Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB647: Prohibit state land leases to nonprofits
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act prohibiting the lease of state lands to nonprofit organizations; providing rulemaking authority; and amending sections 77-1-113, 77-1204, 77-1-904, 77-1-1002, 77-2-364, 77-3-102, 77-3-201, 77-3-301, 77-3-401, 77-3-501, 77-4-101, 77-4-301, 77-6-102, 77-6-202, and 77-6-503, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE LEASE OF STATE LANDS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 77-1-113, 77-1204, 77-1-904, 77-1-1002, 77-2-364, 77-3-102, 77-3-201, 77-3-301, 77-3-401, 77-3-501, 77-4-101, 77-4-301, 77-6-102, 77-6-202, AND 77-6-503, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 77-1-113, MCA, is amended to read: "77-1-113. Restrictions on who may buy or lease state lands. It is unlawful for any: (1) member of the board, any person appraising lands or in the employ of the state for the selection, classification, appraisal, sale, or leasing of any state lands or the timber on state lands, or any officer or employee of the department to purchase or lease, directly or indirectly, any state lands or any timber on state lands; or (2) official, employee, or member of a nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation to lease any state lands or any timber on state lands on behalf of a nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation." Section 2. Section 77-1-204, MCA, is amended to read: "77-1-204. Power to sell, lease, or exchange certain state trust lands. (1) The Except as provided in 77-1-113(2), the board is authorized to lease state trust lands for uses other than agriculture, grazing, timber harvest, or mineral production under terms and conditions that best fulfill …
Sponsors
- Ler, Brandon (R, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
Subjects: Property, Rule Making, State Lands
Common questions
- What is HB647?
- HB647 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Prohibit state land leases to nonprofits.
- What does HB647 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act prohibiting the lease of state lands to nonprofit organizations; providing rulemaking authority; and amending sections 77-1-113, 77-1204, 77-1-904, 77-1-1002, 77-2-364, 77-3-102, 77-3-201, 77-3-301, 77-3-401, 77-3-501, 77-4-101, 77-4-301, 77-6-102, 77-6-202, and 77-6-503, mca.".
- What is the status of HB647?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB647?
- Ler, Brandon (R, 33).
- Where is the official record for HB647?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1709
Source: official Montana record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.