---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal small business compliance assistance council"
description: "Repeal small business compliance assistance council"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 64"
citation: "Montana HB 64 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environmental Protection", "Labor and Employment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie Darling"]
version_count: 35
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-10-09T20:09:45+00:00"
last_action: "2025-02-28T19:03:38+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81847548-01c9-4ddf-9311-4272fde270a5"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0545?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "95c206d37babd4839cfcb3ec52153d71fd319c191cb69491ec1d72dba850ef79"
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 64 (2025) — Repeal small business compliance assistance council

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0064_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267698)
2. **HB0064_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280621)
3. **HB0064_1(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283098)
4. **HB0064_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269459)
5. **HB0064_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269578)
6. **HB0064_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269579)
7. **HB0064_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269582)
8. **HB0064_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269585)
9. **HB0064_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273980)
10. **HB0064_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275503)
11. **HB0064_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276549)
12. **HB0064_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267697)
13. **HB0064_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283099)
14. **HB0064_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283101)
15. **HB0064_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283360)
16. **HB0064_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283449)
17. **HB0064_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283450)
18. **HB0064_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283451)
19. **HB0064_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283452)
20. **HB0064_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289842)
21. **HB0064_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289843)
22. **HB0064_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283097)
23. **HB0064_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295335)
24. **HB0064_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325814)
25. **HB0064_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327340)
26. **HB0064_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297340)
27. **HB0064_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297341)
28. **HB0064_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297342)
29. **HB0064_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310567)
30. **HB0064_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316529)
31. **HB0064_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320137)
32. **HB0064_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321308)
33. **HB0064_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324572)
34. **HB0064_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294167)
35. **LC0545.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266624)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **43–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Julie Darling — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-10-09T20:09:45+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-11-25T22:55:24+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-11-26T15:55:40+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-02T16:35:17+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-03T16:03:32+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-04T18:57:00+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-05T17:07:52+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-11T23:21:17+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-11T23:21:31+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2024-12-18T20:51:13+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2024-12-20T22:12:37+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-28T17:35:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Natural Resources
- **2025-01-03T17:11:17+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Natural Resources
- **2025-01-06T17:59:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T15:16:13+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-07T19:54:41+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-07T23:46:15+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-13T16:24:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Natural Resources
- **2025-01-17T22:40:26+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-20T21:48:17+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-22T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-22T20:55:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-23T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-23T22:26:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-23T22:51:26+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-24T21:11:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-27T19:59:03+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-30T23:19:55+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Natural Resources
- **2025-02-10T22:51:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Natural Resources
- **2025-02-11T20:33:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Natural Resources
- **2025-02-14T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-14T21:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-15T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-15T17:54:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-15T17:55:23+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-02-18T17:10:58+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-02-19T15:00:11+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-20T18:00:38+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-02-20T18:35:28+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-02-27T22:36:41+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-02-28T19:03:38+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/81847548-01c9-4ddf-9311-4272fde270a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).