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Introduced
01/14/2025
01/14/2025
In Committee
02/18/2025
02/18/2025
Crossed Over
02/04/2025
02/04/2025
Passed
05/08/2025
05/08/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/13/2025
05/13/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT INCREASING THE FEES CHARGED BY A COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER FOR RECORDING DOCUMENTS; INCREASING THE DEPOSIT IN THE RECORDS PRESERVATION FUND, THE COUNTY LAND INFORMATION ACCOUNT, AND THE MONTANA GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION ACCOUNT; PROVIDING FOR THE FEE TO INCREASE BIENNIALLY BY AN INFLATION FACTOR; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMING SECTIONS 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, AND 7-4-2637, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE.”
AI Summary
This bill increases fees charged by county clerks and recorders for recording documents, raising the cost from $7 to $20 for the first page and introducing a $10 fee for each additional page. The bill also adjusts deposits into several specific funds: increasing the records preservation fund deposit from $1 to $2 per page, raising the county land information account deposit from 50 cents to 75 cents, and boosting the Montana geospatial information account transmission from $1.50 to $2.25 per page. Starting July 1, 2027, the bill mandates that these fees and deposits will be automatically adjusted biennially for inflation using a calculation based on the consumer price index, with amounts rounded down to the nearest whole or quarter dollar. The Department of Revenue is granted rulemaking authority to implement these periodic adjustments. For documents that do not meet standard recording requirements, an additional $10 fee will be charged. The bill becomes effective on October 1, 2025, and will apply to documents recorded on or after that date, providing a clear timeline for implementation of the new fee structure.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Chapter Number Assigned (on 05/13/2025)
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1448 |
State Bill Page | https://bills.legmt.gov/#/lc/bill/2/LC1448 |
BillText | https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8863d2ec-089f-483d-9793-a88d42f9d38e |
Fiscal Note HB0192_2 | https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=20c0605f-d2ed-41f5-81e9-f496f82f7fa6 |
BillText | https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d294abcb-1b2d-4f96-97af-0e320737794a |
Fiscal Note HB0192_1 | https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c7cccd0c-62dc-4113-af38-2a76539a4ebf |
BillText | https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=44bd7203-100d-4230-957e-edfc9d3e91e6 |
BillText | https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270044 |
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