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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Revising landowner preference qualifications for elk to require finalized land ownership of 640 acres or more of contiguous land"
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description: "Revising landowner preference qualifications for elk to require finalized land ownership of 640 acres or more of contiguous land"
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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 235"
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citation: "Montana SB 235 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Fish", "Property", "Rule Making"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth Bogner"]
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version_count: 53
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action_count: 41
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2024-11-04T14:25:03+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-05-08T20:18:25+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef3cd6a0-b2d1-45cd-9c07-70bc6603884e"
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source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0749?open_tab=sum"
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source_hash: "f105a5c54b2054149679f433b629481501575e31c35a76f9c0d4f80ccbde2c5b"
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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 235 (2025) — Revising landowner preference qualifications for elk to require finalized land ownership of 640 acres or more of contiguous land
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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. **LC0749.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272987)
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2. **SB0235.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280843)
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3. **SB0235.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284000)
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4. **SB0235.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284001)
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5. **SB0235.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302239)
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6. **SB0235_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277413)
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7. **SB0235_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282704)
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8. **SB0235_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282705)
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9. **SB0235_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282706)
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10. **SB0235_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282707)
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11. **SB0235_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304827)
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12. **SB0235_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276903)
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13. **SB0235_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282709)
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14. **SB0235_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285308)
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15. **SB0235_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304826)
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16. **SB0235_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282716)
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17. **SB0235_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282717)
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18. **SB0235_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282767)
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19. **SB0235_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282768)
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20. **SB0235_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282779)
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21. **SB0235_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285305)
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22. **SB0235_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285306)
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23. **SB0235_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285307)
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24. **SB0235_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282708)
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25. **SB0235_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285310)
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26. **SB0235_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285311)
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27. **SB0235_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285400)
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28. **SB0235_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285401)
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29. **SB0235_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285753)
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30. **SB0235_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302558)
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31. **SB0235_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304824)
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32. **SB0235_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304830)
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33. **SB0235_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285309)
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34. **SB0235_4(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304821)
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35. **SB0235_4(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310293)
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36. **SB0235_4(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304823)
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37. **SB0235_4(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304843)
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38. **SB0235_4(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304890)
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39. **SB0235_4(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307341)
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40. **SB0235_4(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307440)
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41. **SB0235_4(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308197)
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42. **SB0235_4(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309508)
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43. **SB0235_4(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309509)
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44. **SB0235_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304036)
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45. **SB0235_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316967)
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46. **SB0235_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320540)
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47. **SB0235_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321804)
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48. **SB0235_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321805)
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49. **SB0235_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321806)
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50. **SB0235_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324742)
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51. **SB0235_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325979)
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52. **SB0235_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327422)
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53. **SB0235_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311073)
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## Votes
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- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- do_pass_as_amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- AMD-SB0235.002.001 Bogner D/PASS — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass As Amended — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **19–1** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Kenneth Bogner — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-11-04T14:25:03+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
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- **2024-11-04T14:25:03+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
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- **2025-01-20T17:04:45+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
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- **2025-01-20T21:02:51+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
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- **2025-01-20T22:32:08+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
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- **2025-01-21T14:53:48+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2025-01-21T16:54:45+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2025-01-22T20:22:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
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- **2025-01-25T22:35:56+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2025-01-29T17:10:34+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2025-01-29T17:15:58+00:00** (S) Introduced
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- **2025-01-29T20:42:16+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-30T22:36:41+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-30T23:18:20+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Fish and Game
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- **2025-02-13T22:08:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Fish and Game `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-14T22:13:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Fish and Game `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-19T22:10:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-19T22:12:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-02-21T21:32:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-21T22:29:59+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
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- **2025-02-22T15:13:37+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-22T16:09:30+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-17T22:01:18+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
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- **2025-04-02T01:18:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
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- **2025-04-02T23:41:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
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- **2025-04-08T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-08T20:03:00+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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- **2025-04-09T19:53:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-09T20:50:16+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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- **2025-04-11T16:48:00+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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- **2025-04-12T20:50:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-14T12:19:22+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
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- **2025-04-14T16:37:20+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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- **2025-05-05T19:27:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-08T20:18:25+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/ef3cd6a0-b2d1-45cd-9c07-70bc6603884e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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