---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise local government public notice and resolution requirements"
description: "Revise local government public notice and resolution requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 394"
citation: "Montana HB 394 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns", "City Officers", "Counties", "Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Larry Brewster"]
version_count: 42
action_count: 37
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-12-07T22:17:41+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-05T15:10:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b42a6040-bd0a-4981-bf51-f04a51efcaa1"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2263?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "c3ad5ee8398a507bb723f96ebcacf34103491c6db1c644932bae337a4df3c7d4"
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 394 (2025) — Revise local government public notice and resolution requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0394.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283507)
2. **HB0394.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301159)
3. **HB0394.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301166)
4. **HB0394_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279622)
5. **HB0394_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284337)
6. **HB0394_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284338)
7. **HB0394_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284339)
8. **HB0394_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284340)
9. **HB0394_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279110)
10. **HB0394_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284343)
11. **HB0394_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284346)
12. **HB0394_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284348)
13. **HB0394_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284362)
14. **HB0394_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284365)
15. **HB0394_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284384)
16. **HB0394_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286861)
17. **HB0394_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301895)
18. **HB0394_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302173)
19. **HB0394_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284342)
20. **HB0394_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302275)
21. **HB0394_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302277)
22. **HB0394_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302278)
23. **HB0394_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302283)
24. **HB0394_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306049)
25. **HB0394_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311206)
26. **HB0394_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311207)
27. **HB0394_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302171)
28. **HB0394_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311209)
29. **HB0394_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321442)
30. **HB0394_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321443)
31. **HB0394_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324645)
32. **HB0394_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326533)
33. **HB0394_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311210)
34. **HB0394_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311447)
35. **HB0394_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311448)
36. **HB0394_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311449)
37. **HB0394_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311690)
38. **HB0394_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317049)
39. **HB0394_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320616)
40. **HB0394_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321441)
41. **HB0394_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311208)
42. **LC2263.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278688)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Larry Brewster — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-07T22:17:41+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-31T16:21:03+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-01T03:17:05+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-04T15:45:49+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-04T17:23:23+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-04T19:34:03+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-05T14:33:07+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-05T18:51:35+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-05T19:06:19+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-06T17:55:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-06T20:19:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-10T17:22:51+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2025-02-19T00:01:30+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-19T20:20:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-22T17:04:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-24T22:07:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-24T22:29:07+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-03T18:22:25+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-16T18:53:58+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2025-03-31T23:27:21+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Local Government
- **2025-04-01T19:17:00+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`
- **2025-04-05T15:21:00+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`
- **2025-04-07T23:51:14+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-14T20:28:00+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`
- **2025-04-15T20:37:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T22:10:37+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-16T04:32:06+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`
- **2025-05-05T15:10:55+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/b42a6040-bd0a-4981-bf51-f04a51efcaa1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).