 (2025) — Establish the uniform public expression protection act

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0292.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280491)
2. **HB0292.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280412)
3. **HB0292.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297895)
4. **HB0292_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273689)
5. **HB0292_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273960)
6. **HB0292_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275498)
7. **HB0292_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276544)
8. **HB0292_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281057)
9. **HB0292_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281058)
10. **HB0292_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281059)
11. **HB0292_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281060)
12. **HB0292_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273688)
13. **HB0292_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281062)
14. **HB0292_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298269)
15. **HB0292_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298270)
16. **HB0292_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298271)
17. **HB0292_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281063)
18. **HB0292_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281064)
19. **HB0292_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281075)
20. **HB0292_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281076)
21. **HB0292_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281081)
22. **HB0292_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282477)
23. **HB0292_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298040)
24. **HB0292_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298268)
25. **HB0292_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281061)
26. **HB0292_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298273)
27. **HB0292_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298274)
28. **HB0292_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298275)
29. **HB0292_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298336)
30. **HB0292_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298338)
31. **HB0292_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298340)
32. **HB0292_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303427)
33. **HB0292_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311175)
34. **HB0292_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311176)
35. **HB0292_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298272)
36. **HB0292_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311179)
37. **HB0292_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326961)
38. **HB0292_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311180)
39. **HB0292_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311430)
40. **HB0292_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311431)
41. **HB0292_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311432)
42. **HB0292_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317006)
43. **HB0292_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320575)
44. **HB0292_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324623)
45. **HB0292_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326462)
46. **HB0292_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311177)
47. **LC2032.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271418)

## Votes

- AMD-HB0292.001.001 Millett DO PASS — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass As Amended — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tom Millett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-06T16:03:29+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-24T13:59:46+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-11T17:22:18+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-14T19:04:02+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-15T12:16:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-16T13:14:54+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-16T15:56:43+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-21T18:02:55+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-22T23:01:44+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-23T18:53:18+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23T20:08:20+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-28T21:08:52+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-02-06T19:07:28+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-06T20:33:43+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-11T21:20:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-02-11T21:22:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-13T21:19:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-14T18:45:38+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-02-14T18:50:39+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18T15:16:11+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-03-25T16:41:50+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-03-25T19:41:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-01T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-01T19:13:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-02T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-02T21:58:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-02T23:08:34+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-14T20:20:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T20:35:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T22:08:55+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-16T03:49:29+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-18T20:50:00+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`
- **2025-05-01T21:14:29+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-05T14:01:41+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/6f42fae2-b316-4da2-b4c8-c8ee43443091`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).