---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise public transit laws"
description: "Revise public transit laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 764"
citation: "Montana HB 764 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties", "Highways and Roads", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Close"]
version_count: 53
action_count: 44
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2024-12-13T20:32:04+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-13T19:17:34+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77951ae5-dcfc-4749-9aa7-f39f67462611"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3179?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "2ce27c88b8abdfe632b00ebbe11a350650248531441a14c47797fa4a7dd834fe"
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 764 (2025) — Revise public transit laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0764.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304669)
2. **HB0764.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304668)
3. **HB0764.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305654)
4. **HB0764.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305653)
5. **HB0764.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306202)
6. **HB0764.001.004_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306203)
7. **HB0764.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306944)
8. **HB0764.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306942)
9. **HB0764.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307179)
10. **HB0764.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307178)
11. **HB0764_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288437)
12. **HB0764_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293940)
13. **HB0764_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294023)
14. **HB0764_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306639)
15. **HB0764_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306640)
16. **HB0764_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306641)
17. **HB0764_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306642)
18. **HB0764_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287401)
19. **HB0764_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306758)
20. **HB0764_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307522)
21. **HB0764_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307523)
22. **HB0764_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307524)
23. **HB0764_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307526)
24. **HB0764_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306757)
25. **HB0764_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307529)
26. **HB0764_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308987)
27. **HB0764_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313980)
28. **HB0764_3(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313981)
29. **HB0764_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307535)
30. **HB0764_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307536)
31. **HB0764_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307640)
32. **HB0764_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307642)
33. **HB0764_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307643)
34. **HB0764_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307644)
35. **HB0764_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307645)
36. **HB0764_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307646)
37. **HB0764_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307527)
38. **HB0764_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313983)
39. **HB0764_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322526)
40. **HB0764_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322527)
41. **HB0764_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322528)
42. **HB0764_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324904)
43. **HB0764_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326768)
44. **HB0764_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314754)
45. **HB0764_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314763)
46. **HB0764_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314764)
47. **HB0764_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314765)
48. **HB0764_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315186)
49. **HB0764_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315187)
50. **HB0764_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317254)
51. **HB0764_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320770)
52. **HB0764_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313982)
53. **LC3179.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286264)

## Votes

- do_pass — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **34–14** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **8–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **80–18** (pass) · lower
- AMD-HB0764.002.001 Pope D/PASS — **20–30** (fail) · upper
- Do Pass — **83–16** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur As Amended — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- AMD-HB0764.002.002 Hertz D/PASS — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **78–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brian Close — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-13T20:32:04+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-02-20T17:38:02+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-20T18:11:00+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-23T20:57:01+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-24T21:47:57+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-24T21:56:04+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-24T23:58:54+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-25T19:28:02+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-25T19:56:25+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-25T20:24:54+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-26T17:22:13+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26T20:05:50+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-27T01:39:33+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2025-03-03T20:15:42+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-03T20:15:47+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-03-04T15:10:49+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-04T23:54:45+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-05T03:18:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-06T18:51:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-07T17:19:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-15T00:42:27+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-18T22:44:08+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19T23:31:06+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2025-04-08T00:18:48+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Local Government
- **2025-04-08T20:27:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Local Government
- **2025-04-09T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T20:06:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T20:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T21:48:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T22:17:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T00:05:31+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T20:46:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T17:07:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T19:17:02+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-23T13:55:05+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T15:00:58+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01T20:30:56+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-01T21:48:39+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-08T17:11:09+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13T19:17:34+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/77951ae5-dcfc-4749-9aa7-f39f67462611`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).