HB 40 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise public water supply fee accounts

HB 40 establishes a new "plan review special revenue account" within the state special revenue fund. This account will receive fees collected by the Department of Environmental Quality for reviewing plans and specifications related to public water supply and public sewage systems. The funds in this account are specifically dedicated to covering the department's costs associated with performing these plan reviews. This mechanism aims to create a dedicated funding source for the regulatory oversight of these systems.
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 7, 2024 Signed May 8, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025 · House Jan 30, 2025

How they voted

490
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Apr 15, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
51
Key actions
14
Committee
13
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0-1)
senate
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Natural Resources
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Natural Resources
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Natural Resources
upper
Jan 30, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0)
house
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Local Government
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Local Government
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Local Government
lower
Dec 20, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government
lower
Dec 7, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of John Fitzpatrick
John Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
MT
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