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House approves dozens of bills on third reading; one bill fails
Summary
On March 4, 2025, the Montana House of Representatives completed third readings on numerous bills, approving a slate of measures on topics including education, manufactured homes, criminal law revisions and behavioral health; one bill failed on final passage.
The Montana House of Representatives on March 4, 2025, approved a series of bills on third reading, voting to pass measures on hunting policy, education loan forgiveness, criminal procedure, scooters, manufactured homes, state equipment use, liability for agricultural vehicles, school background checks and behavioral health clinic implementation among others; House Bill 500 failed final passage.
The votes were taken across the House's third-reading calendar. The clerk announced vote tallies after each roll call; several bills passed with wide margins while some were closer. The session recorded multiple unanimous or near-unanimous approvals and one failure on the day’s third-reading docket.
Major bills and outcomes (selected): House Bill 568 (Sprunger), “Provide for the Montana Hunters First…
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