---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal laws related to inspection of animals in feedlots"
description: "Repeal laws related to inspection of animals in feedlots"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 79"
citation: "Montana SB 79 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Livestock"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Josh Kassmier"]
version_count: 19
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-09-09T20:01:39+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-18T14:00:32+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4411c9bf-0d6f-48e9-8e13-503039891d29"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0202?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "fb7895e956f76fab5e924f3d3877388a3c5c7516d96a01b12266537d5fab285e"
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 79 (2025) — Repeal laws related to inspection of animals in feedlots

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0202.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=265437)
2. **SB0079_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269527)
3. **SB0079_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275147)
4. **SB0079_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276216)
5. **SB0079_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280605)
6. **SB0079_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296304)
7. **SB0079_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301123)
8. **SB0079_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269526)
9. **SB0079_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301122)
10. **SB0079_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316603)
11. **SB0079_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320198)
12. **SB0079_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321378)
13. **SB0079_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321379)
14. **SB0079_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321380)
15. **SB0079_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321385)
16. **SB0079_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324596)
17. **SB0079_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325653)
18. **SB0079_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327049)
19. **SB0079_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310650)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Josh Kassmier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-09T20:01:39+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-10-10T21:03:06+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-10-23T13:57:04+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-10-28T15:11:13+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-11-08T21:00:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-11-08T21:30:36+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-11-19T19:58:46+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-27T19:25:17+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-27T20:21:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-06T21:54:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T22:05:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T15:51:16+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2025-01-30T22:53:23+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-31T20:16:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-07T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-07T20:42:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-10T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-10T21:47:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-10T22:21:57+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-11T17:41:48+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11T20:06:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-12T00:17:37+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Agriculture
- **2025-03-20T22:32:15+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Agriculture
- **2025-03-21T19:44:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Agriculture
- **2025-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-28T21:01:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-29T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-29T18:03:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-29T18:03:58+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-01T14:22:43+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-02T17:00:20+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-08T15:00:15+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`
- **2025-04-18T14:00:32+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/4411c9bf-0d6f-48e9-8e13-503039891d29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).