HB 615 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise allocations of coal trust revenue

HB 615 revises how interest earned from the coal severance tax permanent fund is distributed to state programs. The bill specifically allocates $2 million to the Department of Justice to partially fund highway patrol officers' salaries. It also extends the termination date for several existing appropriations from this fund, pushing them from June 2027 to June 2029. These extended appropriations continue to support programs related to agriculture, commerce, and highway services, affecting various state agencies and the public services they provide.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC4211.pdf HB0615_1.pdf · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 4211 to HB 615 and sponsored by four new legislators. The substantive policy content regarding interest distribution percentages and conservation funding remains unchanged, though the text formatting was slightly adjusted in the final version.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was changed from LC 4211 to HB 615, and the list of primary sponsors was updated to include J. Schillinger, S. Gist, F. Nave, and T. Falk.

Floor votes · House Feb 28, 2025

How they voted

210
Passed
Total votes 21
Feb 28, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
12 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Feb 28, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (21-0)
house
Feb 28, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jerry Schillinger
Jerry Schillinger
RRepublican
MT
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