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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Revise emotional support animal laws"
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description: "Revise emotional support animal laws"
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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: "SB 149"
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citation: "Montana SB 149 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Health Care Services", "Housing", "Landlord and Tenant", "Property"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Denley Loge"]
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version_count: 50
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action_count: 41
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2024-11-27T18:49:45+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-05-08T22:06:54+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b660d94-ca72-4292-8a6b-a77b831b084c"
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source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2003?open_tab=sum"
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source_hash: "1b545a9a2d049c798987edb92afd3c9b285722333569aa05cf1e063b406df4e2"
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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 SB 149 (2025) — Revise emotional support animal laws
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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. **LC2003.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270961)
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2. **SB0149.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276087)
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3. **SB0149.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276088)
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4. **SB0149.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296208)
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5. **SB0149.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296205)
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6. **SB0149_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271534)
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7. **SB0149_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272239)
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8. **SB0149_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275322)
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9. **SB0149_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275818)
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10. **SB0149_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276700)
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11. **SB0149_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277190)
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12. **SB0149_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277191)
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13. **SB0149_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277192)
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14. **SB0149_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277193)
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15. **SB0149_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271533)
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16. **SB0149_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277195)
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17. **SB0149_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298234)
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18. **SB0149_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298235)
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19. **SB0149_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298236)
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20. **SB0149_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277196)
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21. **SB0149_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277197)
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22. **SB0149_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277256)
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23. **SB0149_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277257)
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24. **SB0149_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277281)
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25. **SB0149_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278520)
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26. **SB0149_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297536)
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27. **SB0149_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298233)
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28. **SB0149_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277194)
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29. **SB0149_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298238)
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30. **SB0149_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308097)
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31. **SB0149_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309502)
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32. **SB0149_3(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309503)
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33. **SB0149_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298239)
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34. **SB0149_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298240)
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35. **SB0149_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298373)
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36. **SB0149_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298376)
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37. **SB0149_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298377)
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38. **SB0149_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298379)
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39. **SB0149_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307336)
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40. **SB0149_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307434)
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41. **SB0149_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298237)
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42. **SB0149_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316921)
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43. **SB0149_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320496)
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44. **SB0149_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321756)
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45. **SB0149_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321757)
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46. **SB0149_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321758)
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47. **SB0149_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324728)
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48. **SB0149_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326448)
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49. **SB0149_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327639)
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50. **SB0149_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310985)
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## Votes
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- Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **34–16** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **40–10** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **62–35** (pass) · lower
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- do_pass_as_amended — **6–3** (pass) · upper
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- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **12–8** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **58–40** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **37–12** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Denley Loge — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-11-27T18:49:45+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
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- **2025-01-09T18:17:16+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
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- **2025-01-10T20:29:39+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
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- **2025-01-12T20:14:06+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2025-01-13T17:46:48+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2025-01-14T13:41:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
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- **2025-01-14T16:21:19+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2025-01-14T19:12:37+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2025-01-14T21:41:26+00:00** (S) Introduced
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- **2025-01-15T20:20:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-16T00:48:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-28T23:43:53+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
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- **2025-01-29T18:35:18+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-29T18:59:59+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-29T22:48:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-31T20:40:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-02-03T21:45:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-03T22:15:17+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
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- **2025-02-04T16:58:11+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-04T20:11:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-17T13:00:14+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
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- **2025-03-17T13:49:32+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Judiciary
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- **2025-03-17T13:56:42+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
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- **2025-03-24T17:22:40+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
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- **2025-03-25T19:27:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
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- **2025-04-08T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-08T20:58:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-04-09T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-09T19:57:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-09T20:50:08+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
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- **2025-04-11T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-11T16:39:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-04-12T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-12T20:48:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-14T12:17:44+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
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- **2025-04-14T16:01:46+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
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- **2025-04-21T22:00:51+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-04-25T21:15:16+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-25T22:00:05+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-05T19:23:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-08T22:06:54+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/9b660d94-ca72-4292-8a6b-a77b831b084c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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