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Montana Legislature · HB 496 · Chapter Number Assigned

Amend laws related to the retrocession of jurisdiction over federal lands

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Amend laws related to the retrocession of jurisdiction over federal lands Read the full text

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2025 session

Where it is

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(LC) Drafter Assigned · Dec 9, 2024
(LC) Draft in Legal Review · Feb 7, 2025
(LC) Draft in Edit · Feb 7, 2025
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing · Feb 10, 2025
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review · Feb 10, 2025
(LC) Draft in Assembly · Feb 10, 2025
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery · Feb 11, 2025
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester · Feb 13, 2025
(H) Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
(H) Referred to Committee · Feb 14, 2025
(H) First Reading · Feb 14, 2025
(H) Hearing · Feb 18, 2025
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed · Feb 24, 2025
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed · Feb 24, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Mar 1, 2025
(H) 2nd Reading Passed · Mar 1, 2025
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Mar 3, 2025
(H) 3rd Reading Passed · Mar 3, 2025
(H) Transmitted to Senate · Mar 3, 2025
(S) First Reading · Mar 4, 2025
(S) Referred to Committee · Mar 4, 2025
(S) Hearing · Mar 12, 2025
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred · Mar 26, 2025
(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred · Mar 27, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading · Apr 10, 2025
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred · Apr 10, 2025
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading · Apr 11, 2025
(S) 3rd Reading Concurred · Apr 11, 2025
(H) Sent to Enrolling · Apr 11, 2025
(H) Returned from Enrolling · Apr 16, 2025
(H) Signed by Speaker · Apr 23, 2025
(S) Signed by President · Apr 24, 2025
(H) Transmitted to Governor · Apr 24, 2025
(H) Signed by Governor · May 1, 2025
Chapter Number Assigned · May 5, 2025

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Ed Buttrey

Recorded votes

Do ConcurSenate · 2025-04-11 · BILL_CONCURRED · YES 46, EXCUSED 2, NO 2
Do ConcurSenate · 2025-04-10 · BILL_CONCURRED · YES 45, YES_EXCUSED 2, NO 3
Do PassHouse · 2025-03-03 · BILL_PASSED · YES 95, EXCUSED 1, NO 2, ABSENT 2
Do PassHouse · 2025-03-01 · BILL_PASSED · YES 93, NO 5, YES_EXCUSED 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Montana legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).