HB 190 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Establish American rodeo the official state sport of Montana

HB 190 designates American rodeo as Montana's official state sport, effective July 1, 2025. This symbolic bill has no practical policy impact - it does not create new laws, funding, or regulations, and it does not directly affect any individuals or groups beyond formally recognizing rodeo in state identity. The legislation simply amends Montana's state symbolism to include rodeo as the official sport, following its passage and signing into law by the Governor on April 7, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Apr 7, 2025
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The bill number formatting was updated from 'HB0190' to 'HB 190', while the legislative session and year details remained unchanged. This is a minor technical correction that standardizes the bill's title for official records without altering any substantive policy, funding, or eligibility provisions.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was reformatted from 'HB0190' to 'HB 190' to align with standard legislative formatting conventions.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2025 · House Mar 20, 2025

How they voted

409
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 17, 2025
D Democratic18
13 Yea 4 Nay 1
72% Yea
R Republican32
27 Yea 5 Nay
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 7, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 20, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-2-3)
house
Mar 17, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-9-1)
senate
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
(S) Returned to House with Amendments
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Greg Overstreet
Greg Overstreet
RRepublican
MT
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