Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB755: Prohibit ownership of private property within state by certain foreign individuals and entities
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act prohibiting the ownership of real property by certain aliens and foreign entities; requiring the sale of the real property within months; providing for enforcement by the attorney general or county attorney of the county where the real property is located; and providing a delayed effective date and an applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE OWNERSHIP OF REAL PROPERTY BY CERTAIN ALIENS AND FOREIGN ENTITIES; REQUIRING THE SALE OF THE REAL PROPERTY WITHIN MONTHS; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR COUNTY ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE REAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Ownership of real property by certain aliens or foreign entities prohibited. (1) An alien who is not a resident of this state or a foreign entity may not own real property in this state. (2) An alien or foreign entity who violates this section shall divest from the interest in the real property within 6 months, after which time the property may be sold at public auction by the county sheriff of any county where the real property is located. (3) The attorney general or the county attorney of the county where the real property is located may bring a suit to enforce this section. (4) As used in this section, the following definitions apply: (a) "Alien" means any person not a citizen or national of the United States. (b) "Foreign entity" means an entity that is organized under the laws of a foreign country or has …
Sponsors
- Schubert, Lukas (R, 8) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
- : (H) Committee Executive Action
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Introduced
Votes
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 14 yea, 85 nay, failed
Subjects: International Relations, Property
Common questions
- What is HB755?
- HB755 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Prohibit ownership of private property within state by certain foreign individuals and entities.
- What does HB755 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act prohibiting the ownership of real property by certain aliens and foreign entities; requiring the sale of the real property within months; providing for enforcement by the attorney general or county attorney of the county where the real property is located; and providing a delayed effective date and an applicability date.".
- What is the status of HB755?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB755?
- Schubert, Lukas (R, 8).
- Where is the official record for HB755?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1740
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