---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise emotional support animal laws"
description: "Revise emotional support animal laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 149"
citation: "Montana SB 149 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services", "Housing", "Landlord and Tenant", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denley Loge"]
version_count: 50
action_count: 41
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-11-27T18:49:45+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T22:06:54+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b660d94-ca72-4292-8a6b-a77b831b084c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2003?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "1b545a9a2d049c798987edb92afd3c9b285722333569aa05cf1e063b406df4e2"
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 149 (2025) — Revise emotional support animal laws

## Version chain

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

1. **LC2003.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270961)
2. **SB0149.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276087)
3. **SB0149.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276088)
4. **SB0149.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296208)
5. **SB0149.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296205)
6. **SB0149_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271534)
7. **SB0149_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272239)
8. **SB0149_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275322)
9. **SB0149_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275818)
10. **SB0149_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276700)
11. **SB0149_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277190)
12. **SB0149_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277191)
13. **SB0149_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277192)
14. **SB0149_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277193)
15. **SB0149_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271533)
16. **SB0149_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277195)
17. **SB0149_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298234)
18. **SB0149_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298235)
19. **SB0149_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298236)
20. **SB0149_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277196)
21. **SB0149_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277197)
22. **SB0149_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277256)
23. **SB0149_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277257)
24. **SB0149_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277281)
25. **SB0149_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278520)
26. **SB0149_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297536)
27. **SB0149_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298233)
28. **SB0149_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277194)
29. **SB0149_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298238)
30. **SB0149_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308097)
31. **SB0149_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309502)
32. **SB0149_3(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309503)
33. **SB0149_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298239)
34. **SB0149_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298240)
35. **SB0149_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298373)
36. **SB0149_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298376)
37. **SB0149_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298377)
38. **SB0149_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298379)
39. **SB0149_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307336)
40. **SB0149_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307434)
41. **SB0149_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298237)
42. **SB0149_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316921)
43. **SB0149_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320496)
44. **SB0149_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321756)
45. **SB0149_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321757)
46. **SB0149_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321758)
47. **SB0149_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324728)
48. **SB0149_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326448)
49. **SB0149_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327639)
50. **SB0149_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310985)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **62–35** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **12–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **58–40** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **37–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Denley Loge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-27T18:49:45+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-09T18:17:16+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-10T20:29:39+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-12T20:14:06+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-13T17:46:48+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-14T13:41:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-14T16:21:19+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-14T19:12:37+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-14T21:41:26+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-15T20:20:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-16T00:48:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28T23:43:53+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-01-29T18:35:18+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-29T18:59:59+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-29T22:48:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-31T20:40:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-03T21:45:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-03T22:15:17+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-04T16:58:11+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04T20:11:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-17T13:00:14+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-03-17T13:49:32+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-03-17T13:56:42+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-03-24T17:22:40+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-03-25T19:27:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-08T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T20:58:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-09T19:57:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09T20:50:08+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-11T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T16:39:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-12T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T20:48:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-14T12:17:44+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-14T16:01:46+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-21T22:00:51+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-25T21:15:16+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-25T22:00:05+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05T19:23:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T22:06:54+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/9b660d94-ca72-4292-8a6b-a77b831b084c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).