MT HB 731

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Revise laws related to airports and light aircraft

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

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Did MT HB 731 pass?

No. MT HB 731 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-22): (S) Died in Standing Committee

What is MT HB 731 about?

MT HB 731 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Revise laws related to airports and light aircraft”.

Who sponsors MT HB 731?

Shane Klakken is the primary sponsor of MT HB 731.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-05-22 — (S) Died in Standing Committee
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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2025-05-22
(S) Died in Standing Committee
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2025-03-31
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation
amendment-deferral
2025-03-20
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
2025-03-19
(S) Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
2025-03-19
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
2025-03-19
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-03-18
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation
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2025-03-15
(S) First Reading
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2025-03-07
(H) Transmitted to Senate
2025-03-07
(H) 3rd Reading Passed
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2025-03-07
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
reading-3
2025-03-07
(H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
2025-03-06
(H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended
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2025-03-06
(H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
reading-2
2025-03-05
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
reading-2
2025-03-03
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Transportation
committee-passage
2025-03-03
(H) Fiscal Note Printed
2025-03-03
(H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
2025-03-03
(H) Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-03-01
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Transportation
committee-passage
2025-03-01
(H) Taken from Table in Committee - (H) Transportation
2025-02-27
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Transportation
amendment-deferral
2025-02-25
(H) First Reading
reading-1
2025-02-25
(H) Hearing - (H) Transportation
2025-02-25
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation
referral-committee
2025-02-25
(H) Fiscal Note Requested
2025-02-25
(H) Introduced
2025-02-24
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-02-24
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-02-24
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-02-24
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-02-23
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-02-20
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-02-20
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2025-02-20
(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
2024-12-14
(LC) Draft On Hold
2024-12-14
(LC) Drafter Assigned

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2025-02-27 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Neil Duram: yes
- Denise Baum: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Julie Darling: yes
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Frank Smith: yes
- Mary Caferro: yes
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Ed Stafman: yes
- Katie Sullivan: yes
- Zack Wirth: yes
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2025-03-01 · pass · 13-1
Member-level votes (14)
- Neil Duram: yes
- Denise Baum: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Julie Darling: yes
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Frank Smith: yes
- Mary Caferro: yes
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Ed Stafman: yes
- Katie Sullivan: yes
- Zack Wirth: no
AMD-HB0731.002.001 Klakken DO PASS
2025-03-06 · pass · 86-13
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: yes
- Paul Fielder: yes
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: yes
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Lee Deming: yes
- Mark Thane: no
- Eric Matthews: yes
- Terry Falk: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: yes
- Denise Baum: yes
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: yes
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: no
- 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: no
- Melissa Romano: no
- SJ Howell: yes
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Mike Fox: yes
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Ron Marshall: absent
- Tom France: yes
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- Jennifer Lynch: no
- Bob Carter: no
- 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: no
- Luke Muszkiewicz: no
- 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: yes
- Eric Albus: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: yes
- Kathy Love: yes
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Brian Close: yes
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: yes
- Tracy Sharp: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: no
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: yes
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jade Sooktis: yes
- Alanah Griffith: yes
- Debo Powers: no
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Melody Cunningham: yes
- Tom Millett: yes
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: yes
- Denise Joy: yes
Do Pass As Amended
2025-03-06 · pass · 63-36
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: yes
- Jill Cohenour: no
- Mary Caferro: yes
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: yes
- Julie Darling: yes
- Larry Brewster: yes
- Fiona Nave: yes
- Braxton Mitchell: yes
- Linda Reksten: yes
- Connie Keogh: no
- Katie Sullivan: no
- Steve Gist: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: no
- 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: no
- Eric Matthews: no
- Terry Falk: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: yes
- Denise Baum: no
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: no
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: yes
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: no
- 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: no
- Melissa Romano: no
- SJ Howell: no
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Mike Fox: yes
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Ron Marshall: absent
- Tom France: no
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- Jennifer Lynch: yes
- Bob Carter: no
- Zooey Zephyr: no
- John Fitzpatrick: yes
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Morgan Thiel: no
- Shannon Maness: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Lukas Schubert: yes
- James Reavis: no
- Luke Muszkiewicz: no
- Becky Edwards: no
- Jamie Isaly: no
- Marc Lee: no
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Peter Strand: no
- Thedis Crowe: no
- Eric Albus: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: no
- Kathy Love: yes
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Brian Close: no
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: no
- Tracy Sharp: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: no
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: no
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jade Sooktis: no
- Alanah Griffith: yes
- Debo Powers: no
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Melody Cunningham: no
- Tom Millett: yes
- Eric Tilleman: no
- Scott Rosenzweig: no
- Denise Joy: no
Do Pass
2025-03-07 · pass · 65-34
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: yes
- Jill Cohenour: no
- 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: no
- Katie Sullivan: no
- Steve Gist: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: no
- 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: no
- Eric Matthews: no
- Terry Falk: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: yes
- Denise Baum: no
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: yes
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: no
- 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: no
- Melissa Romano: yes
- SJ Howell: no
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: yes
- Mike Fox: no
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Ron Marshall: absent
- Tom France: no
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- Jennifer Lynch: yes
- Bob Carter: no
- Zooey Zephyr: no
- John Fitzpatrick: yes
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Morgan Thiel: no
- Shannon Maness: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Lukas Schubert: yes
- James Reavis: no
- Luke Muszkiewicz: no
- Becky Edwards: no
- Jamie Isaly: no
- Marc Lee: yes
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Mike Vinton: yes
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Peter Strand: no
- Thedis Crowe: no
- Eric Albus: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: no
- Kathy Love: yes
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Brian Close: no
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: no
- Tracy Sharp: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: no
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: no
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jade Sooktis: no
- Alanah Griffith: yes
- Debo Powers: no
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Melody Cunningham: no
- Tom Millett: yes
- Eric Tilleman: no
- Scott Rosenzweig: yes
- Denise Joy: no
to_table
2025-03-31 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- John Esp: yes
- Dave Fern: yes
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
- Josh Kassmier: yes
- Andrea Olsen: yes
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- Denley Loge: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes

Related bills

Replaces: LC 3648

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https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3648?open_tab=sum

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