---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise law to recognize commission authority to regulate public use of private property under access agreements"
description: "Revise law to recognize commission authority to regulate public use of private property under access agreements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 83"
citation: "Montana SB 83 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish", "Property", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denley Loge"]
version_count: 35
action_count: 38
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-10-07T14:54:11+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-09T13:56:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d90fcc96-73ea-4c2c-8509-ec475c99572a"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0509?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "ad7800b53d7d9afc385742d75a0f44fa7eec325538e22dee510be577bb845555"
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 83 (2025) — Revise law to recognize commission authority to regulate public use of private property under access agreements

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0509.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=265882)
2. **SB0083.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274515)
3. **SB0083_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269539)
4. **SB0083_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269540)
5. **SB0083_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274813)
6. **SB0083_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275604)
7. **SB0083_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275692)
8. **SB0083_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275693)
9. **SB0083_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275694)
10. **SB0083_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275695)
11. **SB0083_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276688)
12. **SB0083_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269538)
13. **SB0083_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275698)
14. **SB0083_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275742)
15. **SB0083_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275745)
16. **SB0083_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275747)
17. **SB0083_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275750)
18. **SB0083_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276695)
19. **SB0083_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277500)
20. **SB0083_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298504)
21. **SB0083_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301125)
22. **SB0083_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275696)
23. **SB0083_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301124)
24. **SB0083_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316602)
25. **SB0083_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327051)
26. **SB0083_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327880)
27. **SB0083_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320197)
28. **SB0083_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321372)
29. **SB0083_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321373)
30. **SB0083_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321374)
31. **SB0083_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322273)
32. **SB0083_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322274)
33. **SB0083_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324845)
34. **SB0083_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325803)
35. **SB0083_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310649)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- to_table — **4–5** (fail) · upper
- Do Pass — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- to_take_from_the_table — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **20–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Denley Loge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-10-07T14:54:11+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-11-19T20:22:28+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-11-19T22:07:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-11-21T19:52:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-11-22T15:06:24+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-11-23T19:19:34+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-11-26T21:24:57+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-27T19:39:54+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-06T21:07:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-06T21:56:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-14T19:26:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15T20:24:50+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-01-23T19:00:53+00:00** (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Judiciary `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-01-27T18:40:38+00:00** (S) Taken from Table in Committee - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-01-27T19:00:49+00:00** (S) Taken from Table in Committee - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-01-27T19:00:50+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-27T20:56:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-29T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-29T22:54:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-30T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-30T22:14:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-30T22:57:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-01-31T18:57:35+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-31T20:15:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-07T17:01:37+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- **2025-03-25T22:43:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- **2025-03-26T19:27:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- **2025-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-28T20:57:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-29T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-29T18:02:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-29T18:02:59+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-01T14:18:31+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`
- **2025-05-09T13:56:23+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/d90fcc96-73ea-4c2c-8509-ec475c99572a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).