---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise fees for licensed establishments"
description: "Revise fees for licensed establishments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 853"
citation: "Montana HB 853 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corporations", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["George Nikolakakos"]
version_count: 31
action_count: 52
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2024-12-14T18:24:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T22:06:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9fac684-00be-4a9d-8fed-2f81c2471a63"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3536?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "45ef59bac1a3c7649d265a8a1bb2cccd76406e2e6f46a4da6df2a88969d381c1"
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 853 (2025) — Revise fees for licensed establishments

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0853.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312076)
2. **HB0853.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311461)
3. **HB0853.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313143)
4. **HB0853.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313142)
5. **HB0853_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297623)
6. **HB0853_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297624)
7. **HB0853_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305303)
8. **HB0853_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311933)
9. **HB0853_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312150)
10. **HB0853_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312151)
11. **HB0853_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312152)
12. **HB0853_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312153)
13. **HB0853_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296619)
14. **HB0853_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317663)
15. **HB0853_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317922)
16. **HB0853_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318466)
17. **HB0853_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319483)
18. **HB0853_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319484)
19. **HB0853_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312195)
20. **HB0853_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319487)
21. **HB0853_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326902)
22. **HB0853_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319488)
23. **HB0853_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319555)
24. **HB0853_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319556)
25. **HB0853_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321065)
26. **HB0853_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324478)
27. **HB0853_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325274)
28. **HB0853_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325275)
29. **HB0853_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325276)
30. **HB0853_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319485)
31. **LC3536.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295006)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Place on Third Reading-Kassmier — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **94–5** (pass) · lower
- AMD-HB0853.001.002 Trebas D/PASS — **24–26** (fail) · upper
- do_pass — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **21–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **85–13** (pass) · lower
- to_table — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **86–14** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **81–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- George Nikolakakos — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-14T18:24:32+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-14T18:24:32+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-02-16T00:21:44+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-20T16:07:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-25T18:15:29+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-03-17T19:28:44+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-03-19T18:28:22+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-03-19T23:12:45+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-03-20T16:11:34+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-03-21T16:43:54+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-03-21T18:07:09+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-03-21T18:08:21+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-24T15:48:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-24T19:44:03+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-26T15:56:16+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-27T21:58:30+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-03-28T00:47:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-29T02:08:48+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-31T13:16:49+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-04-01T17:45:04+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-01T21:15:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-02T23:48:43+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03T00:45:23+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-03T00:57:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-03T19:27:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-04T19:51:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T15:01:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-05T15:45:29+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-04-07T20:23:09+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-07T20:26:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-11T13:34:10+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-15T17:22:05+00:00** (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-04-16T17:42:32+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-16T19:27:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T20:07:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T22:27:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-23T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Motion Carried
- **2025-04-24T22:26:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-25T01:33:16+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-29T19:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29T20:09:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-30T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-30T17:05:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-30T19:23:46+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-05-01T14:20:51+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-05T19:00:25+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-06T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-07T15:03:52+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T19:32:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T22:06:40+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/c9fac684-00be-4a9d-8fed-2f81c2471a63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).