---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise professional occupation laws related to private security"
description: "Generally revise professional occupation laws related to private security"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 198"
citation: "Montana SB 198 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations Generally", "Professions and Occupations O-Z"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeremy Trebas"]
version_count: 36
action_count: 36
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-11-19T20:47:33+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-18T17:36:16+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e884c83f-dc5e-4d18-b38a-92a2cf0469a1"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1659?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "1befd36e5b1e8c6d212fc401e1143b6a9525f92f0dea3b57910b6266bdfedb23"
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 198 (2025) — Generally revise professional occupation laws related to private security

## Version chain

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

1. **LC1659.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267853)
2. **SB0198.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279594)
3. **SB0198_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275464)
4. **SB0198_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276511)
5. **SB0198_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280152)
6. **SB0198_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280153)
7. **SB0198_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280154)
8. **SB0198_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280155)
9. **SB0198_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273293)
10. **SB0198_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280157)
11. **SB0198_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282213)
12. **SB0198_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295401)
13. **SB0198_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302216)
14. **SB0198_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280159)
15. **SB0198_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280160)
16. **SB0198_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280207)
17. **SB0198_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280210)
18. **SB0198_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280212)
19. **SB0198_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280213)
20. **SB0198_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280214)
21. **SB0198_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280215)
22. **SB0198_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280156)
23. **SB0198_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302849)
24. **SB0198_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321169)
25. **SB0198_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324528)
26. **SB0198_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326301)
27. **SB0198_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327569)
28. **SB0198_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302850)
29. **SB0198_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303052)
30. **SB0198_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303053)
31. **SB0198_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310665)
32. **SB0198_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316617)
33. **SB0198_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320210)
34. **SB0198_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321167)
35. **SB0198_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321168)
36. **SB0198_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302847)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **56–44** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **57–42** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **12–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeremy Trebas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-19T20:47:33+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-11-27T23:01:45+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-10T21:00:59+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-12T20:51:19+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-17T16:05:44+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-18T13:05:57+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-20T19:23:15+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-21T17:41:32+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-21T22:19:05+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-22T19:45:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-22T19:51:28+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-25T01:26:45+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-02-07T18:03:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-07T20:15:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-11T20:54:15+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-02-12T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-12T20:24:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-13T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-13T21:17:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-13T22:37:02+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-14T16:43:56+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-14T20:07:30+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-06T21:57:39+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-19T17:07:24+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-20T19:22:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-29T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-29T17:16:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-31T19:54:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-31T19:55:46+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-02T15:38:42+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`
- **2025-04-17T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-18T17:36:16+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/e884c83f-dc5e-4d18-b38a-92a2cf0469a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).