HB 83 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Establish state special revenue account for Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force

HB 83 creates a dedicated state special revenue account to support Montana's Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force, administered by the Department of Justice. The account accepts funds from donations, grants, or other sources (not new taxes) and requires all spending to align with existing task force guidelines under Montana law. It includes a symbolic $1 initial appropriation for 2025-2027, mandates tribal government notification, and expires June 30, 2033. The bill directly affects the task force and its operations, providing a structured funding mechanism for its work.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Dec 12, 2024 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2025 · House Jan 24, 2025

How they voted

473
Passed
Total votes 50
Feb 12, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
29 Yea 3 Nay
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
46
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Feb 27, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-3)
senate
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Jan 24, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-3)
house
Jan 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Dec 26, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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