--- type: "Bill" title: "Renewable resource grants" description: "Renewable resource grants" jurisdiction: "us/states/mt" legislature: "Montana Legislature" session: "2025" identifier: "HB 6" citation: "Montana HB 6 (2025)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Agriculture", "Appropriations", "Local Government", "State Finance", "Water"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["John Fitzpatrick"] version_count: 99 action_count: 43 vote_count: 9 first_action: "2024-10-31T19:07:45+00:00" last_action: "2025-05-16T22:11:56+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cca10ec8-dc37-4243-b7b4-ea7a1e7b6fd5" source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0711?open_tab=sum" source_hash: "253430df39f2162fa83cf8a3e1909a37c8c101d5cd59c804bb55e70aa3a72353" 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 6 (2025) — Renewable resource grants ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **HB0006.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273574) 2. **HB0006.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282860) 3. **HB0006.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273573) 4. **HB0006.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285366) 5. **HB0006.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289766) 6. **HB0006.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285365) 7. **HB0006.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282959) 8. **HB0006.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282960) 9. **HB0006.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282958) 10. **HB0006.001.006_Amendments in Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283045) 11. **HB0006.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292148) 12. **HB0006.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283044) 13. **HB0006.001.007_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286457) 14. **HB0006.001.007_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289765) 15. **HB0006.001.007_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286454) 16. **HB0006.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289746) 17. **HB0006.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289745) 18. **HB0006.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294384) 19. **HB0006.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294383) 20. **HB0006.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294382) 21. **HB0006.003.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301023) 22. **HB0006_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267683) 23. **HB0006_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287438) 24. **HB0006_1(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287439) 25. **HB0006_1(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287440) 26. **HB0006_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275087) 27. **HB0006_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276160) 28. **HB0006_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282278) 29. **HB0006_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282280) 30. **HB0006_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282281) 31. **HB0006_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282282) 32. **HB0006_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282283) 33. **HB0006_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287437) 34. **HB0006_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267682) 35. **HB0006_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287442) 36. **HB0006_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294567) 37. **HB0006_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294568) 38. **HB0006_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294569) 39. **HB0006_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287452) 40. **HB0006_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287453) 41. **HB0006_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287485) 42. **HB0006_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287526) 43. **HB0006_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287528) 44. **HB0006_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287607) 45. **HB0006_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288754) 46. **HB0006_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294566) 47. **HB0006_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287441) 48. **HB0006_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294571) 49. **HB0006_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294603) 50. **HB0006_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294605) 51. **HB0006_3(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294609) 52. **HB0006_3(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295248) 53. **HB0006_3(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295583) 54. **HB0006_3(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300662) 55. **HB0006_3(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300666) 56. **HB0006_3(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301237) 57. **HB0006_3(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302191) 58. **HB0006_3(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302361) 59. **HB0006_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294572) 60. **HB0006_3(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302362) 61. **HB0006_3(21).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302363) 62. **HB0006_3(22).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302364) 63. **HB0006_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294579) 64. **HB0006_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294583) 65. **HB0006_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294585) 66. **HB0006_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294587) 67. **HB0006_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294593) 68. **HB0006_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294597) 69. **HB0006_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294598) 70. **HB0006_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294570) 71. **HB0006_4(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302366) 72. **HB0006_4(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314348) 73. **HB0006_4(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314349) 74. **HB0006_4(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302494) 75. **HB0006_4(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302495) 76. **HB0006_4(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302496) 77. **HB0006_4(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302497) 78. **HB0006_4(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302498) 79. **HB0006_4(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302642) 80. **HB0006_4(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309930) 81. **HB0006_4(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314347) 82. **HB0006_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302365) 83. **HB0006_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314351) 84. **HB0006_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320740) 85. **HB0006_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323081) 86. **HB0006_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323082) 87. **HB0006_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323083) 88. **HB0006_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325014) 89. **HB0006_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325954) 90. **HB0006_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314454) 91. **HB0006_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314460) 92. **HB0006_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314468) 93. **HB0006_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314479) 94. **HB0006_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314484) 95. **HB0006_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314486) 96. **HB0006_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314487) 97. **HB0006_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317184) 98. **HB0006_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314350) 99. **LC0711.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266657) ## Votes - Do Concur — **87–12** (pass) · lower - Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · upper - Do Concur — **90–10** (pass) · lower - AMD-HB0006.002.003 Fitzpatrick J DO PASS — **75–25** (pass) · lower - be_concurred_in_as_amended — **22–0** (pass) · upper - Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper - Do Pass — **96–2** (pass) · lower - do_pass_as_amended — **23–0** (pass) · lower - Do Pass As Amended — **100–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - John Fitzpatrick — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2024-10-31T19:07:45+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned - **2024-11-22T17:34:04+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review - **2024-11-23T00:31:29+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit - **2024-11-27T19:24:08+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing - **2024-11-27T21:18:29+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review - **2024-11-29T13:33:33+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly - **2024-12-03T23:06:58+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery - **2024-12-11T23:01:50+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester - **2024-12-11T23:05:00+00:00** (H) Introduced - **2024-12-20T22:10:29+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee` - **2025-01-06T17:18:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1` - **2025-01-16T17:39:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Long Range Planning (F) - **2025-01-16T17:41:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Long Range Planning (F) - **2025-01-22T01:10:49+00:00** (H) Hearing - Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Long Range Planning (F) - **2025-02-18T17:39:29+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations - **2025-02-25T00:45:58+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage` - **2025-02-25T20:13:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage` - **2025-02-28T20:26:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2` - **2025-03-17T19:24:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2` - **2025-03-17T19:25:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2` - **2025-03-19T20:25:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3` - **2025-03-19T20:48:59+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate - **2025-03-20T22:11:35+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1` - **2025-03-20T22:12:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee` - **2025-03-21T02:12:06+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims - **2025-04-01T16:05:09+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims - **2025-04-01T20:27:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims - **2025-04-12T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2` - **2025-04-12T16:49:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2` - **2025-04-14T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3` - **2025-04-14T17:51:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3` - **2025-04-14T19:39:23+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments - **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2` - **2025-04-16T19:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2` - **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3` - **2025-04-17T21:51:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3` - **2025-04-18T19:53:06+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling - **2025-04-22T21:05:57+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling - **2025-05-01T19:00:49+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage` - **2025-05-02T16:00:24+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage` - **2025-05-05T16:05:54+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2025-05-12T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature` - **2025-05-16T22:11:56+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/cca10ec8-dc37-4243-b7b4-ea7a1e7b6fd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).