---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise MCE prison industries training program laws"
description: "Revise MCE prison industries training program laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 572"
citation: "Montana HB 572 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 35
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-12-08T21:14:49+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T19:18:08+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d3edc79-7314-4692-9c75-bd322d8bf1ec"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2470?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "817e51e2f4d686e86bfe91accd14ab0e574dfb748b886e4d66efdd0830db4471"
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 572 (2025) — Revise MCE prison industries training program laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0572.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290143)
2. **HB0572_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284402)
3. **HB0572_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290820)
4. **HB0572_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290821)
5. **HB0572_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290822)
6. **HB0572_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290823)
7. **HB0572_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284054)
8. **HB0572_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290825)
9. **HB0572_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311730)
10. **HB0572_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311737)
11. **HB0572_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311742)
12. **HB0572_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290830)
13. **HB0572_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290832)
14. **HB0572_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290918)
15. **HB0572_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290919)
16. **HB0572_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290920)
17. **HB0572_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291014)
18. **HB0572_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293337)
19. **HB0572_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295859)
20. **HB0572_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290824)
21. **HB0572_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311739)
22. **HB0572_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322166)
23. **HB0572_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324827)
24. **HB0572_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325436)
25. **HB0572_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326608)
26. **HB0572_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311740)
27. **HB0572_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312630)
28. **HB0572_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312632)
29. **HB0572_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312633)
30. **HB0572_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317095)
31. **HB0572_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320661)
32. **HB0572_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322164)
33. **HB0572_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322165)
34. **HB0572_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311738)
35. **LC2470.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281733)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **21–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **42–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-08T21:14:49+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-08T21:14:49+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-02-10T20:32:27+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-10T20:42:50+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-10T20:42:52+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-10T23:10:20+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-12T18:39:34+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-13T17:42:06+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-13T19:52:12+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-17T14:01:37+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-18T22:55:06+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-19T14:40:21+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-19T14:49:30+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-19T19:27:37+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19T19:52:09+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-21T22:19:24+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-02-21T22:20:00+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-02-21T22:28:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-24T16:43:46+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-24T20:08:23+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-25T01:40:10+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-25T21:46:31+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-03-01T00:14:44+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-01T20:47:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-03T15:16:19+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-04T22:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T00:55:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-06T15:29:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-06T19:13:46+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-14T23:06:17+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-14T23:30:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17T14:21:27+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-17T19:05:52+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-03-18T22:42:04+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-03-18T22:42:11+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-20T17:14:09+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-03-20T21:58:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-04-14T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-14T17:15:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T21:11:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15T21:12:27+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-17T17:34:43+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-24T23:00:29+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-25T18:15:35+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-25T21:33:14+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05T18:37:31+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T19:18:08+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/1d3edc79-7314-4692-9c75-bd322d8bf1ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).