---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise public water supply fee accounts"
description: "Revise public water supply fee accounts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 40"
citation: "Montana HB 40 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Housing", "Planning", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making", "Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 28
action_count: 49
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-10-15T19:19:38+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T14:44:06+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc2118a0-83ee-49c9-b451-3c92a8ce62cf"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0563?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "84c95bd5fa4a92f72816655b7a121b080216e438f838b87cf5d8c8a843c9a9bd"
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 40 (2025) — Revise public water supply fee accounts

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0040_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267408)
2. **HB0040_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277664)
3. **HB0040_1(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296842)
4. **HB0040_1(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311613)
5. **HB0040_1(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311616)
6. **HB0040_1(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311617)
7. **HB0040_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275076)
8. **HB0040_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276149)
9. **HB0040_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277450)
10. **HB0040_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277531)
11. **HB0040_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277543)
12. **HB0040_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277544)
13. **HB0040_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277545)
14. **HB0040_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277663)
15. **HB0040_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267241)
16. **HB0040_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311622)
17. **HB0040_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324784)
18. **HB0040_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325880)
19. **HB0040_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311623)
20. **HB0040_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312310)
21. **HB0040_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312311)
22. **HB0040_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317073)
23. **HB0040_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320639)
24. **HB0040_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322032)
25. **HB0040_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322033)
26. **HB0040_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322034)
27. **HB0040_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311619)
28. **LC0563.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266629)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **22–0** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-10-15T19:19:38+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-11-29T17:20:32+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-11-29T18:20:25+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-02T21:56:19+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-03T15:56:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-04T18:53:15+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-05T17:09:45+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-07T01:14:11+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-07T01:15:00+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2024-12-18T20:47:40+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2024-12-20T22:11:44+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-30T15:44:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2025-01-06T17:40:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T22:55:38+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-08T19:48:34+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-09T15:38:42+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-14T22:13:21+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-15T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-15T21:19:06+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-24T20:26:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-24T21:59:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-25T00:53:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-01-27T23:40:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-28T20:18:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-30T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-30T21:32:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-30T21:49:21+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-31T20:27:48+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-18T14:55:08+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12T14:47:34+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Natural Resources
- **2025-03-21T20:50:25+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Natural Resources
- **2025-03-24T20:28:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Natural Resources
- **2025-04-02T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-02T21:52:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-02T22:02:01+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-11T19:41:19+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-13T00:57:37+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-14T15:28:33+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-14T18:25:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T21:02:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T21:06:11+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-17T12:21:55+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-24T23:00:29+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-25T18:15:35+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-25T21:32:14+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05T18:37:31+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T14:44:06+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/bc2118a0-83ee-49c9-b451-3c92a8ce62cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).