HB 279 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise districts for certain appointments

HB 279 revises the geographic boundaries for District 1 and District 2, which are used for appointments to the Board of Public Education, Board of Regents, Coal Board, and Hard-Rock Mining Impact Board. The bill specifies the exact counties belonging to each district. These revised districts will apply to any future vacancies on these boards, but current members will not be displaced.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Apr 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB0279_1(7).pdf → HB0279_X.pdf · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was updated to reflect its final passage, changing the header from a draft version to an 'Enrolled Bill' and adding certification signatures for the House and Senate. The substantive policy content regarding the redistricting of counties for state board appointments remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; it continues to define the specific counties comprising Districts 1 and 2 for appointments to the Board of Public Education, Board of Regents, Coal Board, and Hard-Rock Mining Impact Board.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated from a draft legislative version to an official 'Enrolled Bill' status, including added certification lines for the Chief Clerk, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025 · House Feb 5, 2025

How they voted

46–4

Passed

Total votes 50

Apr 1, 2025

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican32

28 Yea 4 Nay

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 17, 2025

Signed into law

(H) Signed by Governor

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Signed by President

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Signed by Speaker

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (46-4)

senate

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) State Administration

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

(S) Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration

upper

Feb 5, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (100-0)

house

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) State Administration

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors