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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: "Create statutes of repose for claims against real estate appraisers"
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description: "Create statutes of repose for claims against real estate appraisers"
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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 135"
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citation: "Montana HB 135 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Liability", "Property", "Torts"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
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version_count: 33
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2024-09-09T15:41:12+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-04-18T19:27:01+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/871345f8-ec1b-455d-96e7-84f3ac5011fe"
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source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0196?open_tab=sum"
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source_hash: "a3eccf83183a5e26f53e791a70b9eaee4a96d7b1c8fa5cd29879b510e163a134"
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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 135 (2025) — Create statutes of repose for claims against real estate appraisers
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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. **HB0135.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272940)
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2. **HB0135_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270125)
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3. **HB0135_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270128)
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4. **HB0135_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270129)
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5. **HB0135_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273101)
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6. **HB0135_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273102)
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7. **HB0135_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273103)
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8. **HB0135_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273104)
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9. **HB0135_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275396)
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10. **HB0135_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276444)
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11. **HB0135_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270011)
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12. **HB0135_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273106)
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13. **HB0135_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295905)
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14. **HB0135_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300131)
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15. **HB0135_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273107)
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16. **HB0135_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273142)
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17. **HB0135_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273143)
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18. **HB0135_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273144)
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19. **HB0135_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273148)
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20. **HB0135_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274974)
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21. **HB0135_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275642)
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22. **HB0135_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276673)
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23. **HB0135_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273105)
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24. **HB0135_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300130)
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25. **HB0135_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316564)
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26. **HB0135_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320165)
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27. **HB0135_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321240)
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28. **HB0135_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321241)
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29. **HB0135_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321242)
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30. **HB0135_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324552)
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31. **HB0135_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325655)
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32. **HB0135_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310604)
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33. **LC0196.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267657)
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## Votes
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- do_pass_as_amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **97–1** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **43–7** (pass) · upper
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- be_concurred_in — **5–3** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **44–6** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-09-09T15:41:12+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
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- **2024-11-12T17:16:34+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
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- **2024-11-13T14:41:55+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
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- **2024-12-02T16:40:36+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
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- **2024-12-04T16:34:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
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- **2024-12-11T22:21:12+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2024-12-12T22:54:34+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2024-12-16T13:20:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
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- **2024-12-20T19:29:44+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2025-01-08T15:33:02+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2025-01-08T16:01:25+00:00** (H) Introduced
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- **2025-01-08T19:06:46+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-08T20:11:08+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-15T19:28:11+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
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- **2025-01-21T18:17:14+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-21T19:40:34+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-21T20:43:15+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-24T21:17:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-01-27T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-01-27T22:07:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-01-27T22:26:04+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
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- **2025-01-28T20:54:11+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-18T01:28:08+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-18T14:42:56+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
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- **2025-03-20T17:29:19+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
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- **2025-03-21T20:29:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
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- **2025-03-26T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-26T19:30:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-03-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-27T21:04:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-27T21:04:17+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
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- **2025-03-28T18:34:09+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
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- **2025-04-07T18:00:24+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-09T17:30:28+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-04-09T19:50:28+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-04-17T20:00:09+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-18T19:27:01+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/871345f8-ec1b-455d-96e7-84f3ac5011fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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