---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establish the crime of possession of stolen firearm or ammunition"
description: "Establish the crime of possession of stolen firearm or ammunition"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 493"
citation: "Montana HB 493 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Guns and Weapons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steven Kelly"]
version_count: 43
action_count: 47
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-11-22T16:13:18+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-05T16:33:54+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10123b30-d0c7-4848-bf0d-e46d3390cb1f"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1791?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "a65d9e4d7fd4a838fb2e57c45b0e32c3f805fe586f0bea9b697c31238f4a344f"
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 HB 493 (2025) — Establish the crime of possession of stolen firearm or ammunition

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0493.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294697)
2. **HB0493.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285211)
3. **HB0493.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285213)
4. **HB0493.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294689)
5. **HB0493.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286254)
6. **HB0493.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286605)
7. **HB0493.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286604)
8. **HB0493_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282538)
9. **HB0493_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286909)
10. **HB0493_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282940)
11. **HB0493_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282941)
12. **HB0493_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282942)
13. **HB0493_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282943)
14. **HB0493_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286900)
15. **HB0493_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286901)
16. **HB0493_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286902)
17. **HB0493_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286903)
18. **HB0493_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281985)
19. **HB0493_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286905)
20. **HB0493_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309703)
21. **HB0493_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309704)
22. **HB0493_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286907)
23. **HB0493_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286908)
24. **HB0493_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286950)
25. **HB0493_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286953)
26. **HB0493_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286954)
27. **HB0493_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286988)
28. **HB0493_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291814)
29. **HB0493_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295910)
30. **HB0493_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286904)
31. **HB0493_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311540)
32. **HB0493_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324680)
33. **HB0493_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326353)
34. **HB0493_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311541)
35. **HB0493_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311542)
36. **HB0493_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311776)
37. **HB0493_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317053)
38. **HB0493_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320620)
39. **HB0493_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321550)
40. **HB0493_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321551)
41. **HB0493_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321552)
42. **HB0493_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311007)
43. **LC1791.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269467)

## Votes

- do_pass_as_amended — **17–3** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **18–5** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **91–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **44–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **88–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **46–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steven Kelly — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-22T16:13:18+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-16T17:10:54+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-24T00:37:39+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-26T21:51:41+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-27T15:21:01+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-28T13:56:01+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-31T22:03:23+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-13T14:50:32+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-13T19:30:24+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-13T19:32:35+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-14T16:42:57+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-14T19:50:59+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-17T16:29:23+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-02-21T17:11:49+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-21T22:19:16+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-22T15:03:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-24T18:45:33+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-24T22:02:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-25T16:53:39+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-28T13:35:15+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-28T14:55:12+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-28T15:20:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-28T21:37:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-28T22:14:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-28T22:18:10+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-03-01T00:21:47+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-01T20:44:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-03T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-03T22:02:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-03T23:19:16+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-04T20:28:07+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-05T00:54:08+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18T14:42:58+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-03-20T17:48:39+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-03-21T20:37:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-09T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T21:49:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T22:18:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T22:23:42+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-16T13:41:09+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-23T22:30:32+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-24T17:45:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-24T21:45:28+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-01T21:14:29+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-05T16:33:54+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/10123b30-d0c7-4848-bf0d-e46d3390cb1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).