2025 MTLeg Weekly Debrief: 3/24-3/28

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.

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