---
type: "Bill"
title: "Supplemental employer contribution for PERS, HPORS, SRS, GWPORS"
description: "Supplemental employer contribution for PERS, HPORS, SRS, GWPORS"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 56"
citation: "Montana SB 56 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties", "Public Officers and Employees", "Retirement", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cuffe"]
version_count: 39
action_count: 46
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-09-11T19:26:43+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-13T20:07:09+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae7e5ad6-0e00-4cdf-b80b-b1f0cface6cf"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0225?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "64b0a712bda7efde79fb9c259965d97af3f08fb9660b42e0c603a56871d643b4"
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 56 (2025) — Supplemental employer contribution for PERS, HPORS, SRS, GWPORS

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0225.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=265641)
2. **SB0056.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270302)
3. **SB0056.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306042)
4. **SB0056.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306041)
5. **SB0056.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306397)
6. **SB0056.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306396)
7. **SB0056.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306402)
8. **SB0056.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306401)
9. **SB0056_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274556)
10. **SB0056_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274557)
11. **SB0056_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274558)
12. **SB0056_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274559)
13. **SB0056_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275573)
14. **SB0056_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276611)
15. **SB0056_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269163)
16. **SB0056_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274561)
17. **SB0056_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284114)
18. **SB0056_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286957)
19. **SB0056_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299421)
20. **SB0056_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308247)
21. **SB0056_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308249)
22. **SB0056_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274565)
23. **SB0056_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274566)
24. **SB0056_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274618)
25. **SB0056_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274619)
26. **SB0056_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274620)
27. **SB0056_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274622)
28. **SB0056_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275587)
29. **SB0056_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276624)
30. **SB0056_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274560)
31. **SB0056_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316836)
32. **SB0056_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320412)
33. **SB0056_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322581)
34. **SB0056_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322582)
35. **SB0056_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322583)
36. **SB0056_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324923)
37. **SB0056_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325671)
38. **SB0056_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327275)
39. **SB0056_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310897)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **82–18** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **5–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **82–15** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **14–8** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **23–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Cuffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-11T19:26:43+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-10-30T19:48:19+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-10-30T20:23:17+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-11-04T18:54:09+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-11-12T16:16:39+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-11-17T16:37:46+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-11-18T21:03:42+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-16T18:17:15+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-16T18:17:25+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2024-12-18T23:09:40+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-06T16:27:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-06T21:46:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T21:50:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-08T17:12:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-15T14:47:21+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2025-01-22T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-24T21:07:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-15T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-15T15:33:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-15T18:04:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-18T00:44:13+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-02-21T00:51:26+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-21T20:18:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-24T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-24T22:04:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-24T22:51:59+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-25T18:06:59+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25T20:08:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-05T16:15:54+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2025-03-27T16:26:31+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`
- **2025-03-29T16:02:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-29T17:53:03+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-31T20:43:12+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-08T21:28:48+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-09T21:56:23+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-10T14:52:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10T14:53:57+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-11T18:13:23+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-21T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-29T22:15:14+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30T16:55:55+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09T02:19:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13T20:07:09+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/ae7e5ad6-0e00-4cdf-b80b-b1f0cface6cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).