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🏠 House
GOP-held 58-42
🏛 Senate
GOP-held 32-18
🖋 Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)

House Bill 853: Revise fees for licensed establishments

Proposed
Introduced
Mar 21
1st Cmte.
Advanced
Apr 1
House
Passed House
Apr 5
Senate
Passed Senate
Apr 24
Gov.
Signed
May 13

Sponsor: | Requester: Josh Kassmier
📃 Bill text
💵 Fiscal note
🏛 Legal note
None on file
🖍 Proposed amendments
None on file
See also: The official bill page.
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateAction
Mar 21
Introduced
Mar 24
Referred to Committee
Mar 24
First Reading
Mar 28
Hearing
👥 House Business and Labor
Mar 31
Hearing
👥 House Business and Labor
Apr 1
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
👥 House Business and Labor
20-0
R12-0
D8-0
Apr 1
Committee Report--Bill Passed
Apr 2
Rereferred to Committee
Apr 2
Hearing
👥 House Appropriations
Apr 2
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
👥 House Appropriations
21-2
R11-2
D10-0
Apr 3
Committee Report--Bill Passed
Apr 4
2nd Reading Passed
81-17
R40-17
D41-0
Apr 5
3rd Reading Passed
85-13
R43-13
D42-0
Apr 5
Transmitted to Senate
Apr 7
First Reading
Apr 7
Referred to Committee
Apr 11
Hearing
👥 Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
Apr 15
Tabled in Committee
11-0
R7-0
D4-0
Apr 16
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
👥 Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
7-4
R3-4
D4-0
Apr 18
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
24-26
R24-8
D0-18
Apr 18
2nd Reading Concurred
29-21
R11-21
D18-0
Apr 18
Rereferred to Committee
Apr 23
Motion Carried
29-21
R11-21
D18-0
Apr 24
3rd Reading Concurred
29-21
R11-21
D18-0
Apr 24
Returned to House with Amendments
Apr 29
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
94-5
R52-5
D42-0
Apr 30
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
86-14
R46-12
D40-2
May 7
Transmitted to Governor
May 13
Signed by Governor
Showing major bill actions only.
This table may omit bill actions recorded since this guide's last update. See the bill page at legmt.gov for an official reference.

About the 2025 Montana Free Press Capitol Tracker

This guide is an effort to make the quantifiable aspects of the Montana Legislature more accessible to the public by compiling information about lawmakers, proposed bills and the legislative process. This is a project of Montana Free Press, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit newsroom that aims to provide Montanans with in-depth, nonpartisan news coverage.

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