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Montana Senate Natural Resources Committee
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| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB26 | Repeal mercury thermostat collection act | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/04/2025 |
| HB40 | Revise public water supply fee accounts | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/18/2025 |
| HB48 | Exempt wastewater ponds from dam safety act | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/04/2025 |
| HB58 | Revise distribution of mine remediation funds | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/27/2025 |
| HB59 | Revise board of water well contractors laws | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/18/2025 |
| HB64 | Repeal small business compliance assistance council | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/27/2025 |
| HB69 | Revise hard rock and rock products mining fees | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/11/2025 |
| HB70 | Study of wildland firefighting | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/18/2025 |
| HB79 | Exempt small projects from fire hazard reduction agreements | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/27/2025 |
| HB84 | Revise liability, training for prescribed fires | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/03/2025 |
| HB127 | Revise laws related to the fire suppression account | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/27/2025 |
| HB130 | Revise state wildland fire policy and funding | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/18/2025 |
| HB189 | Revise the petroleum storage tank cleanup eligibility requirements | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/18/2025 |
| HB202 | Generally revise laws related to the unlawful use of aircraft for hunting | Vetoed | 02/20/2025 |
| HB270 | Revise remedies to MEPA | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/21/2025 |
| HB285 | Generally revise Montana environmental policy act | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/21/2025 |
| HB291 | Revise laws related to air quality standards | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2025 |
| HB299 | Define public purpose of easements on state lands | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/20/2025 |
| HB346 | Exempt Commerce grants and loans from MEPA | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/21/2025 |
| HB355 | Clarifying that easement rights retained when canal or ditch converted to pipeline | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2025 |
| HB368 | Generally revise water supply requirements for coal-fired generating units | Vetoed | 03/05/2025 |
| HB421 | Increase DNRC fire assessment fees | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/03/2025 |
| HB432 | Revise water laws concerning exceptions to change in appropriation right process | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/05/2025 |
| HB441 | Align provisional water rights with final decrees | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/04/2025 |
| HB466 | Provide categorical exclusions from MEPA | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/05/2025 |
| HB477 | Phase out polystyrene single use food containers (with exceptions) | Vetoed | 03/26/2025 |
| HB580 | Clarify water right abandonment | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/14/2025 |
| HB587 | Revise mine reclamation laws | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/14/2025 |
| HB616 | Allow data modeling for mine bond release | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/14/2025 |
| HB629 | Revise laws related to a proposed subdivision's connection to a public water supply or wastewater system | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/14/2025 |
| HB633 | Revise certain mine application/permit provisions | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/14/2025 |
| HB664 | Repeal numeric nutrient standards | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/17/2025 |
| HB683 | Revise local government conflict of interest laws for contracted projects | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/17/2025 |
| HB684 | Eliminate deadline for water quality data review | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/17/2025 |
| HB685 | Feasibility allowance for nondegradation policy | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/17/2025 |
| HB699 | Revise review panel for tailings plans | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/17/2025 |
| HB703 | Exempt GHG emissions analysis for appliances, vehicles, engines | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/17/2025 |
| HB717 | Revise transfer of mining operator to successor | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/17/2025 |
| HB736 | Provide nutrient pollutant loading offsets | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/18/2025 |
| HB808 | Creating the Montana brownfields program | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/31/2025 |
| HB923 | Revise categorical exclusions from nondegradation authorization | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/07/2025 |
| HB931 | Allow for nonprofit development and management of attainable workforce housing on state lands | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/07/2025 |
| HB935 | Limits to Fox Hills-Hell Creek aquifer withdrawals | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/07/2025 |
| HJ35 | Joint resolution urging changes to federal wildfire policy | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/07/2025 |
| HJ44 | Interim study of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and water quality | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/23/2025 |
| HJ62 | Study resolution on wildfire safety | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/24/2025 |
| HJ71 | Study resolution of the impact of federal funding changes on DEQ | Dead | 04/28/2025 |
| HJ74 | Study resolution analyzing water re-use in the state | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/28/2025 |
| SB46 | Increase registration fee for underground petroleum tanks | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/14/2025 |
| SB55 | Provide for legislative intent regarding streamflow information | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/07/2025 |
| SB61 | Revise laws related to considerations for measuring of streamflow | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/07/2025 |
| SB71 | Revise natural resource operations fee policy laws | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/07/2025 |
| SB76 | Revise laws related to preliminary determinations for water right permits or changes in appropriations | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/07/2025 |
| SB106 | Revising laws related to the use of manned and unmanned aircraft while hunting | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/15/2025 |
| SB123 | Allowing emergency permitting authority during an emergency | Dead | 01/13/2025 |
| SB178 | Provide for temporary lease of water rights | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| SB186 | Provide for expedited processing in district courts of water cases arising under final decrees | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| SB190 | Allow water right holders to consent to waive adverse effects analysis in permit or change applications | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2025 |
| SB201 | Revise contaminated property cleanup laws for dangerous drugs | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/23/2025 |
| SB221 | Generally revise the Montana environmental policy act | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/28/2025 |
| SB263 | Revise state ownership of water rights on state lands | Dead | 02/05/2025 |
| SB304 | Revise Montana lakeshore laws | Dead | 02/12/2025 |
| SB315 | Allocate funding for petroleum tank cleanup | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/14/2025 |
| SB349 | Declare authority over existing fossil-fuel fired electric generating units | Dead | 02/19/2025 |
| SB357 | Extend perfection deadline for certain Missouri River water reservations | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/21/2025 |
| SB358 | Revise exempt water right laws | Dead | 02/21/2025 |
| SB365 | Revise siltation structure capacity at mines | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/21/2025 |
| SB368 | Allow correction of minor maintenance items at mines | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/20/2025 |
| SB381 | Provide for Montana’s future homesteading act | Dead | 02/21/2025 |
| SB391 | Revise opencut notification laws | Dead | 02/21/2025 |
| SB436 | Generally revise laws relating to exempt wells | Dead | 02/24/2025 |
| SB460 | Generally revise gravel pit laws | Dead | 02/25/2025 |
| SB472 | Revise penalties for violations under 310 permit process | Vetoed | 02/25/2025 |
| SB473 | Prohibit weather modification. | Dead | 02/25/2025 |
| SB500 | Establish the Montana family legacy home act | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| SB520 | Revise laws regarding mining leases on state lands | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| SB559 | Provide for appeals of various DEQ permit decisions | Dead | 03/31/2025 |
| SJ18 | Resolution supporting recreation uses on Flathead Lake | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/21/2025 |
| SJ42 | Interim study of noxious weed control | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/15/2025 |
| SR18 | Confirm governor's appointee for the board of environmental review | Dead | 03/14/2025 |
| SR25 | Confirm governor's appointees for the hard-rock mining impact board | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/15/2025 |
| SR43 | Confirm governor's appointees for board of water well contractors | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/15/2025 |
| SR77 | Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of environmental quality | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/31/2025 |
| SR85 | Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of natural resources and conservation | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/31/2025 |
| SR102 | Confirm governor's appointees for the coal board | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/31/2025 |
| SR111 | Senate resolution recognizing the service of 85 years of smoke jumpers | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/18/2025 |