---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise law allowing for troop labor to execute projects"
description: "Revise law allowing for troop labor to execute projects"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 53"
citation: "Montana HB 53 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military Affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["George Nikolakakos"]
version_count: 39
action_count: 37
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-09-23T13:05:09+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-07T14:20:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2d4ff27-f116-4b1d-bb67-dad67ab81f49"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0279?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "083d00e4f513fd6fb0183ca598cdcdca4bdbf8a1a9378f9f94a54deb31825b45"
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 53 (2025) — Revise law allowing for troop labor to execute projects

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0053.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270903)
2. **HB0053.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272700)
3. **HB0053.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272701)
4. **HB0053_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267572)
5. **HB0053_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272897)
6. **HB0053_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272898)
7. **HB0053_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272899)
8. **HB0053_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272900)
9. **HB0053_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275387)
10. **HB0053_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276436)
11. **HB0053_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267571)
12. **HB0053_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272902)
13. **HB0053_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295664)
14. **HB0053_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298797)
15. **HB0053_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272903)
16. **HB0053_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272904)
17. **HB0053_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272913)
18. **HB0053_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272914)
19. **HB0053_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272915)
20. **HB0053_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275389)
21. **HB0053_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276438)
22. **HB0053_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276928)
23. **HB0053_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272901)
24. **HB0053_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298796)
25. **HB0053_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298806)
26. **HB0053_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316752)
27. **HB0053_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320331)
28. **HB0053_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324184)
29. **HB0053_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325725)
30. **HB0053_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298808)
31. **HB0053_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299228)
32. **HB0053_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299229)
33. **HB0053_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299230)
34. **HB0053_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307740)
35. **HB0053_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307741)
36. **HB0053_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307742)
37. **HB0053_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310809)
38. **HB0053_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298798)
39. **LC0279.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=265661)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass As Amended — **97–2** (pass) · lower
- AMD-HB0053.001.002 Nikolakakos G DO PASS — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- George Nikolakakos — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-23T13:05:09+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-11-13T22:21:44+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-11-14T19:41:09+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-11-15T21:38:40+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-11-17T22:45:02+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-11-19T13:19:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-11-19T21:06:40+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-11T15:29:11+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-11T15:30:00+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2024-12-20T22:12:13+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-06T17:51:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T00:39:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2025-01-15T23:45:55+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-16T19:09:20+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-16T20:17:55+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-20T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-20T20:53:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-01-20T20:54:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-22T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-22T21:26:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-22T21:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-23T20:38:25+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-18T14:58:10+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-22T01:39:24+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2025-03-19T23:44:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) State Administration
- **2025-03-20T21:39:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) State Administration
- **2025-03-24T19:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-24T19:57:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-25T19:09:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-25T19:10:05+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-03-27T12:01:24+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-03-28T22:45:23+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-31T17:30:49+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-31T19:55:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-07T14:18:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-07T14:20:56+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/c2d4ff27-f116-4b1d-bb67-dad67ab81f49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).