---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise government transparency laws"
description: "Revise government transparency laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 564"
citation: "Montana SB 564 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Revenue", "State", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth Bogner"]
version_count: 33
action_count: 49
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-12-11T14:28:55+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-16T22:07:17+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab6930fb-7821-4356-ad28-14efac08a2b1"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2751?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "f7d2dd6275dac3cf16d153e0a13e053bf2b5f23ae1783b73e9f4307a9b421cb7"
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 564 (2025) — Revise government transparency laws

## Version chain

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

1. **LC2751.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300930)
2. **SB0564.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306877)
3. **SB0564.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306876)
4. **SB0564_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302185)
5. **SB0564_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305407)
6. **SB0564_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307168)
7. **SB0564_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307427)
8. **SB0564_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307428)
9. **SB0564_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307429)
10. **SB0564_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307430)
11. **SB0564_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301463)
12. **SB0564_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307542)
13. **SB0564_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307550)
14. **SB0564_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311276)
15. **SB0564_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314106)
16. **SB0564_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314108)
17. **SB0564_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307520)
18. **SB0564_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314110)
19. **SB0564_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320851)
20. **SB0564_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323078)
21. **SB0564_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323079)
22. **SB0564_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323080)
23. **SB0564_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325013)
24. **SB0564_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326681)
25. **SB0564_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314111)
26. **SB0564_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314120)
27. **SB0564_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316439)
28. **SB0564_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316445)
29. **SB0564_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316446)
30. **SB0564_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316447)
31. **SB0564_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317382)
32. **SB0564_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317399)
33. **SB0564_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314109)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kenneth Bogner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-11T14:28:55+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-11T14:28:55+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-03-25T03:31:46+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-03-27T16:24:57+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-03-27T17:03:22+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-03-29T22:46:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-03-30T00:44:56+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-03-30T12:35:14+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-03-30T17:00:44+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-03-31T18:02:07+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-03-31T18:21:52+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-03-31T19:31:56+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-01T14:56:13+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-04-01T14:59:22+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-02T02:51:01+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2025-04-03T00:59:19+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-03T20:42:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-04T09:57:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T00:45:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T09:58:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-05T14:49:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-05T16:50:32+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-04-07T15:56:10+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-07T19:55:19+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-07T22:05:45+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2025-04-08T13:48:14+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-08T23:12:35+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-04-09T17:19:15+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-09T18:34:27+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2025-04-09T22:10:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2025-04-10T14:45:28+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-04-11T19:43:52+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-11T19:44:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-14T19:32:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T20:31:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T21:55:15+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T23:51:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T21:57:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T12:36:49+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-24T17:49:26+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T20:00:24+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:00:51+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:55:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T19:34:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16T22:07:17+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/ab6930fb-7821-4356-ad28-14efac08a2b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).