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type: "Bill"
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title: "Repeal county licensing of transient retail merchants"
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description: "Repeal county licensing of transient retail merchants"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
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legislature: "Montana Legislature"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 443"
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citation: "Montana HB 443 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Local Government"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Braxton Mitchell"]
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version_count: 36
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2024-11-27T19:25:13+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-05-05T15:56:31+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1bfb06b-6ee5-408e-b531-5c8b736f1e86"
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source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2006?open_tab=sum"
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source_hash: "ab67200470ee2d8399354fdfa209dd1cc97d649bb2868586503f622199171590"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
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---
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# Montana HB 443 (2025) — Repeal county licensing of transient retail merchants
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB0443.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284689)
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2. **HB0443_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280898)
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3. **HB0443_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288499)
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4. **HB0443_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288500)
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5. **HB0443_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288501)
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6. **HB0443_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288502)
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7. **HB0443_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280497)
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8. **HB0443_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288504)
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9. **HB0443_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310151)
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10. **HB0443_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288512)
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11. **HB0443_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288513)
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12. **HB0443_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288586)
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13. **HB0443_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288592)
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14. **HB0443_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288606)
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15. **HB0443_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291810)
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16. **HB0443_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296917)
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17. **HB0443_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310149)
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18. **HB0443_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288503)
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19. **HB0443_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310157)
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20. **HB0443_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320563)
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21. **HB0443_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321487)
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22. **HB0443_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321488)
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23. **HB0443_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321489)
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24. **HB0443_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324661)
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25. **HB0443_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326446)
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26. **HB0443_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327638)
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27. **HB0443_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310158)
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28. **HB0443_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310381)
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29. **HB0443_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310382)
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30. **HB0443_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310383)
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31. **HB0443_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310386)
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32. **HB0443_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310387)
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33. **HB0443_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311100)
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34. **HB0443_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316994)
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35. **HB0443_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310152)
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36. **LC2006.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279074)
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## Votes
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- Do Pass — **63–35** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **47–1** (pass) · upper
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- do_pass_as_amended — **16–1** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **67–33** (pass) · lower
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- be_concurred_in — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **44–6** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Braxton Mitchell — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-11-27T19:25:13+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
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- **2025-02-03T15:22:04+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
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- **2025-02-03T16:54:42+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
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- **2025-02-05T17:43:42+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2025-02-05T19:16:39+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2025-02-05T20:53:54+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
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- **2025-02-06T14:46:49+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2025-02-10T19:38:39+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2025-02-10T19:45:32+00:00** (H) Introduced
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- **2025-02-11T17:40:30+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-11T18:27:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Local Government
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- **2025-02-11T20:01:28+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-13T18:51:48+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Local Government
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- **2025-02-17T19:04:27+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Local Government
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- **2025-02-26T00:30:37+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-26T20:33:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-01T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-01T21:46:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-03-03T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-03T22:09:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-03T23:19:11+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
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- **2025-03-04T20:26:40+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-05T00:53:05+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-05T16:51:11+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Local Government
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- **2025-03-21T21:55:52+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Local Government
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- **2025-03-24T20:35:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Local Government
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- **2025-04-12T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-12T17:44:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-04-14T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-14T17:55:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-14T17:56:20+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
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- **2025-04-15T16:33:16+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
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- **2025-04-23T22:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-25T13:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-04-25T17:55:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-01T21:14:29+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-05T15:56:31+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1bfb06b-6ee5-408e-b531-5c8b736f1e86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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