---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to LLC operating agreements"
description: "Generally revise laws related to LLC operating agreements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 898"
citation: "Montana HB 898 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Contracts", "Corporations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eric Tilleman"]
version_count: 30
action_count: 45
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-12-14T20:14:06+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T22:40:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df7c7525-f588-441e-b070-44a5211b45f0"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3626?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "cdbace2b7ae976080e0f8cfcdbf3e1c742563191a35240c0962ba799b8c752b9"
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 898 (2025) — Generally revise laws related to LLC operating agreements

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0898.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311522)
2. **HB0898.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310258)
3. **HB0898_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300295)
4. **HB0898_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301012)
5. **HB0898_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305315)
6. **HB0898_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310419)
7. **HB0898_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311268)
8. **HB0898_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311269)
9. **HB0898_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311270)
10. **HB0898_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311271)
11. **HB0898_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299738)
12. **HB0898_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313995)
13. **HB0898_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314909)
14. **HB0898_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318254)
15. **HB0898_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318258)
16. **HB0898_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311377)
17. **HB0898_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318265)
18. **HB0898_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325312)
19. **HB0898_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325313)
20. **HB0898_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326926)
21. **HB0898_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318266)
22. **HB0898_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318810)
23. **HB0898_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318811)
24. **HB0898_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318925)
25. **HB0898_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318926)
26. **HB0898_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321000)
27. **HB0898_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324439)
28. **HB0898_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325311)
29. **HB0898_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318259)
30. **LC3626.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298435)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **60–39** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **46–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **66–32** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **81–19** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **12–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eric Tilleman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-14T20:14:06+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-14T20:14:06+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-03-21T23:24:52+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-03-24T23:43:26+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-03-25T12:35:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-03-25T19:42:20+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-03-25T22:52:23+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-03-26T13:31:18+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-03-26T15:13:24+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-03-26T22:28:33+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-03-27T21:16:36+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-03-27T21:18:23+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-28T18:11:40+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-28T19:07:35+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-01T00:26:44+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-04-02T16:42:29+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-02T17:43:31+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-04-02T19:52:39+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-04-03T16:46:20+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-04T00:16:13+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-04T00:27:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-04T20:10:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T15:03:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-05T15:45:42+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-04-07T19:13:37+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-07T19:43:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-11T13:34:08+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-15T17:15:34+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-15T19:42:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T23:15:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T22:08:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T14:33:59+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24T21:24:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-25T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-25T16:05:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-28T17:49:11+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T19:24:59+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T16:15:20+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-06T20:00:07+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-07T15:03:52+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T19:37:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T22:40:59+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/df7c7525-f588-441e-b070-44a5211b45f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).