---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise local government conflict of interest laws for contracted projects"
description: "Revise local government conflict of interest laws for contracted projects"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 683"
citation: "Montana HB 683 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns", "City Officers", "Counties", "County Officers", "Local Government", "Planning", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Gist"]
version_count: 35
action_count: 39
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-12-17T17:36:51+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T15:29:43+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43e2677c-2aed-40cc-846c-2ff625d631f4"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4016?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "9aa4e52848f2b248b73fe1d484821cfd36130ec24580a72fd54face3d58180b4"
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 683 (2025) — Revise local government conflict of interest laws for contracted projects

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0683.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300442)
2. **HB0683.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300441)
3. **HB0683_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286686)
4. **HB0683_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293889)
5. **HB0683_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294103)
6. **HB0683_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306096)
7. **HB0683_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306466)
8. **HB0683_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306467)
9. **HB0683_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306468)
10. **HB0683_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306469)
11. **HB0683_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286422)
12. **HB0683_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306695)
13. **HB0683_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306697)
14. **HB0683_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308982)
15. **HB0683_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314007)
16. **HB0683_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314008)
17. **HB0683_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314009)
18. **HB0683_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315176)
19. **HB0683_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315203)
20. **HB0683_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306694)
21. **HB0683_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314011)
22. **HB0683_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324311)
23. **HB0683_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325177)
24. **HB0683_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325178)
25. **HB0683_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325179)
26. **HB0683_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315207)
27. **HB0683_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315218)
28. **HB0683_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315223)
29. **HB0683_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315224)
30. **HB0683_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316357)
31. **HB0683_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316358)
32. **HB0683_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317351)
33. **HB0683_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320818)
34. **HB0683_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314010)
35. **LC4016.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285884)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **88–11** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **95–4** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **14–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **92–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **93–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **46–2** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Gist — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-17T17:36:51+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-02-18T18:30:20+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-18T22:33:11+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-21T21:44:54+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-22T17:12:29+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-22T19:00:40+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-24T13:48:14+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-24T16:36:45+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-24T16:54:27+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-24T19:14:05+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-24T20:09:59+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-26T14:14:17+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2025-02-26T16:09:50+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2025-02-28T04:14:10+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-28T20:56:16+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-05T22:18:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-07T16:48:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-15T00:04:20+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-17T15:08:19+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21T23:16:41+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Natural Resources
- **2025-04-08T00:33:04+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Natural Resources
- **2025-04-08T19:28:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Natural Resources
- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10T17:34:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T21:44:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T00:05:24+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T20:21:00+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`
- **2025-04-17T22:02:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T20:18:05+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-23T21:18:04+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T17:30:49+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-06T20:00:43+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-07T15:03:52+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T19:19:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T15:29:43+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/43e2677c-2aed-40cc-846c-2ff625d631f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).