---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for Montana First Procurement laws and establish reporting requirements"
description: "Provide for Montana First Procurement laws and establish reporting requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 246"
citation: "Montana SB 246 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic Development", "Public Contracts", "Rule Making", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cora Neumann"]
version_count: 34
action_count: 44
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-12-14T21:16:22+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T20:23:12+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5eed812-5071-40ba-aef8-030cc7180ee4"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3727?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "97a642e0128bd3011500a4d453c5ad1fef7d88a9e03337f882086d1b48f8dd6c"
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 246 (2025) — Provide for Montana First Procurement laws and establish reporting requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **LC3727.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273630)
2. **SB0246.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296230)
3. **SB0246.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296229)
4. **SB0246.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296236)
5. **SB0246.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296235)
6. **SB0246_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277750)
7. **SB0246_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290435)
8. **SB0246_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299425)
9. **SB0246_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299628)
10. **SB0246_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299629)
11. **SB0246_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299630)
12. **SB0246_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299631)
13. **SB0246_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277478)
14. **SB0246_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299633)
15. **SB0246_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308334)
16. **SB0246_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308337)
17. **SB0246_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308459)
18. **SB0246_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299642)
19. **SB0246_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299643)
20. **SB0246_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299709)
21. **SB0246_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299710)
22. **SB0246_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299714)
23. **SB0246_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303705)
24. **SB0246_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306991)
25. **SB0246_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306992)
26. **SB0246_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299632)
27. **SB0246_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316842)
28. **SB0246_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320418)
29. **SB0246_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321810)
30. **SB0246_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321811)
31. **SB0246_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321812)
32. **SB0246_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324744)
33. **SB0246_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327845)
34. **SB0246_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310903)

## Votes

- do_pass — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **60–35** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **45–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **41–7** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **14–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **68–31** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **45–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cora Neumann — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-14T21:16:22+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-17T18:31:59+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-21T22:39:17+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-22T20:33:21+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-24T19:38:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-24T23:23:18+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-25T21:25:59+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-29T18:02:13+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-30T22:29:07+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-31T16:55:01+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-31T20:26:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-03T17:40:23+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11T15:10:11+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-11T19:46:21+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-12T16:14:06+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-17T17:48:33+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2025-02-24T23:09:41+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-25T21:40:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-28T11:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-28T21:05:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-01T11:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-01T15:27:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-01T17:11:13+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-03-03T17:24:57+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-03T20:15:13+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-05T16:16:36+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2025-03-27T16:41:24+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2025-03-27T19:36:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2025-04-01T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-01T21:06:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-02T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-02T23:28:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-03T15:14:17+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-07T19:37:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-08T20:32:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09T12:19:24+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-11T13:41:08+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-21T22:00:17+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-25T21:40:41+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-25T22:45:10+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05T19:28:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T20:23:12+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/e5eed812-5071-40ba-aef8-030cc7180ee4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).