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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 criminal laws."
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description: "Revise criminal 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: "HB 344"
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citation: "Montana HB 344 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Alcohol", "Crimes"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Braxton Mitchell"]
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version_count: 41
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2024-12-13T14:58:51+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-05-05T14:39:47+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c59f9fa4-915c-40dc-81a4-6fa03e736fdf"
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source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3018?open_tab=sum"
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source_hash: "d07591cbd223e0049764b8353a0b341071db332d91c4ab236f07c5108af72b19"
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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 344 (2025) — Revise criminal 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. **HB0344.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281139)
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2. **HB0344.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297894)
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3. **HB0344_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281500)
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4. **HB0344_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281501)
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5. **HB0344_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281502)
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6. **HB0344_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281503)
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7. **HB0344_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276994)
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8. **HB0344_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281505)
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9. **HB0344_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298277)
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10. **HB0344_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298278)
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11. **HB0344_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298279)
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12. **HB0344_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298280)
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13. **HB0344_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281512)
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14. **HB0344_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281513)
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15. **HB0344_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281643)
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16. **HB0344_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281655)
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17. **HB0344_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281656)
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18. **HB0344_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281661)
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19. **HB0344_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284518)
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20. **HB0344_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298037)
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21. **HB0344_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281504)
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22. **HB0344_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298282)
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23. **HB0344_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298283)
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24. **HB0344_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298284)
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25. **HB0344_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298352)
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26. **HB0344_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298355)
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27. **HB0344_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298356)
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28. **HB0344_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298357)
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29. **HB0344_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303428)
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30. **HB0344_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311193)
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31. **HB0344_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298281)
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32. **HB0344_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311196)
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33. **HB0344_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311197)
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34. **HB0344_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311439)
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35. **HB0344_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311441)
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36. **HB0344_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311442)
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37. **HB0344_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317009)
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38. **HB0344_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320578)
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39. **HB0344_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324637)
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40. **HB0344_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311194)
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41. **LC3018.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272994)
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## Votes
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- Do Pass — **62–38** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **36–14** (pass) · upper
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- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **7–1** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **34–16** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **67–33** (pass) · lower
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- do_pass_as_amended — **15–5** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **95–5** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **68–29** (pass) · lower
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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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- **2024-12-13T14:58:51+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
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- **2024-12-13T14:58:51+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
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- **2025-01-15T23:05:22+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
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- **2025-01-17T13:36:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
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- **2025-01-20T23:07:11+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2025-01-21T20:22:47+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2025-01-22T22:49:19+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
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- **2025-01-25T22:04:52+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2025-01-28T17:30:01+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2025-01-29T20:04:53+00:00** (H) Introduced
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- **2025-01-29T20:06:28+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
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- **2025-01-30T17:17:46+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-30T19:59:51+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-04T19:40:18+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
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- **2025-02-07T14:57:13+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
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- **2025-02-07T21:43:36+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
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- **2025-02-10T16:03:09+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
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- **2025-02-12T18:29:05+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-12T19:15:16+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-12T20:22:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-13T17:05:33+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
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- **2025-02-17T21:43:45+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
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- **2025-02-18T18:23:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
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- **2025-02-18T19:23:53+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
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- **2025-02-18T20:40:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-02-19T21:40:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-19T22:12:14+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
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- **2025-02-20T20:16:28+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-01T21:56:47+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-18T15:16:12+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
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- **2025-03-25T16:44:34+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
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- **2025-03-25T19:42:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
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- **2025-04-01T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-01T20:01:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-04-02T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-02T21:58:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-02T23:08:35+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
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- **2025-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-14T20:25:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-15T20:36:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-15T22:10:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
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- **2025-04-16T04:10:44+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
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- **2025-04-18T20:50:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-22T13:30:24+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-04-22T18:10:24+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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- **2025-05-05T14:39:47+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/c59f9fa4-915c-40dc-81a4-6fa03e736fdf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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