---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cultural and aesthetic grants"
description: "Cultural and aesthetic grants"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 9"
citation: "Montana HB 9 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Arts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 63
action_count: 43
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-10-31T19:15:20+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T21:13:13+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfce5a0f-f6b7-480e-b1bf-de62548c8227"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0714?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "9ed46483aaab59e3944c666f81647c01bade76001e95267c779635de81dd043c"
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 9 (2025) — Cultural and aesthetic grants

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0009.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282862)
2. **HB0009.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289763)
3. **HB0009.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282861)
4. **HB0009.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282494)
5. **HB0009.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282493)
6. **HB0009.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292152)
7. **HB0009.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282491)
8. **HB0009.001.007_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283043)
9. **HB0009.001.007_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283012)
10. **HB0009.001.007_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283042)
11. **HB0009.001.007_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292151)
12. **HB0009.001.008_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285363)
13. **HB0009.001.008_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285362)
14. **HB0009.001.009_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303470)
15. **HB0009.001.009_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303471)
16. **HB0009.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305767)
17. **HB0009.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308768)
18. **HB0009.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308764)
19. **HB0009.002.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309555)
20. **HB0009.002.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310270)
21. **HB0009_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267674)
22. **HB0009_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275084)
23. **HB0009_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276157)
24. **HB0009_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303992)
25. **HB0009_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303993)
26. **HB0009_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303994)
27. **HB0009_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303995)
28. **HB0009_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267672)
29. **HB0009_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303997)
30. **HB0009_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312838)
31. **HB0009_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312839)
32. **HB0009_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312840)
33. **HB0009_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303999)
34. **HB0009_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304000)
35. **HB0009_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304018)
36. **HB0009_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304024)
37. **HB0009_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304035)
38. **HB0009_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306562)
39. **HB0009_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311945)
40. **HB0009_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312837)
41. **HB0009_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303996)
42. **HB0009_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312850)
43. **HB0009_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315355)
44. **HB0009_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318367)
45. **HB0009_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318374)
46. **HB0009_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312849)
47. **HB0009_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318380)
48. **HB0009_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323216)
49. **HB0009_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323217)
50. **HB0009_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323218)
51. **HB0009_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325050)
52. **HB0009_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325957)
53. **HB0009_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327411)
54. **HB0009_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318922)
55. **HB0009_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318923)
56. **HB0009_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318924)
57. **HB0009_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318927)
58. **HB0009_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318928)
59. **HB0009_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321001)
60. **HB0009_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322488)
61. **HB0009_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322964)
62. **HB0009_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318376)
63. **LC0714.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266221)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **60–40** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **58–39** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **83–17** (pass) · lower
- AMD-HB0009.002.001 Schubert DO PASS — **26–74** (fail) · lower
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **17–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **68–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-10-31T19:15:20+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-11-22T17:25:51+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-11-22T23:42:38+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-11-26T21:30:09+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-11-26T23:13:23+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-11-27T15:22:38+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-03T23:08:05+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-11T22:52:24+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-11T22:53:00+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2024-12-20T22:10:36+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-04T02:11:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Long Range Planning (F)
- **2025-01-06T17:19:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-06T17:20:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Long Range Planning (F)
- **2025-01-06T17:21:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Long Range Planning (F)
- **2025-01-06T17:22:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Long Range Planning (F)
- **2025-02-18T17:39:35+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-03T17:04:54+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-03T19:29:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-08T00:42:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T00:47:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T19:44:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-08T20:43:55+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-04-09T19:17:33+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-09T19:21:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-14T17:52:36+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-16T17:16:04+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-17T21:32:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-22T18:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-22T19:18:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-23T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-23T20:59:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-23T23:15:39+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-25T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-25T15:38:00+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`
- **2025-04-28T17:44:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T20:02:38+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T19:00:46+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`
- **2025-05-13T17:51:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T21:13:13+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/dfce5a0f-f6b7-480e-b1bf-de62548c8227`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).