Repeal mercury thermostat collection act
HB 26, titled "Repeal mercury thermostat collection act," eliminates the existing Mercury-Added Thermostat Collection Act. This bill removes state requirements that prohibited the sale and installation of mercury-added thermostats. It also discontinues mandates for manufacturers to operate collection and recycling programs, for wholesalers to provide collection sites, and for related education, outreach, and annual reporting. The repeal of these specific sections of the Montana Code Annotated removes these environmental regulations concerning mercury thermostats.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Dec 6, 2024
Signed May 8, 2025
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The bill was converted from a draft version to an enrolled, certified version ready for signature. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, but the formatting was standardized to match official legislative printing standards with proper certification blocks for the House and Senate.
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Removed draft formatting markers and replaced with official enrolled bill certification language including signature lines for the Chief Clerk, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate.
Changed effective date language from 'immediate' to 'on passage and approval' in the text, though the intent remains the same.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 12, 2025 · House Jan 21, 2025
How they voted
46–4
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 12, 2025
D
Democratic18
83% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 12, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-4)
senate
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Natural Resources
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Natural Resources
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Natural Resources
upper
Jan 21, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-1)
house
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Natural Resources
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Natural Resources
lower
Dec 20, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources
lower
Dec 6, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Becky Edwards
DDemocratic
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