2025 MTLeg Weekly Debrief: 3/24-3/28
The Frontier Institute has identified 5 new Key Bills and 36 Key Bill updates for the week of March 24-28
SB 532: Revise county zoning to allow accessory dwelling units
Sponsor: Senator Forrest Mandeville (R) SD 28
Status: Hearing scheduled 3/31 @3pm in Senate Local Government Committee.
Note: SB 532 follows Frontier Institute’s recommendations to limit the extent of local zoning and land use regulation in order to protect Montanans’ fundamental right to use property.
HB 841: Constitutional amendment to use sales tax revenue for education
Sponsor: Representative Brad Barker (R) HD 55
Status: Hearing scheduled 3/26 @9am in House Taxation Committee
HB 842: Legislative referendum on sales tax to fund education
Sponsor: Representative Brad Barker (R) HD 55
Status: Hearing scheduled 3/26 @9am in House Taxation Committee
HB 846: Revising property taxation for certain local government subdivisions
Sponsor: Representative Ken Walsh (R) HD 69
Status: Hearing scheduled 3/26 @3pm in House Taxation Committee
HB 840: Create judicial branch independence investigation committee
Sponsor: Representative Lukas Schubert (R) HD 8
Status: Hearing scheduled 3/28 @8am in House Judiciary Committee
Key Bill Updates:
SB 253: Passed Senate floor.
HB 462: Passed House floor.
HB 28: Passed House floor.
SB 213: Passed in Senate Local Government Committee.
SB 212: Passed in House Business and Labor Committee unanimously.
SB 265: Passed in House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations Committee.
HB 270: Passed in Senate Natural Resources Committee.
HB 65: Passed in Senate Finance and Claims Committee.
SB 14: Passed in House Judiciary Committee.
SB 15: Passed in House Judiciary Committee.
SB 21: Passed in House Judiciary Committee.
SB 385: Failed in Senate Finance and Claims Committee.
HB 414: Passed Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee unanimously.
SB 456: Passed in House Business and Labor Committee unanimously.
HB 156: Hearing scheduled 3/25 @3pm in Senate Education and Cultural Resources Committee.
HB 606: Hearing scheduled 3/27 @3pm in Senate Education and Cultural Resources Committee.
HB 153: Hearing scheduled 3/25 @3pm in Senate Education and Cultural Resources Committee.
HB 250: Hearing scheduled 3/25 @3pm in Senate Education and Cultural Resources Committee.
HB 251: Hearing scheduled 3/25 @3pm in Senate Education and Cultural Resources Committee.
SB 177: Hearing scheduled 3/24 @3pm in House Education Committee.
SB 266: Hearing scheduled 4/8 @3pm in House Local Government Committee.
SB 418: Hearing scheduled 4/3 @3pm in House Local Government Committee.
HB 466: Hearing scheduled 4/2 @3pm in Senate Natural Resources Committee.
HB 20: Passed House floor after Senate amendments.
SB 101: Passed in House Business and Labor Committee.
SB 117: Passed in Senate Taxation Committee unanimously.
HB 629: Hearing scheduled 3/31 @3pm in Senate Natural Resources Committee.
HB 528: Hearing scheduled 3/25 @2pm in House Appropriations Committee.
HB 713: Hearing scheduled 4/2 @3pm in Senate Local Government Committee.
SB 330: Passed in House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations Committee.
SB 30: Hearing scheduled 3/25 @8am in House Judiciary Committee.
SB 38: Hearing scheduled 3/27 @8am in House Judiciary Committee.
SB 39: Hearing scheduled 3/27 @8am in House Judiciary Committee.
SB 40: Hearing scheduled 3/27 @8am in House Judiciary Committee.
SB 45: Hearing scheduled 3/25 @8am in House Judiciary Committee.
HB 84: Hearing scheduled 3/28 @3pm in Senate Natural Resources Committee.