Repeal federal mandates act
HB 495, titled the "Repeal federal mandates act," repeals the existing Federal Mandates Act in Montana. This bill removes sections 2-1-401 through 2-1-409 of the Montana Code Annotated. These repealed sections previously outlined the state's framework for addressing federal mandates, including legislative declarations, definitions, reporting requirements, and legislative oversight of federal statutes and executive orders. The bill revises reporting requirements by eliminating these specific provisions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 13, 2025
Signed May 19, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was amended to remove the repeal of sections 2-1-402 and 2-1-409 from the Montana Code Annotated. This means sections 2-1-402 and 2-1-409 will remain in effect rather than being eliminated by this legislation.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by removing two sections (2-1-402 and 2-1-409) from the list of sections being repealed, meaning these sections will continue to apply.
SCOPE
Sections 2-1-402 and 2-1-409 of the Montana Code Annotated are no longer included in the list of sections to be repealed, so they will remain active law.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House Apr 17, 2025
How they voted
33–15
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 11, 2025
D
Democratic18
83% Nay
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (58-41-1)
house
Apr 12, 2025
Introduced
(S) Returned to House with Amendments
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-15-2)
senate
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Braxton Mitchell
RRepublican
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