---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise business disclosure statement requirements for elected officials and department directors"
description: "Generally revise business disclosure statement requirements for elected officials and department directors"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 492"
citation: "Montana SB 492 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 33
action_count: 43
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-11-11T16:10:46+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-16T15:42:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4eb2117-4d76-4a29-8f81-d6458a6d5a29"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1032?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "e525a73822e94480ebae9eb3a44894833b06b5250c59089f79fdd2ab4ee7d794"
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 492 (2025) — Generally revise business disclosure statement requirements for elected officials and department directors

## Version chain

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

1. **LC1032.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286274)
2. **SB0492.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297899)
3. **SB0492_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288837)
4. **SB0492_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293541)
5. **SB0492_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293726)
6. **SB0492_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303845)
7. **SB0492_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303981)
8. **SB0492_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303982)
9. **SB0492_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287379)
10. **SB0492_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303984)
11. **SB0492_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303985)
12. **SB0492_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303986)
13. **SB0492_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304014)
14. **SB0492_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304015)
15. **SB0492_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304020)
16. **SB0492_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309036)
17. **SB0492_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314082)
18. **SB0492_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314083)
19. **SB0492_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303983)
20. **SB0492_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314085)
21. **SB0492_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323026)
22. **SB0492_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324999)
23. **SB0492_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326079)
24. **SB0492_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327468)
25. **SB0492_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314086)
26. **SB0492_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316686)
27. **SB0492_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317167)
28. **SB0492_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318041)
29. **SB0492_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318042)
30. **SB0492_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320908)
31. **SB0492_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323024)
32. **SB0492_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323025)
33. **SB0492_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314084)

## Votes

- do_pass — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **56–43** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **57–43** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **11–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **44–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-11T16:10:46+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-02-13T22:59:32+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-02-20T15:48:43+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-20T20:24:16+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-20T22:18:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-23T23:58:41+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-24T16:18:42+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-24T16:25:56+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-24T18:32:25+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-25T19:25:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-02-26T20:27:22+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-26T20:28:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-03T15:37:23+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2025-03-04T23:30:09+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-05T15:59:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-06T09:12:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T22:20:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T23:13:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T01:51:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T16:19:01+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-03-17T15:25:34+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T19:15:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-19T19:34:56+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2025-03-20T16:51:06+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) State Administration
- **2025-03-20T16:51:31+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2025-04-03T17:28:02+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2025-04-03T19:31:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10T19:52:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T23:37:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T01:02:57+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T23:46:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T21:59:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T12:37:33+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-25T21:35:17+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T20:00:24+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:00:51+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:55:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T17:01:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16T15:42:52+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/c4eb2117-4d76-4a29-8f81-d6458a6d5a29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).