HB 430 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Repeal process to establish county owned scales

HB 430 repeals existing state laws that outline the process for counties to establish and operate public weighing scales. This bill eliminates the legal framework that allowed counties to own and manage these scales, as well as the rules regarding their capacity, design, and associated fees. It also removes the provisions for appointing and regulating public weighers at such facilities. Consequently, counties will no longer have the statutory authority to create or manage public scales.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0430_X(3).pdf HB0430_X(4).pdf · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was updated to remove the 'END' marker and associated blank lines, indicating the conclusion of the document. This change is purely technical and formatting-related, as it cleans up the document structure without altering any substantive policy, legal requirements, or definitions.
TECHNICAL

Removed the 'END' marker and blank lines at the conclusion of the bill text.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Feb 22, 2025

How they voted

462
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 14, 2025
D Democratic18
16 Yea 1 Nay 1
88% Yea
R Republican32
30 Yea 1 Nay 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 1, 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 14, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-2-2)
senate
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Local Government
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Local Government
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government
upper
Feb 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (75-23-2)
house
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Braxton Mitchell
Braxton Mitchell
RRepublican
MT
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