2025 Regular Session • Montana Legislature
HB432
Legislative Summary
Revise water laws concerning exceptions to change in appropriation right process
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Bill History
11/16/2024
(LC) Drafter Assigned
House of Representatives
12/2/2024
(LC) Draft On Hold
House of Representatives
1/29/2025
(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
House of Representatives
1/31/2025
(LC) Drafter Assigned
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
(LC) Draft in Edit
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
(LC) Draft in Assembly
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
(H) Introduced
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
(H) Fiscal Note Requested
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
(H) Referred to Committee (H) Natural Resources
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
(H) First Reading
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
(H) Fiscal Note Received
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
(H) Fiscal Note Signed
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
(H) Fiscal Note Printed
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
(H) Hearing (H) Natural Resources
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended (H) Natural Resources
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended (H) Natural Resources
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
(H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
(H) 2nd Reading Passed
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
(H) 3rd Reading Passed
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
(H) Transmitted to Senate
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
(S) Referred to Committee (S) Natural Resources
Senate
3/31/2025
(S) Hearing (S) Natural Resources
Senate
4/7/2025
(S) Tabled in Committee (S) Natural Resources
Senate
4/23/2025
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred (S) Natural Resources
Senate
4/24/2025
(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred (S) Natural Resources
Senate
4/25/2025
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Senate
4/25/2025
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred
Senate
4/28/2025
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Senate
Roll Call Votes
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred
4/25/2025
45
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
(S) Natural Resources--Be Concurred In
4/23/2025
8
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
(S) Natural Resources--To Table
4/7/2025
6
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
(S) Natural Resources--To Table
4/7/2025
6
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
(H) 3rd Reading Passed
3/4/2025
93
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
(H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
3/3/2025
34
Yea
65
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
(H) 2nd Reading Passed
3/3/2025
95
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
(H) Natural Resources--Do Pass As Amended
2/26/2025
11
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Julie Dooling
Republican