---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal federal mandates act"
description: "Repeal federal mandates act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 495"
citation: "Montana HB 495 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Federal Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Braxton Mitchell"]
version_count: 45
action_count: 40
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-11-27T19:22:09+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T22:00:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96824e49-41e4-4d52-b760-7041ef988c5a"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2004?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "62e20154353b6c7cd1cbe55fd287421b00a9f610e86b88f60fb5ba301939d4a1"
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 495 (2025) — Repeal federal mandates act

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0495.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285273)
2. **HB0495.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285274)
3. **HB0495.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300992)
4. **HB0495_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282529)
5. **HB0495_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282532)
6. **HB0495_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285736)
7. **HB0495_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285737)
8. **HB0495_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285738)
9. **HB0495_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285739)
10. **HB0495_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282007)
11. **HB0495_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285741)
12. **HB0495_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304839)
13. **HB0495_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285744)
14. **HB0495_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285745)
15. **HB0495_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285802)
16. **HB0495_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285843)
17. **HB0495_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304772)
18. **HB0495_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304836)
19. **HB0495_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304837)
20. **HB0495_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304838)
21. **HB0495_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285740)
22. **HB0495_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304842)
23. **HB0495_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304844)
24. **HB0495_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304845)
25. **HB0495_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304864)
26. **HB0495_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304873)
27. **HB0495_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304881)
28. **HB0495_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308976)
29. **HB0495_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314154)
30. **HB0495_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314160)
31. **HB0495_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304840)
32. **HB0495_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314164)
33. **HB0495_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325070)
34. **HB0495_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326444)
35. **HB0495_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327637)
36. **HB0495_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314211)
37. **HB0495_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314225)
38. **HB0495_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314226)
39. **HB0495_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317168)
40. **HB0495_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320729)
41. **HB0495_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323275)
42. **HB0495_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323276)
43. **HB0495_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323277)
44. **HB0495_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314161)
45. **LC2004.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279929)

## Votes

- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **6–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **58–41** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **19–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **57–40** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **59–40** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **33–15** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **58–42** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **38–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Braxton Mitchell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-27T19:22:09+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-02-04T00:24:36+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-06T12:54:22+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-07T14:39:00+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-07T22:23:37+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-07T23:22:40+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-10T15:26:12+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-13T19:12:01+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-13T20:00:26+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-14T16:42:32+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-14T19:50:59+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-14T21:40:15+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-02-21T19:48:29+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-21T22:14:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-27T22:07:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-28T20:37:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-01T22:28:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-03T20:21:03+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-05T00:42:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18T15:17:14+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-04T16:28:12+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-04T19:55:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-04-07T19:16:08+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10T16:53:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T21:36:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T00:05:16+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T19:51:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-17T21:56:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T19:59:48+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-22T16:37:46+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T17:00:20+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-06T20:00:07+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-07T15:03:52+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T18:42:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T22:00:59+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/96824e49-41e4-4d52-b760-7041ef988c5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).