Establishing a Montana trade office in Israel
House Bill 950 sought to establish and maintain a Montana trade office in Israel, staffed by the Department of Commerce. The office's primary goal was to promote trade, tourism, and cultural exchange between Montana and Israel. It aimed to strengthen ties and expand opportunities in areas such as agriculture, technology, security, and educational programs. The bill proposed appropriating $500,000 from the general fund for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to fund the office. This act was intended to be effective July 1, 2025, and terminate on June 30, 2033.
Bill status
died
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Failed
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
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The bill text shows a complete reordering of the list of sponsors, likely due to a change in committee assignments or a procedural update where the original list was removed and a new, alphabetically or procedurally sorted list was inserted. No substantive policy changes, such as new laws, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria, are present in this specific section.
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The list of bill sponsors was completely replaced with a new order, indicating a procedural update rather than a change to the bill's legal content.
Floor votes · House Apr 4, 2025
How they voted
42–58
Failed
Total votes 100
Apr 4, 2025
D
Democratic42
97% Nay
R
Republican58
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Apr 4, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (42-58)
house
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Barker
RRepublican
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