HB 66 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Adopt most recent federal military codes and regulations

HB 66 requires Montana to adopt the most recent federal military laws, regulations, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) as of October 1, 2025, for governing the Montana National Guard. It directly affects all Montana National Guard members serving in state roles (such as active duty guard/reserve personnel under Title 32 of U.S. Code), replacing previous state-specific rules with federal standards. The bill updates Montana law to align with current federal military governance, applying to events and proceedings starting October 1, 2025. This change ensures Montana National Guard operations comply with federal military codes without altering state constitutional or legal authority.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Dec 12, 2024 Signed Mar 27, 2025

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HB0066_2(3).pdf → HB0066_2(4).pdf · 2 edits

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The bill text shows minor formatting changes with no substantive policy modifications. The only differences are the removal of blank lines at the end of the document and slight spacing adjustments in the title section. These are purely technical edits that do not affect the bill's content, scope, or legal effect.

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Removed blank lines at the end of the document

Adjusted spacing in the bill title section

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2025 · House Jan 17, 2025

How they voted

48–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 50

Feb 25, 2025

D Democratic18

17 Yea 1

94% Yea

R Republican32

31 Yea 1 Nay

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 27, 2025

Signed into law

(H) Signed by Governor

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (48-1-1)

senate

Feb 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Report - (S) State Administration

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Committee

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

upper

Jan 17, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (97-1-2)

house

Jan 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Report - (H) State Administration

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Dec 20, 2024

Committee

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

lower

Dec 12, 2024

Introduced

(H) Introduced

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors