Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB270: Revise remedies to MEPA
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising remedy requirements of the montana environmental policy act related to the environmental review process; amending sections 75-1-102, 75-1-201, and 75-1-208, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING REMEDY REQUIREMENTS OF THE MONTANA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS; AMENDING SECTIONS 75-1-102, 75-1-201, AND 75-1-208, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Section 75-1-102, MCA, is amended to read: "75-1-102. Intent -- purpose. (1) The legislature, mindful of its constitutional obligations under Article II, section 3, and Article IX of the Montana constitution, has enacted the Montana Environmental Policy Act. The Montana Environmental Policy Act is procedural, and it is the legislature's intent that the requirements of parts 1 through 3 of this chapter provide for the adequate review of state actions in order to ensure that: (a) environmental attributes are fully considered by the legislature in enacting laws to fulfill constitutional obligations; and (b) the public is informed of the anticipated impacts in Montana of potential state actions. (2) The purpose of parts 1 through 3 of this chapter is to declare a state policy that will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between humans and their environment, to protect the right to use and enjoy private property free of undue government regulation, to promote efforts that will prevent, mitigate, or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of humans, to enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural …
Sponsors
- Zolnikov, Katie (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Galt, Wylie (R, 39)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 64 yea, 33 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 60 yea, 36 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 4, 2025): 44 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 3, 2025): 46 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Rerefer to Natural Resources-Galt (March 26, 2025): 48 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 13, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Courts, Environmental Protection
Common questions
- What is HB270?
- HB270 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise remedies to MEPA.
- What does HB270 do?
- In its own words: An act revising remedy requirements of the montana environmental policy act related to the environmental review process; amending sections 75-1-102, 75-1-201, and 75-1-208, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.
- What is the status of HB270?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB270?
- Zolnikov, Katie (R, 44), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB270?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2338
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