HB 486 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise county deputy sheriff compensation

HB 486 revises the laws governing compensation for county deputy sheriffs in Montana. This bill directly affects these law enforcement officers by increasing the percentage of the sheriff's salary used to calculate their base pay. The current structure bases deputy sheriff compensation on a schedule tied to county population and the sheriff's salary. The bill also defines "compensation" as base pay, explicitly excluding longevity or overtime payments.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB0486_1(5).pdf → HB0486_X.pdf · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from a draft version to an enrolled, signed version, indicating it has passed both legislative chambers and is now law. The substantive policy content regarding deputy sheriff compensation rates remains unchanged from the draft.

TECHNICAL

The document status changed from a draft introduction to an enrolled bill, adding signatures from the House Chief Clerk, Speaker, and Senate President to certify it as official law.

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

How they voted

32–16

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 50

Apr 14, 2025

D Democratic18

17 Yea 1

94% Yea

R Republican32

15 Yea 16 Nay 1

50% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 1, 2025

Signed into law

(H) Signed by Governor

lower

Apr 24, 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 (32-16-2)

senate

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Report - (S) Local Government

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Local Government

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government

upper

Feb 22, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (91-7-2)

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 13, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors