Feed bill to fund 69th legislative session and prepare for 2027
HB 1 is a funding bill that allocates state general fund money to cover the operational costs of Montana's 69th Legislature (2025-2026) and prepares for the 70th Legislature in 2027. It provides $5.65 million for the Senate, $9.45 million for the House, and $2.38 million for legislative support staff for the current session, plus smaller amounts for next session planning. The bill directly affects the legislature itself by ensuring funding for staff, offices, and operations during the 2025-2027 term. It has no policy changes beyond budget allocations and takes effect immediately upon passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2025
Introduced Dec 6, 2024
Signed Jan 30, 2025
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HB0001_1(8).pdf
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was transitioned from a draft version to an enrolled, signed version, confirming it has become law. The text was reorganized to remove redundant introductory language and consolidate the appropriations into a cleaner, two-part structure covering the current and next legislature.
TECHNICAL
Removed redundant introductory text and reorganized the bill layout to reflect its status as an officially enrolled and signed act.
Consolidated the appropriations section to clearly separate funding for the 69th and 70th legislatures into distinct subsections for better readability.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 22, 2025 · House Jan 10, 2025
How they voted
50–0
Passed
Total votes 50
Jan 22, 2025
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican32
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Jan 28, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
Jan 10, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-3)
house
Jan 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Dec 20, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Dec 6, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Llew Jones
RRepublican
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