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MT HB 256

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Creation of Montana water trust and special revenue accounts

Montana · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) · lower

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Did MT HB 256 pass?

No. MT HB 256 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): (H) Died in Process

What is MT HB 256 about?

MT HB 256 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Creation of Montana water trust and special revenue accounts”.

Who sponsors MT HB 256?

Ken Walsh is the primary sponsor of MT HB 256.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-20 — (H) Died in Process
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ken Walshprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-20

    (H) Died in Process

    failure

  2. 2025-04-09

    (H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal

  3. 2025-04-03

    (H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Appropriations

    amendment-deferral

  4. 2025-02-10

    (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations

  5. 2025-02-06

    (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations

    referral-committee,referral-committee

  6. 2025-02-06

    (H) 2nd Reading Passed

    reading-2,reading-2

  7. 2025-02-06

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  8. 2025-02-04

    (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Natural Resources

    committee-passage

  9. 2025-02-03

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Natural Resources

    committee-passage

  10. 2025-01-29

    (H) Fiscal Note Printed

  11. 2025-01-28

    (H) Fiscal Note Signed

  12. 2025-01-27

    (H) Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  13. 2025-01-20

    (H) First Reading

    reading-1

  14. 2025-01-20

    (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-01-17

    (H) Fiscal Note Requested

  16. 2025-01-17

    (H) Introduced

  17. 2025-01-16

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  18. 2025-01-10

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  19. 2025-01-09

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  20. 2025-01-07

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  21. 2025-01-07

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  22. 2025-01-06

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  23. 2025-01-01

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  24. 2024-11-27

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

  • LC2024.pdfCompare
  • HB0256.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdfCompare
  • HB0256.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdfCompare
  • HB0256.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdfCompare
  • HB0256.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdfCompare
  • HB0256.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdfCompare
  • HB0256.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed(1).pdfCompare
  • HB0256_1.pdfCompare
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Documents

Votes

  • do_pass

    2025-02-03 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Greg Oblander: yes
    • Marilyn Marler: yes
    • Jill Cohenour: yes
    • Becky Edwards: yes
    • Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Tom France: yes
    • Jedediah Hinkle: yes
    • Jonathan Karlen: yes
    • Shannon Maness: yes
    • Russ Miner: yes
    • Lukas Schubert: yes
    • Joshua Seckinger: yes
    • Morgan Thiel: yes
    • Steve Gist: yes

  • Do Pass

    2025-02-06 · pass · 88-12

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Frank Smith: yes
    • Jill Cohenour: yes
    • Mary Caferro: no
    • Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Jedediah Hinkle: yes
    • Julie Darling: yes
    • Larry Brewster: yes
    • Fiona Nave: yes
    • Braxton Mitchell: yes
    • Linda Reksten: yes
    • Connie Keogh: yes
    • Katie Sullivan: no
    • Steve Gist: yes
    • Katie Zolnikov: yes
    • Amy Regier: yes
    • Kelly Kortum: no
    • Paul Fielder: yes
    • Jerry Schillinger: yes
    • Gary Parry: yes
    • Caleb Hinkle: yes
    • Ken Walsh: yes
    • Greg Oblander: yes
    • Lee Deming: yes
    • Mark Thane: yes
    • Eric Matthews: no
    • Terry Falk: no
    • George Nikolakakos: yes
    • Greg Kmetz: yes
    • Denise Baum: yes
    • Brad Barker: yes
    • Jonathan Karlen: yes
    • Zack Wirth: yes
    • Neil Duram: no
    • Bill Mercer: yes
    • David Bedey: yes
    • Marilyn Marler: yes
    • Brandon Ler: yes
    • Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
    • Ed Stafman: yes
    • Jane Gillette: yes
    • Donavon Hawk: no
    • Sherry Essmann: yes
    • Russ Miner: yes
    • Nelly Nicol: yes
    • Paul Tuss: yes
    • Melissa Romano: yes
    • SJ Howell: no
    • Llew Jones: yes
    • Ed Buttrey: yes
    • Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
    • Mike Fox: yes
    • Marta Bertoglio: yes
    • Ron Marshall: yes
    • Tom France: yes
    • Courtenay Sprunger: yes
    • Jodee Etchart: yes
    • Jennifer Lynch: yes
    • Bob Carter: yes
    • Zooey Zephyr: yes
    • John Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Valerie Moore: yes
    • Morgan Thiel: yes
    • Shannon Maness: yes
    • Curtis Cochran: yes
    • Scott DeMarois: yes
    • Lukas Schubert: yes
    • James Reavis: yes
    • Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
    • Becky Edwards: yes
    • Jamie Isaly: yes
    • Marc Lee: yes
    • Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
    • Mike Vinton: yes
    • Steven Kelly: yes
    • Shane Klakken: yes
    • Peter Strand: yes
    • Thedis Crowe: no
    • Eric Albus: yes
    • Joshua Seckinger: yes
    • Kathy Love: no
    • Anthony Nicastro: yes
    • Brian Close: yes
    • Greg Overstreet: yes
    • Pete Elverum: yes
    • Tracy Sharp: no
    • Ed Byrne: no
    • Randyn Gregg: yes
    • Shelly Fyant: yes
    • Lyn Bennett: yes
    • Jane Weber: yes
    • Curtis Schomer: yes
    • Jade Sooktis: yes
    • Alanah Griffith: yes
    • Debo Powers: yes
    • Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Melody Cunningham: yes
    • Tom Millett: yes
    • Eric Tilleman: yes
    • Scott Rosenzweig: yes
    • Denise Joy: yes

  • to_table

    2025-04-03 · pass · 19-4

    Member-level votes (23)
    • Llew Jones: yes
    • Anthony Nicastro: yes
    • Bill Mercer: no
    • David Bedey: yes
    • Brad Barker: yes
    • Eric Albus: yes
    • John Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Mary Caferro: yes
    • Terry Falk: yes
    • Mike Fox: yes
    • Jane Gillette: no
    • Donavon Hawk: yes
    • Thedis Crowe: yes
    • Connie Keogh: yes
    • Fiona Nave: no
    • Scott Rosenzweig: yes
    • Debo Powers: yes
    • Jerry Schillinger: no
    • Paul Tuss: yes
    • Eric Matthews: yes
    • Mike Vinton: yes
    • Ken Walsh: yes
    • Luke Muszkiewicz: yes

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https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2024?open_tab=sum

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