HB 870 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise laws related to surplus revenue

HB 870 proposed to allocate surplus state revenues. It aimed to provide a one-time-only appropriation of $120,000 from the general fund to the Department of Justice. This funding was intended to address recruitment and retention challenges at the Montana State Crime Lab. The appropriation was designated for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026, with any unexpended funds reverting to the general fund.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

LC1333.pdf → HB0870_1.pdf · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from LC 1333 to HB 870.1 and the sponsoring legislators were added. The substantive policy content of the bill remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from LC 1333 to HB 870.1 and the bill was marked as an Authorized Print Version.

Names of four legislators (J. Gillette, B. Ler, J. Hinkle, B. Mercer) were added as primary sponsors.

Floor votes · House Apr 3, 2025

How they voted

20–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 23

Apr 3, 2025

D Democratic10

8 Yea 2

80% Yea

R Republican13

12 Yea 1

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 3, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (20-0-3)

house

Apr 3, 2025

Amended

(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Appropriations

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Appropriations

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors