MT HB 647

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Prohibit state land leases to nonprofits

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

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Did MT HB 647 pass?

No. MT HB 647 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 647 about?

MT HB 647 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Prohibit state land leases to nonprofits”.

Who sponsors MT HB 647?

Brandon Ler is the primary sponsor of MT HB 647.

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

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-20
(H) Died in Process
failure
2025-03-12
(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
2025-03-05
(H) Fiscal Note Printed
2025-03-04
(H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
2025-03-03
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Natural Resources
amendment-deferral
2025-03-03
(H) Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-02-25
(H) Fiscal Note Requested
2025-02-25
(H) Hearing - (H) Natural Resources
2025-02-22
(H) First Reading
reading-1
2025-02-22
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources
referral-committee
2025-02-21
(H) Introduced
2025-02-20
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-02-18
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-02-18
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-02-17
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-02-17
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-02-11
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-02-10
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2025-01-27
(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
2025-01-25
(LC) Draft On Hold
2024-11-20
(LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

LC1709.pdfCompare
HB0647_1.pdfCompare
HB0647_1(3).pdfCompare
HB0647_1(2).pdfCompare
HB0647_1(1).pdfCompare

Documents

Votes

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2025-03-03 · pass · 9-5
Member-level votes (14)
- Steve Gist: no
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Marilyn Marler: yes
- Jill Cohenour: yes
- Becky Edwards: yes
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Tom France: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: no
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Shannon Maness: no
- Russ Miner: yes
- Lukas Schubert: no
- Joshua Seckinger: yes
- Morgan Thiel: no

Related bills

Replaces: LC 1709

Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1709?open_tab=sum

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