---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require appeal process for certain local government health requirements"
description: "Require appeal process for certain local government health requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 318"
citation: "Montana HB 318 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health", "Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Larry Brewster"]
version_count: 46
action_count: 39
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-11-16T19:56:45+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-05T14:19:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/496bb3fe-b4de-4d88-99d3-b7f67f15abaf"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1475?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "2875efceef5a12763bb27998a4f40d87e7480d795f19690655b22be5debdbe86"
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 318 (2025) — Require appeal process for certain local government health requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0318.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295419)
2. **HB0318.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301138)
3. **HB0318.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301141)
4. **HB0318.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301140)
5. **HB0318.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301147)
6. **HB0318.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301145)
7. **HB0318.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302009)
8. **HB0318.001.004_combo_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302010)
9. **HB0318_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274830)
10. **HB0318_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289709)
11. **HB0318_1(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302219)
12. **HB0318_1(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304124)
13. **HB0318_1(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304125)
14. **HB0318_1(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304126)
15. **HB0318_1(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304127)
16. **HB0318_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275615)
17. **HB0318_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276650)
18. **HB0318_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282633)
19. **HB0318_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289693)
20. **HB0318_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289696)
21. **HB0318_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289697)
22. **HB0318_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289701)
23. **HB0318_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289708)
24. **HB0318_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274667)
25. **HB0318_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304129)
26. **HB0318_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311187)
27. **HB0318_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304131)
28. **HB0318_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304132)
29. **HB0318_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304143)
30. **HB0318_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304145)
31. **HB0318_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304147)
32. **HB0318_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304148)
33. **HB0318_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304150)
34. **HB0318_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306048)
35. **HB0318_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304128)
36. **HB0318_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311191)
37. **HB0318_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311192)
38. **HB0318_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311437)
39. **HB0318_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311438)
40. **HB0318_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317008)
41. **HB0318_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320577)
42. **HB0318_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324629)
43. **HB0318_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326263)
44. **HB0318_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327552)
45. **HB0318_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311188)
46. **LC1475.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273089)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **52–48** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **92–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **87–10** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Larry Brewster — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-16T19:56:45+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-20T17:28:56+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-20T21:46:38+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-21T18:45:50+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-22T15:05:15+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-22T23:09:42+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-25T22:15:26+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-27T17:30:16+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-27T18:02:36+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-27T18:33:10+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-27T20:24:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-28T00:12:05+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2025-02-06T22:28:56+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-06T22:37:40+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-07T20:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-13T21:07:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-14T21:12:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-14T21:37:33+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-02-15T15:32:42+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-21T17:55:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05T16:54:36+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2025-03-31T23:21:31+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Local Government
- **2025-04-03T20:56:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Local Government
- **2025-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T15:20:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-07T21:46:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-07T23:51:13+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-14T20:23:00+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`
- **2025-04-15T20:36:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T22:09:38+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-16T04:03:44+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`
- **2025-05-05T14:19:04+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/496bb3fe-b4de-4d88-99d3-b7f67f15abaf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).