Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB266: Revise municipal zoning to allow for triplex and fourplex housing
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act requiring certain cities to permit the use of triplex and fourplex housing in zoning regulations; requiring that zoning regulations for duplex, triplex, and fourplex housing are not more stringent than zoning regulations for single-family residences; providing definitions; and amending sections 76-2-304, 76-25-302, and 76-25-303, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN CITIES TO PERMIT THE USE OF TRIPLEX AND FOURPLEX HOUSING IN ZONING REGULATIONS; REQUIRING THAT ZONING REGULATIONS FOR DUPLEX, TRIPLEX, AND FOURPLEX HOUSING ARE NOT MORE STRINGENT THAN ZONING REGULATIONS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 76-2-304, 76-25-302, AND 76-25-303, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 76-2-304, MCA, is amended to read: "76-2-304. Criteria and guidelines for zoning regulations. (1) Zoning regulations must and (b) designed (ii) promote public health, public safety, and the general welfare; and (iii) facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements. (2) In the adoption of zoning regulations, the municipal governing body shall (b) the effect on motorized and nonmotorized transportation systems; (c) promotion of compatible urban growth; (d) the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses; and (e) conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the jurisdictional area. - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 SB0266.2 (3) In a city with a population of at least 5,000 residents, duplex, triplex, and fourplex housing must be allowed as a permitted use on a lot where a single-family residence …
Sponsors
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (S) Transmitted to House
- : (S) 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (March 3, 2025): 33 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 1, 2025): 33 yea, 17 nay, passed
Subjects: Housing, Planning, Cities and Towns, Local Government
Common questions
- What is SB266?
- SB266 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise municipal zoning to allow for triplex and fourplex housing.
- What does SB266 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act requiring certain cities to permit the use of triplex and fourplex housing in zoning regulations; requiring that zoning regulations for duplex, triplex, and fourplex housing are not more stringent than zoning regulations for single-family residences; providing definitions; and amending sections 76-2-304, 76-25-302, and 76-25-303, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.".
- What is the status of SB266?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB266?
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10).
- Where is the official record for SB266?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1655
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