---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extend application of bond validating act"
description: "Extend application of bond validating act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 63"
citation: "Montana HB 63 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bond Issues", "Public", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie Darling"]
version_count: 37
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-09-23T12:55:04+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-27T21:19:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd147e05-1426-4023-a5b2-010a7018bcff"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0275?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "75f1634df7b1bacab040e8acbf6ce9401542e5875b90c40080749cba2c9a0398"
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 63 (2025) — Extend application of bond validating act

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0063_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269458)
2. **HB0063_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275279)
3. **HB0063_1(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276335)
4. **HB0063_1(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282808)
5. **HB0063_1(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288193)
6. **HB0063_1(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288197)
7. **HB0063_1(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288198)
8. **HB0063_1(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289036)
9. **HB0063_1(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289037)
10. **HB0063_1(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289052)
11. **HB0063_1(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289057)
12. **HB0063_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269574)
13. **HB0063_1(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289077)
14. **HB0063_1(21).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289090)
15. **HB0063_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269575)
16. **HB0063_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269576)
17. **HB0063_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269577)
18. **HB0063_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269581)
19. **HB0063_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269584)
20. **HB0063_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271986)
21. **HB0063_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272042)
22. **HB0063_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267695)
23. **HB0063_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288194)
24. **HB0063_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288195)
25. **HB0063_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288196)
26. **HB0063_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289091)
27. **HB0063_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289097)
28. **HB0063_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289098)
29. **HB0063_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288192)
30. **HB0063_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310619)
31. **HB0063_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316574)
32. **HB0063_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320174)
33. **HB0063_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324091)
34. **HB0063_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325722)
35. **HB0063_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327297)
36. **HB0063_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295350)
37. **LC0275.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266732)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Julie Darling — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-23T12:55:04+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-04T17:30:02+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-04T22:13:11+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-05T15:06:54+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-05T17:33:14+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-06T13:15:20+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-06T20:46:05+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-11T23:19:25+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-11T23:19:35+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2024-12-20T22:12:35+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-06T17:59:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T01:59:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2025-01-10T20:26:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-10T20:44:50+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-14T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-14T20:41:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-15T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-15T21:11:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-16T15:42:57+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-16T20:15:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-17T15:40:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-01T00:23:08+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2025-02-14T23:49:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) State Administration
- **2025-02-15T15:28:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) State Administration
- **2025-02-24T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-24T21:44:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-25T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-25T21:25:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-25T21:25:42+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-02-27T21:10:05+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-03-07T17:00:56+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-18T13:15:18+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-18T16:15:15+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-27T19:58:23+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-27T21:19:23+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/cd147e05-1426-4023-a5b2-010a7018bcff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).