Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB771: Revise university system laws to remove barriers to freshmen living off campus
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act requiring a university or college in the montana university system to allow a student to live off campus with an immediate family member within a certain distance of the campus where the student attends; providing a definition; and providing an effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT REQUIRING A UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE IN THE MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM TO ALLOW A STUDENT TO LIVE OFF CAMPUS WITH AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF THE CAMPUS WHERE THE STUDENT ATTENDS; PROVIDING A DEFINITION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Off-campus residence -- living with family member. (1) A university or college facility may not require a student to live in an on-campus housing facility as a condition of enrollment or attendance at any unit of the Montana university system if the student lives with an immediate family member at the family member's principal residence that, driving at a reasonable speed for the road surface, is within a 1hour drive of the campus where the student attends university or college. (2) The university or college may require the student to submit a form attesting to the student's residence with the immediate family member and may require the student to sign an acknowledgement that providing false information regarding the student's residence may result in disciplinary action by the university or college. (3) When a student submits a form for approval of off-campus housing pursuant this section, the university or college shall approve or deny the student's request within 2 …
Sponsors
- Etchart, Jodee (R, 51) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- : (LC) Draft in Assembly
Subjects: Education - Post-Secondary, Colleges
Common questions
- What is HB771?
- HB771 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise university system laws to remove barriers to freshmen living off campus.
- What does HB771 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act requiring a university or college in the montana university system to allow a student to live off campus with an immediate family member within a certain distance of the campus where the student attends; providing a definition; and providing an effective date.".
- What is the status of HB771?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB771?
- Etchart, Jodee (R, 51).
- Where is the official record for HB771?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2874
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