Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB421: Increase DNRC fire assessment fees
Status: Signed into law, May 16, 2025
What the bill says
An act increasing fire protection assessment rates collected by the department of natural resources and conservation; amending section 76-13-201, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT INCREASING FIRE PROTECTION ASSESSMENT RATES COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION; AMENDING SECTION 76-13-201, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 76-13-201, MCA, is amended to read: "76-13-201. Costs for protection from fire. (1) An owner of land classified as forest land that is within a wildland fire protection district or that is otherwise under contract for fire protection by a recognized agency is subject to the fees for fire protection provided in this section. (2) The department shall provide fire protection to the land described in subsection (1) at a cost to the landowner of not more than $50 $58.70 for each landowner in the protection district and of not more than an additional 30 49 cents per acre per year for each acre in excess of 20 acres owned by each landowner in each protection district, as necessary to yield the amount of money provided for in 76-13-207. Assessment, payment, and collection of the fire protection costs must be in accordance with 76-13-207. (3) Other charges may not be assessed to a participating landowner except in cases of proved negligence on the part of the landowner or the landowner's agent or in the event of a violation of 50-63-103." Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2025. - …
Sponsors
- Gist, Steve (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Cuffe, Mike (R, 1)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : 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
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Motion
Votes
- Do Concur (April 24, 2025): 37 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Take HB 421 from Comm-Curdy (April 23, 2025): 25 yea, 24 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 36 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 24, 2025): 92 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 19, 2025): 97 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Revenue, State, Fires and Fire Protection
Common questions
- What is HB421?
- HB421 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Increase DNRC fire assessment fees.
- What does HB421 do?
- In its own words: An act increasing fire protection assessment rates collected by the department of natural resources and conservation; amending section 76-13-201, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB421?
- Signed into law as of May 16, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB421?
- Gist, Steve (R, 25), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB421?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2695
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