---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eliminate board of county printing and transfer duties to Dept of Administration"
description: "Eliminate board of county printing and transfer duties to Dept of Administration"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 12"
citation: "Montana SB 12 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties", "Local Government", "Rule Making", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeremy Trebas"]
version_count: 30
action_count: 44
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-09-23T13:03:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-17T17:17:13+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50279db0-c15f-4397-af15-962878954707"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0277?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "6692899abae498eee28d5244616cb67531157e0a423eaad56a674b9d1a4ce7cb"
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 SB 12 (2025) — Eliminate board of county printing and transfer duties to Dept of Administration

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0277.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=265449)
2. **SB0012.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284215)
3. **SB0012.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284214)
4. **SB0012_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275059)
5. **SB0012_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276133)
6. **SB0012_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286308)
7. **SB0012_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286309)
8. **SB0012_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286310)
9. **SB0012_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286311)
10. **SB0012_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267257)
11. **SB0012_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286313)
12. **SB0012_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287815)
13. **SB0012_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299420)
14. **SB0012_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286314)
15. **SB0012_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286315)
16. **SB0012_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286317)
17. **SB0012_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286318)
18. **SB0012_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286319)
19. **SB0012_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286320)
20. **SB0012_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286321)
21. **SB0012_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286326)
22. **SB0012_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286312)
23. **SB0012_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316615)
24. **SB0012_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320208)
25. **SB0012_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321155)
26. **SB0012_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321156)
27. **SB0012_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321157)
28. **SB0012_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324524)
29. **SB0012_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325723)
30. **SB0012_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310662)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **45–4** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **88–11** (pass) · lower
- AMD-SB0012.001.002 Kassmier D/PASS — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **17–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **80–20** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass As Amended — **47–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeremy Trebas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-23T13:03:32+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-11-12T16:20:39+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-11-12T18:28:37+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-11-14T20:32:41+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-11-15T21:36:05+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-11-17T19:02:09+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-11-19T14:34:36+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-02T17:40:45+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-02T18:13:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2024-12-18T17:34:54+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-06T21:43:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-08T16:30:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-10T16:32:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-01-13T16:44:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-14T19:13:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-21T01:34:38+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2025-02-14T23:49:27+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-15T15:24:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-19T15:19:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-19T22:22:02+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-02-20T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-20T23:39:28+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-02-21T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-21T20:54:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-02-21T20:56:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-25T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-25T21:18:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-25T22:15:47+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-26T17:12:28+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26T20:17:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-05T16:15:53+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2025-03-27T16:24:55+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2025-03-27T19:33:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2025-03-29T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-29T17:19:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-31T19:55:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-31T19:56:17+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-02T16:11:04+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-07T16:00:47+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-08T16:00:47+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-08T22:56:08+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-16T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-17T17:17:13+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/50279db0-c15f-4397-af15-962878954707`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).