---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise reimbursement costs to detention centers holding inmates in state custody"
description: "Revise reimbursement costs to detention centers holding inmates in state custody"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 643"
citation: "Montana HB 643 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Corrections", "Counties", "Criminal Procedure", "Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tracy Sharp"]
version_count: 61
action_count: 62
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2024-12-05T17:46:14+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-22T20:03:42+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf923a66-cfb5-41ce-80ef-81744eeca254"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2222?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "650f60fbdc2e51eee52fe81360f74d31811b235d5e065f9920472f426ae471ba"
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 643 (2025) — Revise reimbursement costs to detention centers holding inmates in state custody

## Version chain

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

1. **HB-643-Veto-Poll.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=328216)
2. **HB0643.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290392)
3. **HB0643.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301663)
4. **HB0643.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311816)
5. **HB0643.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311817)
6. **HB0643GovVeto.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325383)
7. **HB0643_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286078)
8. **HB0643_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291152)
9. **HB0643_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291153)
10. **HB0643_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291154)
11. **HB0643_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291155)
12. **HB0643_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292099)
13. **HB0643_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285743)
14. **HB0643_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291157)
15. **HB0643_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291220)
16. **HB0643_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291221)
17. **HB0643_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291256)
18. **HB0643_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292100)
19. **HB0643_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292599)
20. **HB0643_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292867)
21. **HB0643_2(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307205)
22. **HB0643_2(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307583)
23. **HB0643_2(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307584)
24. **HB0643_2(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307585)
25. **HB0643_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291158)
26. **HB0643_2(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307586)
27. **HB0643_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291159)
28. **HB0643_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291214)
29. **HB0643_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291215)
30. **HB0643_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291216)
31. **HB0643_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291217)
32. **HB0643_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291218)
33. **HB0643_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291219)
34. **HB0643_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291156)
35. **HB0643_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307720)
36. **HB0643_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312207)
37. **HB0643_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312886)
38. **HB0643_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312887)
39. **HB0643_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312888)
40. **HB0643_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312889)
41. **HB0643_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307684)
42. **HB0643_4(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315358)
43. **HB0643_4(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318352)
44. **HB0643_4(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318359)
45. **HB0643_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312928)
46. **HB0643_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318364)
47. **HB0643_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326526)
48. **HB0643_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327043)
49. **HB0643_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327044)
50. **HB0643_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327045)
51. **HB0643_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327879)
52. **HB0643_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318365)
53. **HB0643_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318958)
54. **HB0643_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318961)
55. **HB0643_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318962)
56. **HB0643_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318967)
57. **HB0643_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318968)
58. **HB0643_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321004)
59. **HB0643_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324442)
60. **HB0643_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318361)
61. **LC2222.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281924)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **94–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **22–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **15–8** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **93–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tracy Sharp — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-05T17:46:14+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-02-10T21:46:48+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-11T00:10:24+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-13T17:34:34+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-14T02:46:32+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-14T20:47:47+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-15T17:56:50+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-20T19:02:48+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-21T22:27:41+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-21T22:48:25+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-22T15:23:45+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-22T16:10:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-24T21:14:13+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-02-28T13:33:58+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-28T20:27:22+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-03-01T17:08:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-01T19:57:02+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-01T22:45:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-03T19:07:50+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-04T00:31:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-04T01:44:26+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04T01:50:49+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-03-04T17:56:58+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-04T20:31:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-05T15:39:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-05T16:06:38+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-06T16:49:01+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19T17:02:35+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-03-19T21:26:21+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-20T13:45:17+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-03-20T19:01:51+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-25T14:27:14+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-03-28T16:44:01+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-08T21:30:34+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-09T18:05:54+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-09T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-12T16:30:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-12T20:18:01+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-14T18:24:12+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-16T16:18:50+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-04-16T22:35:14+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-17T21:37:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-22T16:12:31+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-22T16:16:44+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-04-22T18:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-22T19:24:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-23T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-23T21:01:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-23T23:15:44+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-25T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-25T15:43:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-28T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-28T17:48:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-28T19:00:50+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T21:17:22+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-12T21:45:14+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-29T17:30:20+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-06-02T17:05:03+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-12T21:57:00+00:00** (H) Vetoed by Governor `executive-veto`
- **2025-06-14T15:46:00+00:00** (H) Veto Override Vote Mail Poll in Progress
- **2025-07-15T23:00:00+00:00** (H) Veto Overridden by Legislature
- **2025-07-22T20:03:42+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/bf923a66-cfb5-41ce-80ef-81744eeca254`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).