2025 Legislative Bills

While this is not the complete list of bills being introduced this session that MAR will track, this is a list of what we are supporting or opposing. There are many other bills we are currently monitoring.

Bills Supported: 

HB 20   Voted levies to be in dollars rather than mills.  Passed House by 63-37 vote on January 23rd. 

HB 21   Establish a Montana workforce housing tax credit. Tabled in Committee

HB 27  Remove automatic agricultural classification for certain parcels.

HB 135   Create statutes of repose for claims against real estate appraisers. Passed House by 97-1 vote on January 27th.

HB 136    Revise property insurance laws relating to preventative measures to reduce damage. Passed House by 99-1 vote on January 23rd.

HB 225   Revise laws related to home inspections.

HB 246   Provide for standardization of substantial equivalency determinations in professional licensing. Passed the House by a vote of 100-0 on February 4th.

SB 3   Require advisory committee for districts that use tax increment financing. Passed Senate by 49-0 vote on February 3rd.

SB 4  Revise taxation of homesite on certain agricultural property Tabled in Committee

SB 121   Revise the land use and planning act. Passed Senate by 50-0 vote on February 14th.

SB 149   Revise emotional support animal laws. Passed the Senate by a 37-12 vote on February 3rd.

SB 174   Providing that recreational vehicles and mobile homes are reviewed as buildings for lease or rent for the purposes of subdivision review. Passed Senate by a vote of 49-1 on February 14th.

SB 175   Allowing for streamlined public hearing notice process when revising zoning. Passed Senate by a vote of 49-0 on February 7th.

SB 190   Allow water right holders to consent to waive adverse effects analysis in permit or change applications. Passed the Senate by 50-0 vote on February 14th.

SB 205   Revise laws related to voter approval for property tax levies and bonds.

SB 225   Provide income tax credit for renters

Bills Opposed: 

HB 277  Require a minimum lease term for mobile home lot rentals. Tabled in Committee

HB 231  Revise property tax rates for certain property  

HB 305   Establish the mobile home park dispute resolution program

HB 311  Require the refund of rental application fees.   Tabled in Committee

HB 461   Provide exemption for certain owner-occupied residential property owned by person s 67 or older

SB 99  Revise unrelated business taxable income to include certain rental and accommodations income. Tabled in Committee

SB 146 Creating the private property protection act. 

SB 214   Revise zoning laws to clarify decisions regarding prior nonconforming use of property

MAR members are invited to join weekly Government Affairs Committee calls during the session. These calls are at 7am every Tuesday, but you must register ahead for the call. Please register here

If you have questions about the 2025 legislative session or government affairs generally, please contact Daniel Cox at Daniel@MontanaRealtors.org