---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise local board of health rules for isolation and quarantine"
description: "Revise local board of health rules for isolation and quarantine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 888"
citation: "Montana HB 888 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Cities and Towns", "Counties", "Health", "Local Government", "Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jedediah Hinkle"]
version_count: 46
action_count: 48
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-12-11T13:49:24+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-19T22:34:49+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0318d16a-73f2-4fb6-9433-bd1d50d3a329"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2683?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "7314309635ff47ae66d9495bec68b7e127c54420e0f9b08b42b6db3d3e8e258a"
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 888 (2025) — Revise local board of health rules for isolation and quarantine

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0888.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302012)
2. **HB0888.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302013)
3. **HB0888.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312512)
4. **HB0888.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312513)
5. **HB0888_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299665)
6. **HB0888_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299666)
7. **HB0888_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303314)
8. **HB0888_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303315)
9. **HB0888_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303316)
10. **HB0888_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303317)
11. **HB0888_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299262)
12. **HB0888_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303319)
13. **HB0888_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303320)
14. **HB0888_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303539)
15. **HB0888_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303540)
16. **HB0888_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305312)
17. **HB0888_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310117)
18. **HB0888_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317794)
19. **HB0888_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318269)
20. **HB0888_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318278)
21. **HB0888_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303318)
22. **HB0888_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312931)
23. **HB0888_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318960)
24. **HB0888_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318963)
25. **HB0888_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312932)
26. **HB0888_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312933)
27. **HB0888_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312936)
28. **HB0888_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312945)
29. **HB0888_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312948)
30. **HB0888_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313993)
31. **HB0888_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318273)
32. **HB0888_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318277)
33. **HB0888_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312930)
34. **HB0888_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318282)
35. **HB0888_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325304)
36. **HB0888_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326667)
37. **HB0888_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318283)
38. **HB0888_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318808)
39. **HB0888_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318809)
40. **HB0888_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318919)
41. **HB0888_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320999)
42. **HB0888_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324440)
43. **HB0888_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325302)
44. **HB0888_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325303)
45. **HB0888_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318281)
46. **LC2683.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298382)

## Votes

- do_pass_as_amended — **10–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **56–42** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur As Amended — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- AMD-HB0888.002.001 Mandeville D/PASS — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **58–42** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **57–43** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **6–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **58–42** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jedediah Hinkle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-11T13:49:24+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-11T13:49:24+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-03-23T23:45:43+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-03-25T14:26:03+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-03-25T15:08:34+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-03-25T19:14:03+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-03-25T21:25:16+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-03-26T13:28:48+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-03-26T15:17:25+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-03-26T16:51:39+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-03-27T13:41:18+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-03-27T13:44:29+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-27T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27T19:11:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-27T21:59:17+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Local Government
- **2025-03-28T23:50:03+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2025-03-31T15:03:38+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-02T00:59:37+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-02T16:49:07+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-04-02T17:38:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-02T23:44:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-04T18:04:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T14:59:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-05T15:45:38+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-04-07T18:32:55+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2025-04-07T19:13:37+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-07T19:42:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10T15:02:58+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Local Government
- **2025-04-10T15:03:27+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2025-04-14T22:26:12+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Local Government
- **2025-04-15T19:20:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Local Government
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T22:46:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T22:57:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T22:18:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T14:33:56+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24T21:23:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-25T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-25T16:15:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-28T17:48:44+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T19:21:42+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-02T16:15:20+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`
- **2025-05-13T19:36:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T22:34:49+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/0318d16a-73f2-4fb6-9433-bd1d50d3a329`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).