---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws relating to incarceration"
description: "Generally revise laws relating to incarceration"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 718"
citation: "Montana HB 718 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections", "Law Enforcement", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kerri Seekins-Crowe"]
version_count: 36
action_count: 59
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2024-11-29T16:05:42+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-13T21:52:35+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2892c0df-3a19-4def-8af8-d78df001393e"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2131?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "c4ef22f62ab4384a4931e7cbe57582d996a6d56e80e04eedeeae4f746708329d"
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 718 (2025) — Generally revise laws relating to incarceration

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0718.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301071)
2. **HB0718.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301072)
3. **HB0718_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287565)
4. **HB0718_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293914)
5. **HB0718_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294067)
6. **HB0718_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298836)
7. **HB0718_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307506)
8. **HB0718_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307507)
9. **HB0718_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307508)
10. **HB0718_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307509)
11. **HB0718_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286927)
12. **HB0718_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307515)
13. **HB0718_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313560)
14. **HB0718_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307517)
15. **HB0718_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307518)
16. **HB0718_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307634)
17. **HB0718_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307638)
18. **HB0718_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307639)
19. **HB0718_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307641)
20. **HB0718_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309371)
21. **HB0718_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313558)
22. **HB0718_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307512)
23. **HB0718_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313563)
24. **HB0718_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324890)
25. **HB0718_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326504)
26. **HB0718_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327664)
27. **HB0718_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313564)
28. **HB0718_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313765)
29. **HB0718_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313766)
30. **HB0718_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317272)
31. **HB0718_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320784)
32. **HB0718_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322482)
33. **HB0718_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322483)
34. **HB0718_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322484)
35. **HB0718_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313561)
36. **LC2131.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286286)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- AMD-HB0718.001.001 Novak D/PASS — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur As Amended — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **22–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **23–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **20–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kerri Seekins-Crowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-29T16:05:42+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-07T03:34:44+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-01-13T22:13:40+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-20T21:39:06+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-20T22:49:23+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-24T03:18:14+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-24T14:11:08+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-24T14:38:45+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-24T19:31:21+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-24T22:19:24+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-24T22:42:15+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-24T22:43:49+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-25T18:10:42+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25T20:06:19+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-28T20:14:02+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-01T20:03:20+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-01T22:27:48+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-01T22:29:51+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-03-03T18:01:28+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-03T20:18:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-05T01:00:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T03:13:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05T21:53:41+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-03-05T22:51:00+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-03-06T19:05:02+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-03-06T20:13:04+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-07T00:56:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-07T17:42:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-15T00:19:13+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-17T15:19:34+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19T16:03:41+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-26T17:42:31+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-26T20:58:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-09T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T22:01:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T22:02:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T22:21:30+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10T14:34:07+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-11T13:31:23+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-11T21:26:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-12T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T20:35:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T23:02:36+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-14T14:28:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T20:54:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T17:24:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T19:13:05+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-20T19:26:33+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-22T14:34:19+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-22T16:12:04+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-04-22T16:12:14+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-29T15:00:58+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01T20:30:56+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-01T21:48:39+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-08T17:11:09+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13T21:52:35+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/2892c0df-3a19-4def-8af8-d78df001393e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).