---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require the refund of rental application fees"
description: "Require the refund of rental application fees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 311"
citation: "Montana HB 311 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Housing", "Landlord and Tenant"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly Kortum"]
version_count: 60
action_count: 43
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2024-11-19T21:16:14+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-05T14:14:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17875a26-eee5-412f-a2b8-7c1252e3f263"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1666?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "692c851c608b0930d750938f044b4496b1dad1752bb569524d64481f2275fd09"
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 311 (2025) — Require the refund of rental application fees

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0311.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284951)
2. **HB0311.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280305)
3. **HB0311.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280306)
4. **HB0311.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300960)
5. **HB0311.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300963)
6. **HB0311.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303281)
7. **HB0311.001.004_combo_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303289)
8. **HB0311.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304828)
9. **HB0311.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304829)
10. **HB0311_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274825)
11. **HB0311_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304226)
12. **HB0311_1(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304227)
13. **HB0311_1(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304228)
14. **HB0311_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275611)
15. **HB0311_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276646)
16. **HB0311_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293791)
17. **HB0311_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293792)
18. **HB0311_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293826)
19. **HB0311_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293969)
20. **HB0311_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302864)
21. **HB0311_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304225)
22. **HB0311_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274382)
23. **HB0311_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304230)
24. **HB0311_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305489)
25. **HB0311_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304231)
26. **HB0311_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304232)
27. **HB0311_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304233)
28. **HB0311_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304234)
29. **HB0311_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304242)
30. **HB0311_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305486)
31. **HB0311_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305487)
32. **HB0311_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305488)
33. **HB0311_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304229)
34. **HB0311_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305491)
35. **HB0311_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308211)
36. **HB0311_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308212)
37. **HB0311_3(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308725)
38. **HB0311_3(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311183)
39. **HB0311_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305493)
40. **HB0311_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305494)
41. **HB0311_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305496)
42. **HB0311_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305499)
43. **HB0311_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305500)
44. **HB0311_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305505)
45. **HB0311_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306723)
46. **HB0311_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307221)
47. **HB0311_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305490)
48. **HB0311_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311185)
49. **HB0311_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326307)
50. **HB0311_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327572)
51. **HB0311_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311186)
52. **HB0311_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311433)
53. **HB0311_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311434)
54. **HB0311_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311435)
55. **HB0311_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311436)
56. **HB0311_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317007)
57. **HB0311_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320576)
58. **HB0311_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324627)
59. **HB0311_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311184)
60. **LC1666.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269320)

## Votes

- Rerefer to Business and Labor-Flowers — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **67–32** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass As Amended — **36–14** (pass) · upper
- AMD-HB0311.002.001 Trebas D/PASS — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- Rerefer to Senate Local Government-Trebas — **21–29** (fail) · upper
- Do Concur — **68–29** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Take HB 311 from JUH - Kortum — **57–42** (pass) · lower
- to_table — **18–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **78–22** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **34–14** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **68–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelly Kortum — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-19T21:16:14+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-12T21:46:00+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-13T16:07:41+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-18T15:52:14+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-18T19:52:08+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-19T16:27:52+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-20T19:34:17+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-23T19:19:49+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-24T22:21:42+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-27T17:23:35+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-27T20:22:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-04T02:19:35+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-02-17T18:22:20+00:00** (H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Judiciary `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-03-04T22:17:01+00:00** (H) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading - (H) Judiciary `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T22:32:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-07T16:49:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-14T23:19:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-14T23:21:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20T21:24:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-23T00:08:28+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-24T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-03-24T17:09:00+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-02T15:52:26+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-03T17:58:40+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-03T20:57:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T15:16:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T15:20:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-08T20:49:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-08T21:47:26+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-14T20:21:00+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`
- **2025-04-15T22:09:17+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-16T03:56:53+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`
- **2025-05-05T14:14:21+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/17875a26-eee5-412f-a2b8-7c1252e3f263`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).