HB 729 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise surety bail bond insurance laws relating to the collection of premium and other fees

HB 729 revises laws concerning surety bail bond insurance, directly affecting surety bail bond producers and individuals seeking appearance bonds. The bill requires producers to collect a minimum premium of 10% of the guaranteed amount of the surety appearance bond. This minimum premium must be collected in full, and a receipt must be provided. Additionally, any extra fees beyond the minimum premium can only be collected if they are explicitly disclosed with a fee schedule in the contract.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Vetoed

May 2025

Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Vetoed May 13, 2025

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The bill text underwent minor formatting adjustments, including the removal of a closing 'END' marker and the repositioning of the bill title and sponsor information to align with standard document formatting. These changes do not alter the substantive legal requirements, scope, or policy intent of the legislation.

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Removed a closing 'END' marker and extra blank lines from the document footer.

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Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

34–14

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 50

Apr 14, 2025

D Democratic18

8 Yea 9 Nay 1

50% Nay

R Republican32

26 Yea 5 Nay 1

81% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 13, 2025

Vetoed

(H) Vetoed by Governor

lower

May 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Signed by President

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Signed by Speaker

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (34-14-2)

senate

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Report - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Committee

(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs

upper

Mar 7, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (52-47-1)

house

Mar 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor

lower

Mar 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors