2025 MTLeg Weekly Debrief: 3/3-3/7

The Frontier Institute has identified 3 new Key Bills and 27 Key Bill updates for the week of March 3-7

HB 713: Revise municipal zoning laws
Sponsor: Representative Larry Brewster (R) HD 43
Status: Passed Senate Local Government Committee unanimously

HB 802: Revise zoning laws related to the rental of a primary residence
Sponsor: Representative Shannon Maness (R) HD 70
Status: Tabled in House Local Government Committee
Note: HB 802 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 778: Generally revise laws related to homeschool
Sponsor: Representative Randyn Gregg (R) HD 78
Status: Passed House Education Committee unanimously
Note: HB 778 generally follows Frontier Institute’s recommendations for Montana to expand student access to a wide array of public and nonpublic education options, including home school. Read our full statement of support here.

Key Bill Updates:

HB 614: Passed House Local Government Committee unanimously.
HB 630: Passed House Natural Resources Committee.
HB 650: Passed House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations Committee.
SB 355: Passed Senate floor unanimously.
HB 534: Passed House floor.
SB 456: Passed Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee unanimously.
SB 418: Passed Senate Local Government Committee.
SB 438: Tabled in Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs.
SB 385: Passed Senate Judiciary Committee.
HB 462: Passed House Appropriations Committee.
SB 330: Passed Senate Energy, Technology and Federal Relations Committee.
SB 265: Passed Senate floor.
SB 252: Passed Senate floor.
SB 45: Passed Senate floor.
SB 266: Passed Senate floor.
HB 336: Passed House floor unanimously.
SB 243: Passed Senate floor.
SB 214: Passed Senate floor.
HB 466: Passed House floor.
HB 492: Passed House floor.
HB 483: Hearing scheduled 3/3 @10am in House Appropriations Committee.
HB 39: Signed by Governor.
HB 20: Passed Senate floor.
HB 231: Passed Senate floor.
SB 43: Failed Senate floor.
SB 45: Passed Senate floor.
SB 90: Passed Senate floor.

Note: Our MTLeg Weekly Debrief series is meant only to help our subscribers follow along with key legislation related to these 3 issue areas that we feel deserve extra focus. The legislation listed in each weekly update will NOT necessarily represent legislation we support or oppose. Each week’s key bill analysis represents new legislation introduced up to midnight Monday of the current week.