HB 144 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise building code council membership laws

HB 144 increases Montana's Building Codes Council membership from 12 to 13 members by adding a representative from the Montana State Fire Chiefs' Association. The bill amends the council's membership structure to include this new position, alongside existing roles like architects, engineers, contractors, and building inspectors. This change directly affects the council's composition and requires the governor to appoint a fire chiefs' association representative to serve alongside other industry and public members. The law focuses on expanding stakeholder representation in building code governance without altering the council's duties or funding.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed Apr 7, 2025
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The bill text shows minor formatting and spacing adjustments rather than substantive policy changes. The title section was reformatted with consistent capitalization, and the document was extended to include a formal end marker. No changes were made to member qualifications, compensation amounts, eligibility criteria, or enforcement mechanisms.
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Minor formatting adjustments to the bill title and document structure, including consistent capitalization and addition of an end marker.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2025 · House Jan 27, 2025

How they voted

3119
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 20, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
13 Yea 19 Nay
59% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Apr 7, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-19)
senate
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Local Government
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Local Government
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government
upper
Jan 27, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-3-3)
house
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Local Government
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Local Government
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Local Government
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Eric Tilleman
Eric Tilleman
RRepublican
MT
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