Committee
Montana House Local Government Committee
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committee members
Chair
Larry Brewster (R)
Curtis Cochran (R)
Pete Elverum (D)
Sherry Essmann (R)
Steve Fitzpatrick (R)
Shelly Fyant (D)
Steve Gist (R)
Denise Joy (D)
Kelly Kortum (D)
Marc Lee (D)
Greg Overstreet (R)
Linda Reksten (R)
Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R)
Vice Chair
Courtenay Sprunger (R)
Vice Chair
Ed Stafman (D)
Peter Strand (D)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB34 | Revise law to establish permanent disaster resilience fund | Dead | 12/20/2024 |
| HB37 | Revise property tax information required in preliminary budgets | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 12/20/2024 |
| HB40 | Revise public water supply fee accounts | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 12/20/2024 |
| HB68 | Authorize county commissioners to initiate mandamus proceedings | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 12/20/2024 |
| HB144 | Revise building code council membership laws | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/09/2025 |
| HB159 | Revise rural improvement district laws to include maintenance of existing public improvements | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/10/2025 |
| HB160 | Repeal uniform auxiliary container regulation laws | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB162 | Revise definition of infrastructure for resort tax | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/10/2025 |
| HB180 | Revise sanitation in subdivision laws related to mixing zones | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/13/2025 |
| HB208 | Providing authority for municipalities to control unauthorized occupancy of municipal property | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/15/2025 |
| HB313 | Establish a grant program for aquatic recreational facilities | Dead | 01/27/2025 |
| HB318 | Require appeal process for certain local government health requirements | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/27/2025 |
| HB323 | Allow counties to pay reserve deputy sheriff's officers | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/28/2025 |
| HB333 | Generally revise local law enforcement laws | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/29/2025 |
| HB369 | Create a county road maintenance district | Dead | 02/03/2025 |
| HB378 | Remove the restriction on inclusionary zoning | Dead | 02/03/2025 |
| HB393 | Require towns to record meetings in audio format | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/06/2025 |
| HB394 | Revise local government public notice and resolution requirements | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/06/2025 |
| HB430 | Repeal process to establish county owned scales | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/10/2025 |
| HB443 | Repeal county licensing of transient retail merchants | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/11/2025 |
| HB486 | Revise county deputy sheriff compensation | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/13/2025 |
| HB489 | Revise sales tax laws to provide for local option tax | Dead | 02/14/2025 |
| HB492 | Revise municipal zoning laws related to parking requirements | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/13/2025 |
| HB511 | Provide grant funding for firefighting training facilities | Vetoed | 02/17/2025 |
| HB520 | Revise laws to clarify that local prohibitions on conveying family transfer parcels do not apply to conveyances involving lenders | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/18/2025 |
| HB523 | Providing for disposition of abandoned graveyard lots | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/18/2025 |
| HB534 | Allow county water and/or sewer districts to connect to a system beyond capacity | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/18/2025 |
| HB547 | Revise firefighting laws for consolidated city-county governments | Vetoed | 02/19/2025 |
| HB561 | Repeal county licensing of itinerant vendors | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/19/2025 |
| HB579 | Require local governments to fund capital reserve accounts before receiving certain grants and loans | Dead | 02/20/2025 |
| HB594 | Clarify prohibition on power of local government to require additional licensing or permitting | Dead | 02/20/2025 |
| HB604 | Prohibit guaranteed income programs | Dead | 02/20/2025 |
| HB614 | Allow for the termination of certain county zoning districts | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/21/2025 |
| HB621 | Allow a local first response entity to establish a peer support program | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/21/2025 |
| HB644 | Allow a county to employ a property appraiser for property tax purposes | Dead | 02/22/2025 |
| HB657 | Allow municipalities to review certain water and sewer systems | Dead | 02/22/2025 |
| HB658 | Revise local board of health sanitation powers and rules | Dead | 02/22/2025 |
| HB681 | Revise subdivision regulation laws involving determination of water availability | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/24/2025 |
| HB683 | Revise local government conflict of interest laws for contracted projects | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/24/2025 |
| HB713 | Revise municipal zoning laws | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/25/2025 |
| HB714 | Revise laws for divisions of land exempt from subdivision review | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/25/2025 |
| HB716 | Generally revise qualifications for county water and sewer board of directors | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/25/2025 |
| HB738 | Revise procedure laws for county zoning boundary and regulation changes | Dead | 02/25/2025 |
| HB742 | Revise nuisance compliance laws | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/25/2025 |
| HB746 | Authorize counties to adopt noise ordinances | Dead | 02/25/2025 |
| HB764 | Revise public transit laws | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| HB782 | Revise local planning board laws | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| HB784 | Revise distribution of revenue for local government roads | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| HB802 | Revise zoning laws related to the rental of a primary residence | Dead | 02/26/2025 |
| HB830 | Create a local emergency quick response funding program | Dead | 03/03/2025 |
| HB871 | Revise requirements to connect to municipal water/sewer system | Dead | 03/26/2025 |
| HB887 | Provide property tax relief funded with lodging tax revenue | Dead | 03/27/2025 |
| HB888 | Revise local board of health rules for isolation and quarantine | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/27/2025 |
| HB889 | Revise local growth policy and county zoning laws | Dead | 03/27/2025 |
| HB901 | Create a fire department health and safety grant program | Vetoed | 03/28/2025 |
| HJ30 | Study resolution on incentivizing housing density and affordability | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/26/2025 |
| HJ47 | Study resolution on local government entity cooperation | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/07/2025 |
| HJ50 | Interim study of uniform common interest ownership laws | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/10/2025 |
| SB5 | Revise compensation for county tax appeal board members | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/28/2025 |
| SB10 | Extending onsite inspection timelines during state of emergency | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/28/2025 |
| SB96 | Establish working animal protection act | Dead | 02/03/2025 |
| SB103 | Revise fee for issuing an execution or order of sale on foreclosure of lien | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/03/2025 |
| SB121 | Revise the land use and planning act | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/17/2025 |
| SB133 | Revise impact fee laws | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/10/2025 |
| SB168 | Revise laws related to lakeshore protection | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/19/2025 |
| SB174 | Providing that recreational vehicles and mobile homes are reviewed as buildings for rent or lease | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/17/2025 |
| SB175 | Allowing for streamlined public hearing notice process when revising zoning | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/10/2025 |
| SB213 | Revise the state building code to allow single stairwells in certain buildings | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/22/2025 |
| SB214 | Revise zoning laws to clarify decisions regarding prior nonconforming use of property | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/28/2025 |
| SB243 | Amend zoning regulations to allow taller buildings | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/03/2025 |
| SB252 | Revise land use laws related to manufactured and factory built homes | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/03/2025 |
| SB260 | Provide for alteration of service district boundaries | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/07/2025 |
| SB262 | Exempt subdivision, water/sewer plans from environmental review | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/22/2025 |
| SB266 | Revise municipal zoning to allow for triplex and fourplex housing | Dead | 03/04/2025 |
| SB336 | Revise laws related to short-term rentals | Dead | 03/05/2025 |
| SB362 | Revise firefighter qualifications | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/07/2025 |
| SB363 | Revising the definition of a tourist home | Dead | 03/07/2025 |
| SB400 | Provide for property owners to vote to add, remove, amend easements and covenants | Dead | 03/07/2025 |
| SB404 | Require reporting of building permits for appraisal information | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/07/2025 |
| SB418 | Generally revise laws relating to home based businesses | Dead | 03/17/2025 |
| SB420 | Limit local government fees for children's use of parks | Dead | 03/07/2025 |
| SB458 | Revise commercial property assessed capital enhancement program laws | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/07/2025 |
| SB532 | Revise county zoning to allow accessory dwelling units | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/07/2025 |
| SJ47 | Study resolution on the creation or alteration of local government entities | Dead | 04/29/2025 |