---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eliminate certain agency reports"
description: "Eliminate certain agency reports"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 562"
citation: "Montana HB 562 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Legislature", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie Darling"]
version_count: 47
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-11-22T21:02:16+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T19:15:25+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/daba0115-d4d8-4f61-b361-281ed08d25c4"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1896?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "6d93f94e30b3731e7421ad18ca0cf91d0347b131129df54e0dff4bc856964f56"
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 562 (2025) — Eliminate certain agency reports

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0562.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287082)
2. **HB0562.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287076)
3. **HB0562_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284375)
4. **HB0562_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287527)
5. **HB0562_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287533)
6. **HB0562_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287534)
7. **HB0562_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287535)
8. **HB0562_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287536)
9. **HB0562_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283896)
10. **HB0562_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287530)
11. **HB0562_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287659)
12. **HB0562_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287661)
13. **HB0562_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287666)
14. **HB0562_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287669)
15. **HB0562_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287683)
16. **HB0562_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287684)
17. **HB0562_2(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287708)
18. **HB0562_2(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293835)
19. **HB0562_2(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293982)
20. **HB0562_2(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308993)
21. **HB0562_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287538)
22. **HB0562_2(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311718)
23. **HB0562_2(21).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311723)
24. **HB0562_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287539)
25. **HB0562_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287540)
26. **HB0562_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287542)
27. **HB0562_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287648)
28. **HB0562_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287650)
29. **HB0562_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287653)
30. **HB0562_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287656)
31. **HB0562_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287529)
32. **HB0562_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311728)
33. **HB0562_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322162)
34. **HB0562_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322163)
35. **HB0562_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324826)
36. **HB0562_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326393)
37. **HB0562_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327612)
38. **HB0562_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311729)
39. **HB0562_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312340)
40. **HB0562_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312342)
41. **HB0562_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312343)
42. **HB0562_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312344)
43. **HB0562_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317082)
44. **HB0562_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320648)
45. **HB0562_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322161)
46. **HB0562_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311725)
47. **LC1896.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277980)

## Votes

- be_concurred_in — **5–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **89–10** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **88–11** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **29–21** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Julie Darling — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-22T21:02:16+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-30T14:49:28+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-30T18:24:50+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-31T22:01:42+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-01T17:18:51+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-01T18:47:43+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-04T00:41:12+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-18T17:54:26+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-18T22:55:07+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-19T19:46:25+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19T19:52:09+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-21T22:57:36+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2025-02-25T18:33:41+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-25T20:16:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-05T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T18:33:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-07T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T16:36:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-14T23:06:17+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-14T23:29:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25T14:31:14+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2025-04-11T23:58:27+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) State Administration
- **2025-04-12T15:24:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) State Administration
- **2025-04-14T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-14T17:02:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T21:10:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T21:11:51+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-17T14:06:24+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`
- **2025-04-25T21:33:14+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05T18:37:31+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T19:15:25+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/daba0115-d4d8-4f61-b361-281ed08d25c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).